Cost of living comparison
Phnom Penh is 4.5% cheaper than Beijing.
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 55.0% more for restaurants
Beijing
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.37
CN¥31.56
|
$5.00
៛20,148.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.82
CN¥42.08
|
$6.50
៛26,192.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
$0.99
៛3,992.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
CN¥2.41
|
$0.69
៛2,785.78
|
|
pay 19.6% more for groceries
Beijing
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
CN¥14.74
|
$1.91
៛7,716.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.63
CN¥47.94
|
$6.43
៛25,904.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
CN¥55.44
|
$8.14
៛32,814.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
CN¥13.67
|
$1.86
៛7,500.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥13.00
|
$2.15
៛8,651.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
CN¥7.24
|
$1.80
៛7,235.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
CN¥6.67
|
$0.66
៛2,641.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
CN¥6.99
|
$1.55
៛6,232.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
CN¥5.07
|
$0.64
៛2,581.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
$0.68
៛2,731.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
$0.68
៛2,741.73
|
|
pay 20.5% more for transportation
Beijing
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
CN¥34.64
|
$4.44
៛17,886.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.66
CN¥315.63
|
$10.62
៛42,814.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,196.95
CN¥174,910.09
|
$49,000.00
៛197,452,547.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
CN¥39.98
|
$9.00
៛36,266.79
|
|
pay 14.2% more for housing
Beijing
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.10
CN¥145.26
|
$30.22
៛121,784.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,154.95
CN¥8,348.65
|
$535.28
៛2,156,978.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$634.84
CN¥4,588.97
|
$319.50
៛1,287,471.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.96
CN¥324.97
|
$94.32
៛380,064.99
|
|
pay 63.9% less for childcare
Beijing
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$951.31
CN¥6,876.67
|
$295.78
៛1,191,879.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,770.10
CN¥200,738.92
|
$11,442.86
៛46,110,638.69
|
|
pay 30.5% less for entertainment and sports
Beijing
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.46
CN¥10.52
|
$1.00
៛4,029.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
CN¥31.62
|
$2.90
៛11,671.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
CN¥31.56
|
$1.55
៛6,245.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
CN¥421.63
|
$65.81
៛265,200.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
CN¥73.12
|
$6.50
៛26,192.68
|
|
pay 46.4% less for clothing
Beijing
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.18
CN¥500.05
|
$21.22
៛85,518.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.88
CN¥317.21
|
$17.89
៛72,085.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.48
CN¥646.81
|
$92.86
៛374,181.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.62
CN¥900.85
|
$48.57
៛195,725.56
|
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