Cost of living comparison
Phnom Penh is 32.5% more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 11.9% less for restaurants
|
Buenos Aires
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.50
ARS8,280.72
|
$5.00
KHR20,325.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
ARS5,845.21
|
$7.00
KHR28,455.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
ARS1,300.19
|
$1.03
KHR4,180.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
ARS947.86
|
$0.97
KHR3,943.05
|
|
pay 56.0% more for groceries
|
Buenos Aires
|
Phnom Penh
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.02
ARS1,970.71
|
$1.98
KHR8,037.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.64
ARS4,519.98
|
$6.21
KHR25,261.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
ARS3,972.26
|
$8.18
KHR33,237.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
ARS2,027.95
|
$1.99
KHR8,104.98
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.06
ARS2,009.73
|
$2.07
KHR8,397.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
ARS804.75
|
$2.03
KHR8,239.73
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
ARS785.43
|
$0.88
KHR3,583.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ARS555.83
|
$1.72
KHR7,006.65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ARS733.37
|
$0.67
KHR2,739.44
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ARS379.60
|
$0.71
KHR2,892.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
ARS389.92
|
$0.64
KHR2,594.57
|
|
pay 51.9% more for transportation
|
Buenos Aires
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.45
ARS3,362.79
|
$4.45
KHR18,085.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.00
ARS8,767.82
|
$10.60
KHR43,089.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
ARS19,484,044.00
|
$49,000.00
KHR199,185,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.66
ARS7,462.39
|
$8.89
KHR36,129.26
|
|
pay 42.5% more for housing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Phnom Penh
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.18
ARS19,655.57
|
$30.80
KHR125,202.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$491.75
ARS479,063.93
|
$497.89
KHR2,023,942.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$356.25
ARS347,059.53
|
$275.83
KHR1,121,262.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.17
ARS34,266.26
|
$83.92
KHR341,125.15
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Buenos Aires
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.88
ARS214,202.71
|
$356.67
KHR1,449,850.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.19
ARS5,090,390.96
|
$13,613.13
KHR55,337,353.13
|
|
pay 27.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Buenos Aires
|
Phnom Penh
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ARS1,461.30
|
$1.00
KHR4,065.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
ARS2,220.24
|
$2.92
KHR11,876.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ARS1,948.40
|
$1.75
KHR7,113.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.45
ARS20,900.46
|
$49.38
KHR200,709.38
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.27
ARS4,158.66
|
$5.25
KHR21,341.25
|
|
pay 49.4% less for clothing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.61
ARS79,500.74
|
$24.00
KHR97,560.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.79
ARS64,093.54
|
$22.71
KHR92,333.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.21
ARS113,207.64
|
$94.38
KHR383,634.38
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.11
ARS101,425.52
|
$59.43
KHR241,577.14
|
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