Cost of living comparison
Phnom Penh is 45.1% cheaper than Canberra.
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Canberra, you would:
pay 61.8% less for restaurants
Canberra
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.69
A$41.60
|
$5.00
៛20,321.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
A$15.60
|
$6.50
៛26,417.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
A$4.21
|
$0.99
៛4,027.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
A$3.32
|
$0.69
៛2,809.70
|
|
pay 23.1% less for groceries
Canberra
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
A$3.58
|
$1.91
៛7,782.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.42
A$10.01
|
$6.43
៛26,127.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.48
A$10.10
|
$8.14
៛33,096.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.10
A$6.39
|
$1.86
៛7,564.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
A$5.65
|
$2.15
៛8,725.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
A$2.29
|
$1.80
៛7,297.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.76
|
$0.66
៛2,663.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
A$2.49
|
$1.55
៛6,286.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.47
A$3.85
|
$0.64
៛2,603.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
A$1.82
|
$0.68
៛2,755.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
A$1.50
|
$0.68
៛2,765.27
|
|
pay 1.7% less for transportation
Canberra
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
A$8.50
|
$4.44
៛18,040.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.08
A$155.99
|
$10.62
៛43,182.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,016.00
A$31,197.02
|
$49,000.00
៛199,147,908.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.93
A$24.83
|
$9.00
៛36,578.19
|
|
pay 63.5% less for housing
Canberra
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.64
A$106.98
|
$30.22
៛122,830.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,824.70
A$2,843.99
|
$535.28
៛2,175,498.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,494.78
A$2,329.77
|
$319.50
៛1,298,525.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.28
A$285.67
|
$94.32
៛383,328.29
|
|
pay 51.0% less for childcare
Canberra
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,686.35
A$2,628.35
|
$295.78
៛1,202,112.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,216.13
A$22,157.31
|
$11,442.86
៛46,506,552.32
|
|
pay 50.6% less for entertainment and sports
Canberra
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.01
A$12.48
|
$1.00
៛4,064.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
A$5.83
|
$2.90
៛11,771.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.35
A$36.40
|
$1.55
៛6,299.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.70
A$100.84
|
$65.81
៛267,477.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.34
A$20.80
|
$6.50
៛26,417.58
|
|
pay 64.3% less for clothing
Canberra
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.52
A$145.77
|
$21.22
៛86,252.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.72
A$113.35
|
$17.89
៛72,704.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.62
A$209.82
|
$92.86
៛377,394.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$183.19
A$285.52
|
$48.57
៛197,406.09
|
|
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