Cost of living comparison
Phnom Penh is 4.0 times more expensive than Colombo.
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Colombo, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Colombo
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.65
Rs490.60
|
$5.00
៛20,361.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
Rs1,495.17
|
$6.50
៛26,470.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
Rs151.76
|
$0.99
៛4,035.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
Rs72.94
|
$0.69
៛2,815.29
|
|
pay 30.1% more for groceries
Colombo
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
Rs220.36
|
$1.91
៛7,798.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
Rs1,287.66
|
$6.43
៛26,179.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.48
Rs1,626.27
|
$8.14
៛33,162.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.19
Rs651.31
|
$1.86
៛7,579.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
Rs667.00
|
$2.15
៛8,743.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.49
Rs738.66
|
$1.80
៛7,311.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
Rs124.05
|
$0.66
៛2,669.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.10
Rs622.76
|
$1.55
៛6,298.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
Rs209.18
|
$0.64
៛2,609.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
Rs164.08
|
$0.68
៛2,760.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
Rs112.33
|
$0.68
៛2,770.76
|
|
pay 97.7% more for transportation
Colombo
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
Rs1,555.61
|
$4.44
៛18,075.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.72
Rs1,401.72
|
$10.62
៛43,268.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,917.63
Rs8,877,579.94
|
$49,000.00
៛199,543,730.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.83
Rs841.03
|
$9.00
៛36,650.89
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Colombo
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.95
Rs3,546.96
|
$30.22
៛123,074.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.69
Rs101,391.34
|
$535.28
៛2,179,822.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.52
Rs42,290.84
|
$319.50
៛1,301,106.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.52
Rs7,573.54
|
$94.32
៛384,090.18
|
|
pay 16.7 times more for childcare
Colombo
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$26.09
Rs7,742.85
|
$295.78
៛1,204,502.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$520.92
Rs154,574.33
|
$11,442.86
៛46,598,987.74
|
|
pay 99.2% more for entertainment and sports
Colombo
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
Rs467.24
|
$1.00
៛4,072.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
Rs547.66
|
$2.90
៛11,795.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
Rs1,868.96
|
$1.55
៛6,312.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.09
Rs3,587.05
|
$65.81
៛268,009.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.15
Rs934.48
|
$6.50
៛26,470.09
|
|
pay 34.0% more for clothing
Colombo
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.08
Rs7,146.04
|
$21.22
៛86,423.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.10
Rs4,778.60
|
$17.89
៛72,849.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.57
Rs16,192.32
|
$92.86
៛378,144.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.14
Rs8,646.88
|
$48.57
៛197,798.45
|
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