Cost of living comparison
Phnom Penh is 2.8 times more expensive than Damascus.
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Damascus, you would:
pay 38.9% more for restaurants
Damascus
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.75
SYP9,422
|
$5.00
KHR20,355.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
$7.00
KHR28,497.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
SYP2,387
|
$1.03
KHR4,186.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
SYP1,539
|
$0.97
KHR3,948.89
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Damascus
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
SYP2,513
|
$1.98
KHR8,049.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.84
SYP4,630
|
$6.21
KHR25,298.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.00
SYP10,038
|
$8.18
KHR33,286.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
SYP4,216
|
$1.99
KHR8,116.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
SYP6,604
|
$2.07
KHR8,409.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
SYP1,127
|
$2.03
KHR8,251.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
SYP1,831
|
$0.88
KHR3,589.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
SYP826
|
$1.72
KHR7,017.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
SYP811
|
$0.67
KHR2,743.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
SYP638
|
$0.71
KHR2,896.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
SYP499
|
$0.64
KHR2,598.41
|
|
pay 10.2% more for transportation
Damascus
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.70
SYP29,396
|
$4.45
KHR18,112.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
$10.60
KHR43,152.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SYP45,225,540
|
$49,000.00
KHR199,479,956.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.00
SYP32,663
|
$8.89
KHR36,182.76
|
|
pay 53.8% more for housing
Damascus
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.67
SYP139,864
|
$30.80
KHR125,387.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$270.43
SYP679,452
|
$497.89
KHR2,026,939.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$135.00
SYP339,192
|
$275.83
KHR1,122,922.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.94
SYP122,966
|
$83.92
KHR341,630.30
|
|
pay 9.6 times more for childcare
Damascus
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SYP130,337
|
$356.67
KHR1,451,996.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,100.00
SYP2,763,783
|
$13,613.13
KHR55,419,297.67
|
|
pay 89.4% more for entertainment and sports
Damascus
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
$1.00
KHR4,071.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
SYP3,266
|
$2.92
KHR11,893.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
$1.75
KHR7,124.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.14
SYP30,509
|
$49.38
KHR201,006.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.75
SYP6,909
|
$5.25
KHR21,372.85
|
|
pay 29.5% more for clothing
Damascus
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.00
SYP72,863
|
$24.00
KHR97,704.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.80
SYP74,873
|
$22.71
KHR92,470.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.75
SYP102,386
|
$94.38
KHR384,202.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.67
SYP117,251
|
$59.43
KHR241,934.87
|
|
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