Cost of living comparison
Phnom Penh is 52.6% more expensive than Dodoma.
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Dodoma, you would:
pay 1.7% more for restaurants
Dodoma
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.41
TZS16,489
|
$5.00
៛20,173.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.68
TZS27,482
|
$6.50
៛26,225.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
TZS1,741
|
$0.99
៛3,997.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
TZS1,466
|
$0.69
៛2,789.26
|
|
pay 54.7% more for groceries
Dodoma
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
TZS3,298
|
$1.91
៛7,726.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.02
TZS41,223
|
$6.43
៛25,937.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.87
TZS17,685
|
$8.14
៛32,855.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
TZS6,156
|
$1.86
៛7,509.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.20
TZS10,804
|
$2.15
៛8,662.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
TZS3,324
|
$1.80
៛7,244.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
TZS914
|
$0.66
៛2,644.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.27
TZS698
|
$1.55
៛6,240.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
TZS1,496
|
$0.64
៛2,585.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
TZS914
|
$0.68
៛2,734.98
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
TZS2,493
|
$0.68
៛2,745.15
|
|
pay 56.0% more for transportation
Dodoma
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
TZS9,995
|
$4.44
៛17,908.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.41
TZS16,489
|
$10.62
៛42,868.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS43,971,274
|
$49,000.00
៛197,698,914.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.80
TZS40,673
|
$9.00
៛36,312.05
|
|
pay 95.2% more for housing
Dodoma
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.10
TZS139,242
|
$30.22
៛121,936.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$199.31
TZS512,998
|
$535.28
៛2,159,670.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.13
TZS329,785
|
$319.50
៛1,289,077.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.61
TZS117,388
|
$94.32
៛380,539.21
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Dodoma
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$437.78
TZS1,126,764
|
$295.78
៛1,193,366.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.71
TZS7,694,973
|
$11,442.86
៛46,168,172.22
|
|
pay 9.5% more for entertainment and sports
Dodoma
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
TZS2,199
|
$1.00
៛4,034.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.14
TZS5,496
|
$2.90
៛11,686.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
TZS3,847
|
$1.55
៛6,253.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.39
TZS137,410
|
$65.81
៛265,531.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.61
TZS24,734
|
$6.50
៛26,225.37
|
|
pay 26.1% more for clothing
Dodoma
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.80
TZS45,803
|
$21.22
៛85,624.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.12
TZS126,417
|
$17.89
៛72,175.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.24
TZS90,691
|
$92.86
៛374,648.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.95
TZS146,571
|
$48.57
៛195,969.77
|
|
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