Cost of living comparison
Phnom Penh is 35.0% more expensive than Gaborone.
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Gaborone, you would:
pay 2.0% more for restaurants
Gaborone
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.42
BWP115.49
|
$5.00
KHR20,313.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.74
BWP78.74
|
$6.50
KHR26,407.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
BWP12.13
|
$0.99
KHR4,025.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
BWP7.68
|
$0.69
KHR2,808.60
|
|
pay 53.3% more for groceries
Gaborone
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
BWP10.36
|
$1.91
KHR7,779.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
BWP33.07
|
$6.43
KHR26,116.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
BWP62.32
|
$8.14
KHR33,083.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
BWP29.27
|
$1.86
KHR7,561.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
BWP26.86
|
$2.15
KHR8,722.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
BWP11.03
|
$1.80
KHR7,294.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
BWP9.78
|
$0.66
KHR2,662.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
BWP13.17
|
$1.55
KHR6,283.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.53
|
$0.64
KHR2,602.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
$0.68
KHR2,753.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
BWP9.26
|
$0.68
KHR2,764.18
|
|
pay 15.2% more for transportation
Gaborone
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
BWP57.52
|
$4.44
KHR18,032.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
BWP314.97
|
$10.62
KHR43,165.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,748.78
BWP257,221.64
|
$49,000.00
KHR199,069,517.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.98
BWP260.37
|
$9.00
KHR36,563.79
|
|
pay 71.0% more for housing
Gaborone
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.82
BWP1,177.37
|
$30.22
KHR122,782.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$251.58
BWP3,451.49
|
$535.28
KHR2,174,642.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$202.25
BWP2,774.69
|
$319.50
KHR1,298,014.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
BWP465.07
|
$94.32
KHR383,177.40
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Gaborone
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.53
BWP2,257.25
|
$295.78
KHR1,201,639.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,060.26
BWP69,423.60
|
$11,442.86
KHR46,488,245.99
|
|
pay 6.6% more for entertainment and sports
Gaborone
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
BWP22.05
|
$1.00
KHR4,062.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
BWP31.76
|
$2.90
KHR11,767.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.21
BWP57.74
|
$1.55
KHR6,297.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.61
BWP461.07
|
$65.81
KHR267,372.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.74
BWP78.74
|
$6.50
KHR26,407.18
|
|
pay 6.1% less for clothing
Gaborone
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.64
BWP584.94
|
$21.22
KHR86,218.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.97
BWP301.47
|
$17.89
KHR72,676.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.75
BWP764.92
|
$92.86
KHR377,245.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.31
BWP854.91
|
$48.57
KHR197,328.38
|
|
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