Cost of living comparison
Phnom Penh is 56.6% cheaper than George Town.
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of George Town, you would:
pay 64.9% less for restaurants
George Town
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
$14.96
|
$5.00
៛20,173.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
$9.98
|
$6.50
៛26,225.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
$2.68
|
$0.99
៛3,997.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
$2.07
|
$0.69
៛2,789.26
|
|
pay 52.4% less for groceries
George Town
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.74
$3.94
|
$1.91
៛7,726.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
$4.42
|
$6.43
៛25,937.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.47
$14.53
|
$8.14
៛32,855.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.81
$5.66
|
$1.86
៛7,509.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.57
$3.80
|
$2.15
៛8,662.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.42
$2.85
|
$1.80
៛7,244.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
$1.16
|
$0.66
៛2,644.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.71
$2.26
|
$1.55
៛6,240.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.00
$2.49
|
$0.64
៛2,585.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.60
$2.16
|
$0.68
៛2,734.98
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
$1.49
|
$0.68
៛2,745.15
|
|
pay 20.4% less for transportation
George Town
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
$5.49
|
$4.44
៛17,908.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
$24.94
|
$10.62
៛42,868.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,995.22
$29,926.03
|
$49,000.00
៛197,698,914.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.00
៛36,312.05
|
|
pay 77.5% less for housing
George Town
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$131.85
$109.62
|
$30.22
៛121,936.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,699.64
$2,244.45
|
$535.28
៛2,159,670.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,899.75
$1,579.43
|
$319.50
៛1,289,077.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$308.06
$256.12
|
$94.32
៛380,539.21
|
|
pay 54.2% less for childcare
George Town
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.88
$773.09
|
$295.78
៛1,193,366.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,137.46
$15,910.67
|
$11,442.86
៛46,168,172.22
|
|
pay 57.6% less for entertainment and sports
George Town
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
$5.49
|
$1.00
៛4,034.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.85
$4.86
|
$2.90
៛11,686.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
$9.98
|
$1.55
៛6,253.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.79
$55.53
|
$65.81
៛265,531.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
$14.96
|
$6.50
៛26,225.37
|
|
pay 68.9% less for clothing
George Town
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.99
$69.83
|
$21.22
៛85,624.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$106.49
$88.53
|
$17.89
៛72,175.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$181.18
$150.63
|
$92.86
៛374,648.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$155.98
$129.68
|
$48.57
៛195,969.77
|
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