Cost of living comparison
Phnom Penh is 8.7% more expensive than Guatemala City.
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 1.2% less for restaurants
Guatemala City
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.47
GTQ42.41
|
$5.00
KHR20,349.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
GTQ47.90
|
$7.00
KHR28,489.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
GTQ9.56
|
$1.03
KHR4,185.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
GTQ7.02
|
$0.97
KHR3,947.76
|
|
pay 11.3% more for groceries
Guatemala City
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
GTQ21.81
|
$1.98
KHR8,047.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
GTQ28.39
|
$6.21
KHR25,291.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
GTQ54.97
|
$8.18
KHR33,277.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
GTQ17.72
|
$1.99
KHR8,114.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
GTQ25.04
|
$2.07
KHR8,407.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
GTQ11.87
|
$2.03
KHR8,249.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
GTQ4.19
|
$0.88
KHR3,588.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
GTQ8.69
|
$1.72
KHR7,015.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GTQ6.47
|
$0.67
KHR2,742.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.52
|
$0.71
KHR2,896.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
GTQ6.44
|
$0.64
KHR2,597.67
|
|
pay 39.8% more for transportation
Guatemala City
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
GTQ34.59
|
$4.45
KHR18,107.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.87
GTQ99.80
|
$10.60
KHR43,140.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,024.02
GTQ139,718.12
|
$49,000.00
KHR199,423,138.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
GTQ65.37
|
$8.89
KHR36,172.45
|
|
pay 5.7% less for housing
Guatemala City
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.10
GTQ318.58
|
$30.80
KHR125,351.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$546.68
GTQ4,237.75
|
$497.89
KHR2,026,361.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.18
GTQ2,931.59
|
$275.83
KHR1,122,603.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
GTQ470.19
|
$83.92
KHR341,532.99
|
|
pay 92.4% more for childcare
Guatemala City
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$192.19
GTQ1,489.85
|
$356.67
KHR1,451,583.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,830.94
GTQ52,951.91
|
$13,613.13
KHR55,403,512.55
|
|
pay 31.5% less for entertainment and sports
Guatemala City
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
GTQ19.96
|
$1.00
KHR4,069.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
GTQ22.16
|
$2.92
KHR11,890.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.60
GTQ27.94
|
$1.75
KHR7,122.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.93
GTQ449.09
|
$49.38
KHR200,949.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
GTQ59.88
|
$5.25
KHR21,366.76
|
|
pay 44.4% less for clothing
Guatemala City
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.87
GTQ433.13
|
$24.00
KHR97,676.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.70
GTQ424.02
|
$22.71
KHR92,443.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.57
GTQ826.11
|
$94.38
KHR384,093.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.70
GTQ935.61
|
$59.43
KHR241,865.96
|
|
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