Cost of living comparison
Phnom Penh is 63.9% cheaper than Hamilton.
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Hamilton, you would:
pay 71.0% less for restaurants
Hamilton
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$36.50
$36.50
|
$5.00
៛20,361.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
$15.00
|
$6.50
៛26,470.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.00
$3.00
|
$0.99
៛4,035.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
$2.64
|
$0.69
៛2,815.29
|
|
pay 67.1% less for groceries
Hamilton
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$7.15
$7.15
|
$1.91
៛7,798.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.10
$7.10
|
$6.43
៛26,179.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.74
$15.74
|
$8.14
៛33,162.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.84
$6.84
|
$1.86
៛7,579.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.56
$9.56
|
$2.15
៛8,743.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.61
$5.61
|
$1.80
៛7,311.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.10
$3.10
|
$0.66
៛2,669.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.74
$4.74
|
$1.55
៛6,298.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.03
$4.03
|
$0.64
៛2,609.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$3.84
$3.84
|
$0.68
៛2,760.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.84
$2.84
|
$0.68
៛2,770.76
|
|
pay 43.8% less for transportation
Hamilton
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.74
$8.74
|
$4.44
៛18,075.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.00
$69.00
|
$10.62
៛43,268.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,000.00
$38,000.00
|
$49,000.00
៛199,543,730.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.25
$30.25
|
$9.00
៛36,650.89
|
|
pay 72.7% less for housing
Hamilton
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$128.22
$128.22
|
$30.22
៛123,074.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,125.00
$3,125.00
|
$535.28
៛2,179,822.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,042.86
$2,042.86
|
$319.50
៛1,301,106.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.50
$178.50
|
$94.32
៛384,090.18
|
|
pay 64.0% less for childcare
Hamilton
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,184.67
$1,184.67
|
$295.78
៛1,204,502.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,375.00
$24,375.00
|
$11,442.86
៛46,598,987.74
|
|
pay 68.6% less for entertainment and sports
Hamilton
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.00
$10.00
|
$1.00
៛4,072.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
$6.00
|
$2.90
៛11,795.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.62
$17.62
|
$1.55
៛6,312.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$165.56
$165.56
|
$65.81
៛268,009.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
$13.00
|
$6.50
៛26,470.09
|
|
pay 60.1% less for clothing
Hamilton
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.75
$90.75
|
$21.22
៛86,423.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.00
$57.00
|
$17.89
៛72,849.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$140.62
$140.62
|
$92.86
៛378,144.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.75
$124.75
|
$48.57
៛197,798.45
|
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