Cost of living comparison
Phnom Penh is 53.8% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,446
|
$5.00
KHR20,310.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.32
₫134,000
|
$7.00
KHR28,434.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₫11,523
|
$1.03
KHR4,177.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
₫6,943
|
$0.97
KHR3,940.14
|
|
pay 52.6% more for groceries
Hanoi
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
₫25,490
|
$1.98
KHR8,031.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.78
₫120,345
|
$6.21
KHR25,242.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.22
₫131,363
|
$8.18
KHR33,212.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
₫42,506
|
$1.99
KHR8,099.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₫42,240
|
$2.07
KHR8,391.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.60
₫40,222
|
$2.03
KHR8,233.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,697
|
$0.88
KHR3,581.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,185
|
$1.72
KHR7,001.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
₫11,919
|
$0.67
KHR2,737.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,180
|
$0.71
KHR2,890.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
₫14,579
|
$0.64
KHR2,592.65
|
|
pay 38.5% more for transportation
Hanoi
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫87,483
|
$4.45
KHR18,072.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.86
₫197,785
|
$10.60
KHR43,057.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,295.00
₫988,927,014
|
$49,000.00
KHR199,038,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
₫134,494
|
$8.89
KHR36,102.59
|
|
pay 94.0% more for housing
Hanoi
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.56
₫215,482
|
$30.80
KHR125,109.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.65
₫8,547,788
|
$497.89
KHR2,022,448.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.41
₫5,119,152
|
$275.83
KHR1,120,435.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.58
₫1,574,843
|
$83.92
KHR340,873.40
|
|
pay 27.8% more for childcare
Hanoi
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.68
₫6,057,178
|
$356.67
KHR1,448,780.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,685.27
₫319,246,832
|
$13,613.13
KHR55,296,513.75
|
|
pay 39.2% more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
₫24,723
|
$1.00
KHR4,062.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₫47,073
|
$2.92
KHR11,867.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫34,612
|
$1.75
KHR7,108.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.74
₫622,575
|
$49.38
KHR200,561.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.72
₫118,671
|
$5.25
KHR21,325.50
|
|
pay 16.0% less for clothing
Hanoi
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.89
₫802,476
|
$24.00
KHR97,488.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
₫678,409
|
$22.71
KHR92,265.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.38
₫2,098,497
|
$94.38
KHR383,351.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.95
₫2,364,360
|
$59.43
KHR241,398.86
|
|
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