Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Vietnam
  3. Hanoi
  4. Cambodia
  5. Phnom Penh
  6. Comparison
VND
COMPARED TO
KHR

Phnom Penh is 37.0% more expensive than Hanoi.

If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Hanoi, you would:
local_dining

pay 47.4% more for restaurants

  Hanoi help_outline Phnom Penh help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.95
₫44,197
$4.00
៛16,280.00
+105.5%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.19
₫117,777
$6.00
៛24,420.00
+15.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.54
₫12,210
$0.68
៛2,775.74
+26.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.32
₫7,361
$0.46
៛1,867.41
+41.5%
Average +47.4%
Hanoi vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 38.6% more for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $0.70
₫15,853
$1.49
៛6,062.07
+113.3%
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.31
₫120,504
$7.03
៛28,617.19
+32.5%
Milk (1 gallon) $5.45
₫123,661
$8.39
៛34,151.36
+54.1%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $1.59
₫36,046
$1.67
៛6,805.47
+5.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $1.71
₫38,806
$1.94
៛7,902.83
+13.6%
Apples (1 lb) $1.44
₫32,691
$1.87
៛7,625.91
+30.1%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.42
₫9,572
$0.66
៛2,692.26
+56.9%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.87
₫19,794
$1.13
៛4,581.74
+29.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.45
₫10,304
$0.71
៛2,903.45
+57.2%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.52
₫11,816
$0.69
៛2,827.93
+33.5%
Onions (1 lb) $0.49
₫11,058
$0.48
៛1,969.20
-0.7%
Average +38.6%
Hanoi vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 78.2% more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.33
₫75,700
$3.60
៛14,659.90
+8.0%
Monthly public transit pass $8.65
₫196,296
$29.62
៛120,573.75
+242.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $43,229.30
₫981,477,980
$48,000.00
៛195,360,005.76
+11.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $4.63
₫105,018
$7.00
៛28,490.00
+51.3%
Average +78.2%
Hanoi vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 54.7% more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $9.96
₫226,057
$25.62
៛104,269.53
+157.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $350.79
₫7,964,302
$443.45
៛1,804,834.54
+26.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $241.00
₫5,471,637
$274.93
៛1,118,946.46
+14.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $54.00
₫1,226,031
$65.36
៛265,998.02
+21.0%
Average +54.7%
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child_care

pay 31.2% more for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $197.86
₫4,492,149
$252.86
៛1,029,128.60
+27.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,911.58
₫247,736,598
$14,700.00
៛59,829,001.76
+34.7%
Average +31.2%
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gamepad

pay 40.3% more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.86
₫19,630
$0.80
៛3,256.00
-7.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.71
₫38,867
$2.24
៛9,097.65
+30.6%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $1.17
₫26,500
$1.50
៛6,105.00
+28.5%
Monthly membership at local gym $22.12
₫502,190
$47.30
៛192,517.47
+113.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $3.67
₫83,426
$5.00
៛20,350.00
+36.1%
Average +40.3%
Hanoi vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 31.3% less for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $35.17
₫798,395
$26.00
៛105,820.00
-26.1%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $28.62
₫649,738
$22.50
៛91,575.00
-21.4%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $83.48
₫1,895,268
$47.73
៛194,242.02
-42.8%
Men's business shoes (leather) $68.97
₫1,565,904
$45.00
៛183,150.01
-34.8%
Average -31.3%
Hanoi vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of clothing
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