Cost of living comparison
Phnom Penh is 39.9% cheaper than Houston.
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Houston, you would:
pay 50.2% less for restaurants
Houston
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.25
|
$5.00
KHR20,451.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.12
|
$7.00
KHR28,631.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
|
$1.03
KHR4,206.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
|
$0.97
KHR3,967.53
|
|
pay 7.5% less for groceries
Houston
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.05
|
$1.98
KHR8,087.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.28
|
$6.21
KHR25,417.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.64
|
$8.18
KHR33,443.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.72
|
$1.99
KHR8,155.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.95
|
$2.07
KHR8,449.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$2.03
KHR8,290.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
|
$0.88
KHR3,606.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.56
|
$1.72
KHR7,050.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
|
$0.67
KHR2,756.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
|
$0.71
KHR2,910.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
|
$0.64
KHR2,610.68
|
|
pay 12.1% less for transportation
Houston
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
|
$4.45
KHR18,198.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
|
$10.60
KHR43,356.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,139.19
|
$49,000.00
KHR200,421,659.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
|
$8.89
KHR36,353.57
|
|
pay 61.4% less for housing
Houston
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.26
|
$30.80
KHR125,979.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,624.25
|
$497.89
KHR2,036,507.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,230.82
|
$275.83
KHR1,128,223.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.82
|
$83.92
KHR343,243.06
|
|
pay 58.8% less for childcare
Houston
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,244.14
|
$356.67
KHR1,458,851.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,333.33
|
$13,613.13
KHR55,680,920.51
|
|
pay 48.7% less for entertainment and sports
Houston
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$1.00
KHR4,090.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.13
|
$2.92
KHR11,949.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.75
|
$1.75
KHR7,157.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.66
|
$49.38
KHR201,955.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$5.25
KHR21,473.75
|
|
pay 40.4% less for clothing
Houston
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.00
|
$24.00
KHR98,165.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.40
|
$22.71
KHR92,906.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.64
|
$94.38
KHR386,016.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.56
|
$59.43
KHR243,077.00
|
|
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