Cost of living comparison
Phnom Penh is 28.0% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 61.0% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.51
ISK2,667
|
$5.00
KHR20,325.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.45
ISK2,248
|
$7.00
KHR28,455.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
ISK369
|
$1.03
KHR4,180.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
ISK267
|
$0.97
KHR3,943.05
|
|
pay 12.9% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.16
ISK431
|
$1.98
KHR8,037.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.72
ISK918
|
$6.21
KHR25,261.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
ISK857
|
$8.18
KHR33,237.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.03
ISK824
|
$1.99
KHR8,104.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.60
ISK1,039
|
$2.07
KHR8,397.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK154
|
$2.03
KHR8,239.73
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
ISK138
|
$0.88
KHR3,583.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
ISK158
|
$1.72
KHR7,006.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
ISK234
|
$0.67
KHR2,739.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK155
|
$0.71
KHR2,892.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
ISK93
|
$0.64
KHR2,594.57
|
|
pay 42.5% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.42
ISK1,151
|
$4.45
KHR18,085.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.29
ISK9,332
|
$10.60
KHR43,089.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,714.69
ISK5,427,013
|
$49,000.00
KHR199,185,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.23
ISK3,174
|
$8.89
KHR36,129.26
|
|
pay 44.9% less for housing
Iceland
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.47
ISK10,177
|
$30.80
KHR125,202.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,518.94
ISK207,563
|
$497.89
KHR2,023,942.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,325.48
ISK181,127
|
$275.83
KHR1,121,262.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.99
ISK9,154
|
$83.92
KHR341,125.15
|
|
pay 83.5% more for childcare
Iceland
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$254.97
ISK34,841
|
$356.67
KHR1,449,850.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,993.83
ISK819,056
|
$13,613.13
KHR55,337,353.13
|
|
pay 58.1% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.37
ISK1,281
|
$1.00
KHR4,065.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.61
ISK630
|
$2.92
KHR11,876.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.22
ISK1,533
|
$1.75
KHR7,113.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.00
ISK8,199
|
$49.38
KHR200,709.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
ISK1,905
|
$5.25
KHR21,341.25
|
|
pay 60.1% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.23
ISK14,790
|
$24.00
KHR97,560.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.73
ISK8,162
|
$22.71
KHR92,333.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$146.94
ISK20,079
|
$94.38
KHR383,634.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$169.24
ISK23,127
|
$59.43
KHR241,577.14
|
|
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