Cost of living comparison
Phnom Penh is 13.0% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 62.8% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
ISK2,491
|
$5.00
KHR20,277.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
ISK1,992
|
$6.50
KHR26,360.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
ISK324
|
$0.99
KHR4,018.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
ISK296
|
$0.69
KHR2,803.65
|
|
pay 11.7% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
ISK478
|
$1.91
KHR7,766.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
ISK835
|
$6.43
KHR26,070.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
ISK744
|
$8.14
KHR33,025.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
ISK790
|
$1.86
KHR7,548.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
ISK991
|
$2.15
KHR8,707.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
ISK162
|
$1.80
KHR7,281.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
ISK137
|
$0.66
KHR2,658.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
ISK164
|
$1.55
KHR6,272.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
ISK256
|
$0.64
KHR2,598.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
ISK134
|
$0.68
KHR2,749.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ISK71
|
$0.68
KHR2,759.31
|
|
pay 32.3% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
ISK1,122
|
$4.44
KHR18,001.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
ISK10,808
|
$10.62
KHR43,089.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
ISK4,166,415
|
$49,000.00
KHR198,718,718.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
ISK3,347
|
$9.00
KHR36,499.36
|
|
pay 37.7% less for housing
Iceland
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
ISK8,714
|
$30.22
KHR122,565.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
ISK200,683
|
$535.28
KHR2,170,810.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
ISK169,750
|
$319.50
KHR1,295,727.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
ISK9,583
|
$94.32
KHR382,502.17
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Iceland
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
ISK36,215
|
$295.78
KHR1,199,522.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
ISK384,024
|
$11,442.86
KHR46,406,324.73
|
|
pay 47.1% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
ISK1,190
|
$1.00
KHR4,055.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
ISK580
|
$2.90
KHR11,746.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
ISK1,485
|
$1.55
KHR6,286.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
ISK7,946
|
$65.81
KHR266,901.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
ISK1,714
|
$6.50
KHR26,360.65
|
|
pay 64.3% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
ISK16,488
|
$21.22
KHR86,066.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
ISK7,036
|
$17.89
KHR72,548.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
ISK21,102
|
$92.86
KHR376,580.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
ISK24,465
|
$48.57
KHR196,980.65
|
|
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