Cost of living comparison
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Phnom Penh vs. Iligan City Cost of Living Summary
Phnom Penh is 2.1 times more expensive than Iligan City.
Phnom Penh vs. Iligan City Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Iligan City, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
|
Iligan City
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.72
₱103.87
|
$5.00
KHR19,950.73
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.24
₱135.03
|
$7.00
KHR27,931.03
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₱20.77
|
$0.93
KHR3,708.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₱15.58
|
$0.91
KHR3,644.18
|
|
Iligan City vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of restaurants
pay 2.7% less for groceries
|
Iligan City
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.06
₱124.64
|
$1.65
KHR6,585.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.50
₱332.37
|
$6.70
KHR26,733.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.14
₱491.47
|
$8.17
KHR32,590.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.09
₱186.96
|
$1.82
KHR7,257.63
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
₱130.27
|
$2.01
KHR8,013.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
₱82.45
|
$1.81
KHR7,224.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
₱32.98
|
$0.88
KHR3,529.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
₱84.80
|
$1.91
KHR7,637.79
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
₱47.11
|
$0.73
KHR2,932.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
₱94.23
|
$0.88
KHR3,499.14
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.56
₱94.23
|
$0.54
KHR2,141.72
|
|
Iligan City vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of groceries
pay 12.8% more for transportation
|
Iligan City
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.84
₱231.98
|
$4.33
KHR17,277.52
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$9.60
KHR38,305.41
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$49,000.00
KHR196M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.05
KHR36,122.03
|
|
Iligan City vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of transportation
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Iligan City
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.34
₱1,349.23
|
$21.29
KHR84,933.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$85.97
₱5,193.35
|
$481.60
KHR2M
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$273.92
KHR1M
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$82.99
KHR331K
|
|
Iligan City vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Iligan City
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$293.33
KHR1M
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,141.67
KHR28M
|
Iligan City vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of childcare
pay 17.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Iligan City
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
₱57.13
|
$1.21
KHR4,820.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$2.53
KHR10,080.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.88
KHR7,481.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.79
₱1,558.00
|
$41.67
KHR166K
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.85
₱353.15
|
$3.75
KHR14,963.05
|
|
Iligan City vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
|
Iligan City
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$8.60
₱519.33
|
$25.75
KHR103K
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$23.33
KHR93,103.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$34.39
₱2,077.34
|
$88.00
KHR351K
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$60.20
KHR240K
|
|
Iligan City vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of clothing
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world.
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