Cost of living comparison
Phnom Penh is 38.3% more expensive than Jakarta.
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Jakarta, you would:
pay 93.2% more for restaurants
Jakarta
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.68
Rp43,420
|
$5.00
៛20,321.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.68
Rp59,702
|
$6.50
៛26,417.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
Rp9,575
|
$0.99
៛4,027.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
Rp4,640
|
$0.69
៛2,809.70
|
|
pay 25.3% more for groceries
Jakarta
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
Rp20,013
|
$1.91
៛7,782.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.63
Rp58,833
|
$6.43
៛26,127.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.05
Rp81,861
|
$8.14
៛33,096.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
Rp27,426
|
$1.86
៛7,564.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
Rp27,186
|
$2.15
៛8,725.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
Rp22,201
|
$1.80
៛7,297.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
Rp11,770
|
$0.66
៛2,663.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
Rp16,662
|
$1.55
៛6,286.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
Rp9,780
|
$0.64
៛2,603.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
Rp11,015
|
$0.68
៛2,755.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.99
Rp16,109
|
$0.68
៛2,765.27
|
|
pay 82.0% more for transportation
Jakarta
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
Rp54,478
|
$4.44
៛18,040.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.04
Rp162,823
|
$10.62
៛43,182.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,772.06
Rp434,195,951
|
$49,000.00
៛199,147,908.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.93
Rp47,544
|
$9.00
៛36,578.19
|
|
pay 17.4% more for housing
Jakarta
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.58
Rp512,216
|
$30.22
៛122,830.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$478.90
Rp7,766,867
|
$535.28
៛2,175,498.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.93
Rp4,410,305
|
$319.50
៛1,298,525.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.22
Rp1,057,713
|
$94.32
៛383,328.29
|
|
pay 53.0% more for childcare
Jakarta
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.91
Rp2,544,871
|
$295.78
៛1,202,112.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,733.56
Rp157,861,242
|
$11,442.86
៛46,506,552.32
|
|
pay 26.8% more for entertainment and sports
Jakarta
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
Rp37,992
|
$1.00
៛4,064.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
Rp38,328
|
$2.90
៛11,771.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
Rp37,992
|
$1.55
៛6,299.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.56
Rp511,808
|
$65.81
៛267,477.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
Rp54,274
|
$6.50
៛26,417.58
|
|
pay 29.8% less for clothing
Jakarta
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.45
Rp720,915
|
$21.22
៛86,252.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.52
Rp494,940
|
$17.89
៛72,704.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.12
Rp1,266,970
|
$92.86
៛377,394.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.16
Rp1,413,604
|
$48.57
៛197,406.09
|
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