Cost of living comparison
Phnom Penh is 61.6% more expensive than Kampala.
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Kampala, you would:
pay 88.8% more for restaurants
Kampala
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.27
UGX8,635
|
$5.00
៛20,321.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
UGX32,507
|
$6.50
៛26,417.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,587
|
$0.99
៛4,027.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
UGX1,185
|
$0.69
៛2,809.70
|
|
pay 72.6% more for groceries
Kampala
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
UGX4,174
|
$1.91
៛7,782.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
UGX8,127
|
$6.43
៛26,127.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.84
UGX10,802
|
$8.14
៛33,096.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.64
UGX6,224
|
$1.86
៛7,564.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
UGX7,603
|
$2.15
៛8,725.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
UGX5,030
|
$1.80
៛7,297.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
UGX2,020
|
$0.66
៛2,663.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
UGX2,672
|
$1.55
៛6,286.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,871
|
$0.64
៛2,603.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
UGX1,748
|
$0.68
៛2,755.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
UGX1,632
|
$0.68
៛2,765.27
|
|
pay 93.0% more for transportation
Kampala
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.75
UGX21,877
|
$4.44
៛18,040.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.41
UGX157,454
|
$10.62
៛43,182.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,687.08
UGX40,633,186
|
$49,000.00
៛199,147,908.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.27
UGX16,253
|
$9.00
៛36,578.19
|
|
pay 58.6% more for housing
Kampala
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.99
UGX262,313
|
$30.22
៛122,830.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$325.62
UGX1,238,042
|
$535.28
៛2,175,498.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$160.31
UGX609,498
|
$319.50
៛1,298,525.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.54
UGX157,952
|
$94.32
៛383,328.29
|
|
pay 96.1% more for childcare
Kampala
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$184.06
UGX699,794
|
$295.78
៛1,202,112.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,945.64
UGX18,803,732
|
$11,442.86
៛46,506,552.32
|
|
pay 4.3% less for entertainment and sports
Kampala
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
UGX4,063
|
$1.00
៛4,064.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.67
UGX10,158
|
$2.90
៛11,771.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.54
UGX9,650
|
$1.55
៛6,299.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.23
UGX232,794
|
$65.81
៛267,477.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
UGX22,856
|
$6.50
៛26,417.58
|
|
pay 26.5% more for clothing
Kampala
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.42
UGX62,429
|
$21.22
៛86,252.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.14
UGX76,578
|
$17.89
៛72,704.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.26
UGX172,064
|
$92.86
៛377,394.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$58.78
UGX223,483
|
$48.57
៛197,406.09
|
|
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