Cost of living comparison
Phnom Penh is 5.6% more expensive than Kingstown.
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Kingstown, you would:
pay 50.6% less for restaurants
Kingstown
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$5.00
៛20,321.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
$6.50
៛26,417.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.99
៛4,027.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
EC$5.33
|
$0.69
៛2,809.70
|
|
pay 37.1% less for groceries
Kingstown
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
EC$4.79
|
$1.91
៛7,782.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
$6.43
៛26,127.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.80
EC$26.50
|
$8.14
៛33,096.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
EC$9.72
|
$1.86
៛7,564.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
EC$7.20
|
$2.15
៛8,725.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
$1.80
៛7,297.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
$0.66
៛2,663.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
$1.55
៛6,286.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
$0.64
៛2,603.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$0.68
៛2,755.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$0.68
៛2,765.27
|
|
pay 41.1% less for transportation
Kingstown
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$14.01
EC$37.85
|
$4.44
៛18,040.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$10.62
៛43,182.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$49,000.00
៛199,147,908.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
$9.00
៛36,578.19
|
|
pay 29.0% more for housing
Kingstown
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.10
EC$130.00
|
$30.22
៛122,830.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$351.52
EC$950.00
|
$535.28
៛2,175,498.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.39
EC$687.50
|
$319.50
៛1,298,525.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.76
EC$145.29
|
$94.32
៛383,328.29
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Kingstown
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$295.78
៛1,202,112.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$11,442.86
៛46,506,552.32
|
|
pay 17.7% more for entertainment and sports
Kingstown
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.59
EC$7.00
|
$1.00
៛4,064.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.90
៛11,771.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$1.55
៛6,299.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.29
EC$73.75
|
$65.81
៛267,477.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$6.50
៛26,417.58
|
|
pay 50.6% less for clothing
Kingstown
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.48
EC$204.00
|
$21.22
៛86,252.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.30
EC$190.00
|
$17.89
៛72,704.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
$92.86
៛377,394.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$48.57
៛197,406.09
|
|
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