Cost of living comparison
Phnom Penh is 13.7% more expensive than Manila.
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Manila, you would:
pay 41.3% more for restaurants
Manila
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.21
₱299.87
|
$5.00
KHR20,310.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₱249.89
|
$7.00
KHR28,434.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
₱54.66
|
$1.03
KHR4,177.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₱27.90
|
$0.97
KHR3,940.14
|
|
pay 4.0% more for groceries
Manila
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
₱76.55
|
$1.98
KHR8,031.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
₱245.95
|
$6.21
KHR25,242.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.97
₱400.98
|
$8.18
KHR33,212.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₱119.43
|
$1.99
KHR8,099.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
₱130.84
|
$2.07
KHR8,391.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
₱85.12
|
$2.03
KHR8,233.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
₱44.14
|
$0.88
KHR3,581.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.53
₱88.19
|
$1.72
KHR7,001.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
₱55.63
|
$0.67
KHR2,737.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
₱62.52
|
$0.71
KHR2,890.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
₱78.84
|
$0.64
KHR2,592.65
|
|
pay 82.6% more for transportation
Manila
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.31
₱247.94
|
$4.45
KHR18,072.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.12
₱582.04
|
$10.60
KHR43,057.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,066.56
₱1,499,348.34
|
$49,000.00
KHR199,038,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.66
₱152.93
|
$8.89
KHR36,102.59
|
|
pay 3.2% more for housing
Manila
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.90
₱1,662.57
|
$30.80
KHR125,109.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.25
₱26,761.05
|
$497.89
KHR2,022,448.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$244.37
₱14,056.33
|
$275.83
KHR1,120,435.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.97
₱5,577.76
|
$83.92
KHR340,873.40
|
|
pay 17.1% less for childcare
Manila
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$499.25
₱28,716.69
|
$356.67
KHR1,448,780.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,398.67
₱828,211.46
|
$13,613.13
KHR55,296,513.75
|
|
pay 12.2% less for entertainment and sports
Manila
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
₱69.97
|
$1.00
KHR4,062.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
₱169.70
|
$2.92
KHR11,867.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
₱169.93
|
$1.75
KHR7,108.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.83
₱2,406.10
|
$49.38
KHR200,561.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.52
₱374.84
|
$5.25
KHR21,325.50
|
|
pay 5.7% less for clothing
Manila
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
₱1,899.12
|
$24.00
KHR97,488.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.26
₱1,568.01
|
$22.71
KHR92,265.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.19
₱4,209.88
|
$94.38
KHR383,351.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.44
₱3,706.64
|
$59.43
KHR241,398.86
|
|
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