Cost of living comparison
Phnom Penh is 13.0% more expensive than Maputo.
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Maputo, you would:
pay 12.2% less for restaurants
Maputo
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.95
MZN700.00
|
$5.00
KHR20,310.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.53
MZN545.00
|
$7.00
KHR28,434.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MZN59.88
|
$1.03
KHR4,177.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
MZN54.56
|
$0.97
KHR3,940.14
|
|
pay 67.7% more for groceries
Maputo
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
MZN73.75
|
$1.98
KHR8,031.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.42
MZN538.00
|
$6.21
KHR25,242.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.85
MZN373.81
|
$8.18
KHR33,212.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
MZN122.23
|
$1.99
KHR8,099.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
MZN156.17
|
$2.07
KHR8,391.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
MZN52.32
|
$2.03
KHR8,233.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN22.96
|
$0.88
KHR3,581.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MZN38.23
|
$1.72
KHR7,001.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
$0.67
KHR2,737.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MZN24.62
|
$0.71
KHR2,890.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
$0.64
KHR2,592.65
|
|
pay 14.4% less for transportation
Maputo
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.10
MZN325.99
|
$4.45
KHR18,072.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.17
MZN841.30
|
$10.60
KHR43,057.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,000.07
|
$49,000.00
KHR199,038,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.43
MZN2,200.00
|
$8.89
KHR36,102.59
|
|
pay 14.8% less for housing
Maputo
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.97
MZN8,496.67
|
$30.80
KHR125,109.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$871.90
MZN55,714.29
|
$497.89
KHR2,022,448.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.39
MZN13,571.43
|
$275.83
KHR1,120,435.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.17
MZN4,100.34
|
$83.92
KHR340,873.40
|
|
pay 88.5% more for childcare
Maputo
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.04
MZN17,255.32
|
$356.67
KHR1,448,780.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,559.16
MZN355,230.44
|
$13,613.13
KHR55,296,513.75
|
|
pay 6.7% less for entertainment and sports
Maputo
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
MZN65.00
|
$1.00
KHR4,062.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.99
MZN127.23
|
$2.92
KHR11,867.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
MZN165.00
|
$1.75
KHR7,108.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.21
MZN3,975.00
|
$49.38
KHR200,561.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.04
MZN450.00
|
$5.25
KHR21,325.50
|
|
pay 17.2% less for clothing
Maputo
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.21
MZN1,675.00
|
$24.00
KHR97,488.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$68.27
MZN4,362.50
|
$22.71
KHR92,265.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.51
MZN4,250.00
|
$94.38
KHR383,351.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.94
MZN5,875.00
|
$59.43
KHR241,398.86
|
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