Cost of living comparison
Phnom Penh is 2.9 times more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 53.6% more for restaurants
Maseru
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$5.00
៛20,173.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
LSL206.25
|
$6.50
៛26,225.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.37
|
$0.99
៛3,997.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.16
|
$0.69
៛2,789.26
|
|
pay 65.6% more for groceries
Maseru
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
LSL14.00
|
$1.91
៛7,726.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
LSL33.47
|
$6.43
៛25,937.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LSL65.84
|
$8.14
៛32,855.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
LSL22.13
|
$1.86
៛7,509.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LSL39.66
|
$2.15
៛8,662.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
LSL16.02
|
$1.80
៛7,244.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
LSL17.26
|
$0.66
៛2,644.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
LSL17.50
|
$1.55
៛6,240.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
LSL15.09
|
$0.64
៛2,585.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LSL13.37
|
$0.68
៛2,734.98
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
LSL14.00
|
$0.68
៛2,745.15
|
|
pay 50.6% more for transportation
Maseru
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL62.49
|
$4.44
៛17,908.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.90
LSL448.46
|
$10.62
៛42,868.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,189.33
LSL360,002.48
|
$49,000.00
៛197,698,914.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.32
LSL99.77
|
$9.00
៛36,312.05
|
|
pay 72.0% more for housing
Maseru
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.49
LSL797.15
|
$30.22
៛121,936.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.13
LSL5,142.89
|
$535.28
៛2,159,670.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$162.65
LSL3,051.45
|
$319.50
៛1,289,077.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.93
LSL786.56
|
$94.32
៛380,539.21
|
|
pay 11.7 times more for childcare
Maseru
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.78
LSL540.00
|
$295.78
៛1,193,366.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$877.23
LSL16,457.26
|
$11,442.86
៛46,168,172.22
|
|
pay 54.4% more for entertainment and sports
Maseru
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.47
|
$1.00
៛4,034.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL25.78
|
$2.90
៛11,686.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.66
LSL87.43
|
$1.55
៛6,253.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
LSL497.15
|
$65.81
៛265,531.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
LSL77.14
|
$6.50
៛26,225.37
|
|
pay 23.6% less for clothing
Maseru
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.43
LSL758.58
|
$21.22
៛85,624.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.59
LSL480.00
|
$17.89
៛72,175.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.53
LSL1,285.72
|
$92.86
៛374,648.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.34
LSL1,920.01
|
$48.57
៛195,969.77
|
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