Cost of living comparison
Phnom Penh is 45.9% more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 40.1% more for restaurants
Minsk
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.11
BYN29.77
|
$5.00
KHR20,113.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.16
BYN16.87
|
$7.00
KHR28,158.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
$1.12
KHR4,518.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
BYN1.52
|
$1.01
KHR4,067.23
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Minsk
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
BYN1.83
|
$1.85
KHR7,441.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
BYN9.99
|
$6.08
KHR24,471.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.08
|
$8.07
KHR32,454.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
BYN4.20
|
$1.90
KHR7,635.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.74
BYN5.70
|
$1.87
KHR7,526.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.50
BYN1.64
|
$2.17
KHR8,743.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.43
|
$0.87
KHR3,479.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
BYN2.54
|
$1.89
KHR7,590.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
BYN3.20
|
$0.67
KHR2,710.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
BYN0.63
|
$0.76
KHR3,071.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
BYN0.92
|
$0.65
KHR2,615.33
|
|
pay 86.9% more for transportation
Minsk
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.80
BYN9.14
|
$4.40
KHR17,681.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.51
BYN50.65
|
$10.60
KHR42,640.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,466.62
BYN57,053.50
|
$49,000.00
KHR197,110,347.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.72
BYN12.16
|
$9.00
KHR36,203.94
|
|
pay 46.7% more for housing
Minsk
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.42
BYN34.04
|
$22.30
KHR89,700.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$468.79
BYN1,531.28
|
$502.11
KHR2,019,798.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$299.22
BYN977.38
|
$277.36
KHR1,115,708.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.67
BYN136.10
|
$72.12
KHR290,132.81
|
|
pay 24.2% more for childcare
Minsk
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.24
BYN983.97
|
$340.00
KHR1,367,704.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,252.74
BYN33,489.87
|
$13,900.83
KHR55,918,328.23
|
|
pay 30.4% more for entertainment and sports
Minsk
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.43
BYN4.68
|
$1.50
KHR6,033.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
BYN5.51
|
$2.77
KHR11,158.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
BYN5.95
|
$2.00
KHR8,045.32
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.67
BYN103.44
|
$48.33
KHR194,428.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.56
BYN14.88
|
$5.50
KHR22,124.63
|
|
pay 40.0% less for clothing
Minsk
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.57
BYN204.39
|
$24.67
KHR99,225.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.40
BYN154.82
|
$20.80
KHR83,671.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.39
BYN347.51
|
$93.00
KHR374,107.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
BYN319.51
|
$67.67
KHR272,200.00
|
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