Cost of living comparison
Phnom Penh is 23.2% cheaper than Montevideo.
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 50.9% less for restaurants
Montevideo
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.21
$548.17
|
$5.00
៛20,173.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
$398.67
|
$6.50
៛26,225.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
$73.08
|
$0.99
៛3,997.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
$57.70
|
$0.69
៛2,789.26
|
|
pay 14.5% more for groceries
Montevideo
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
$98.19
|
$1.91
៛7,726.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.81
$224.37
|
$6.43
៛25,937.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
$164.03
|
$8.14
៛32,855.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
$140.00
|
$1.86
៛7,509.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
$169.51
|
$2.15
៛8,662.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
$33.02
|
$1.80
៛7,244.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
$42.74
|
$0.66
៛2,644.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
$21.60
|
$1.55
៛6,240.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
$48.10
|
$0.64
៛2,585.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
$27.77
|
$0.68
៛2,734.98
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
$28.74
|
$0.68
៛2,745.15
|
|
pay 38.2% less for transportation
Montevideo
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.51
$289.74
|
$4.44
៛17,908.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.50
$1,794.02
|
$10.62
៛42,868.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,329.05
$1,594,687.52
|
$49,000.00
៛197,698,914.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.24
$742.53
|
$9.00
៛36,312.05
|
|
pay 21.8% less for housing
Montevideo
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.79
$1,574.03
|
$30.22
៛121,936.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.74
$23,141.09
|
$535.28
៛2,159,670.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.10
$19,103.68
|
$319.50
៛1,289,077.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.42
$4,299.08
|
$94.32
៛380,539.21
|
|
pay 21.6% more for childcare
Montevideo
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.02
$13,621.29
|
$295.78
៛1,193,366.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,177.69
$276,952.37
|
$11,442.86
៛46,168,172.22
|
|
pay 32.7% less for entertainment and sports
Montevideo
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
$119.60
|
$1.00
៛4,034.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
$150.72
|
$2.90
៛11,686.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
$184.39
|
$1.55
៛6,253.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
$1,961.65
|
$65.81
៛265,531.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.56
$368.77
|
$6.50
៛26,225.37
|
|
pay 55.0% less for clothing
Montevideo
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.50
$3,916.33
|
$21.22
៛85,624.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.37
$1,789.04
|
$17.89
៛72,175.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.79
$4,622.20
|
$92.86
៛374,648.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.62
$4,345.52
|
$48.57
៛195,969.77
|
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