Cost of living comparison
Phnom Penh is 2.8 times more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 1.3% more for restaurants
Paramaribo
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
$167.83
|
$5.00
៛20,321.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
$263.98
|
$6.50
៛26,417.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
$32.35
|
$0.99
៛4,027.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
$21.40
|
$0.69
៛2,809.70
|
|
pay 35.4% more for groceries
Paramaribo
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
$40.99
|
$1.91
៛7,782.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
$172.63
|
$6.43
៛26,127.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
$153.68
|
$8.14
៛33,096.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
$72.85
|
$1.86
៛7,564.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
$53.33
|
$2.15
៛8,725.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
$66.56
|
$1.80
៛7,297.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
$20.41
|
$0.66
៛2,663.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
$28.03
|
$1.55
៛6,286.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
$33.44
|
$0.64
៛2,603.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
$16.08
|
$0.68
៛2,755.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
$12.84
|
$0.68
៛2,765.27
|
|
pay 12.5% less for transportation
Paramaribo
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
$109.47
|
$4.44
៛18,040.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
$3,107.43
|
$10.62
៛43,182.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
$1,035,810.00
|
$49,000.00
៛199,147,908.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
$890.93
|
$9.00
៛36,578.19
|
|
pay 14.9% more for housing
Paramaribo
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
$1,294.76
|
$30.22
៛122,830.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
$14,014.15
|
$535.28
៛2,175,498.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
$8,612.35
|
$319.50
៛1,298,525.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
$2,739.31
|
$94.32
៛383,328.29
|
|
pay 13.0 times more for childcare
Paramaribo
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
$3,366.38
|
$295.78
៛1,202,112.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
$17,263.50
|
$11,442.86
៛46,506,552.32
|
|
pay 73.2% more for entertainment and sports
Paramaribo
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
$51.79
|
$1.00
៛4,064.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
$69.05
|
$2.90
៛11,771.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
$181.11
|
$1.55
៛6,299.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
$472.22
|
$65.81
៛267,477.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
$155.87
|
$6.50
៛26,417.58
|
|
pay 49.7% less for clothing
Paramaribo
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
$1,798.03
|
$21.22
៛86,252.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
$1,587.97
|
$17.89
៛72,704.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
$3,423.42
|
$92.86
៛377,394.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
$5,984.68
|
$48.57
៛197,406.09
|
|
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