Cost of living comparison
Athens is 69.4% more expensive than Phnom Penh.
If you lived in Athens instead of Phnom Penh, you would:
pay 70.4% more for restaurants
Phnom Penh
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
៛20,148.22
|
$13.19
€12.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
៛26,192.68
|
$8.80
€8.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
៛3,992.72
|
$2.01
€1.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
៛2,785.78
|
$0.55
€0.51
|
|
pay 10.7% more for groceries
Phnom Penh
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
៛7,716.64
|
$1.30
€1.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
៛25,904.85
|
$6.55
€6.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.14
៛32,814.88
|
$7.06
€6.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
៛7,500.17
|
$4.44
€4.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.15
៛8,651.67
|
$4.44
€4.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
៛7,235.11
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
៛2,641.20
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
៛6,232.86
|
$0.56
€0.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
៛2,581.79
|
$0.93
€0.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
៛2,731.57
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
៛2,741.73
|
$0.47
€0.43
|
|
pay 67.4% more for transportation
Phnom Penh
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.44
៛17,886.43
|
$8.01
€7.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.62
៛42,814.97
|
$32.98
€30.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
៛197,452,547.72
|
$25,287.34
€23,288.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.00
៛36,266.79
|
$11.43
€10.53
|
|
pay 48.4% more for housing
Phnom Penh
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.22
៛121,784.79
|
$33.96
€31.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$535.28
៛2,156,978.80
|
$553.55
€509.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$319.50
៛1,287,471.20
|
$521.82
€480.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.32
៛380,064.99
|
$202.27
€186.29
|
|
pay 26.4% more for childcare
Phnom Penh
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$295.78
៛1,191,879.10
|
$488.12
€449.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,442.86
៛46,110,638.69
|
$10,050.80
€9,256.29
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Phnom Penh
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
៛4,029.64
|
$4.67
€4.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.90
៛11,671.44
|
$3.68
€3.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.55
៛6,245.95
|
$5.28
€4.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.81
៛265,200.93
|
$45.80
€42.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
៛26,192.68
|
$8.80
€8.10
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Phnom Penh
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.22
៛85,518.00
|
$84.84
€78.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.89
៛72,085.85
|
$38.04
€35.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.86
៛374,181.21
|
$90.00
€82.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.57
៛195,725.56
|
$111.33
€102.53
|
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