Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 12.1% cheaper than Phnom Penh.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Phnom Penh, you would:
pay 33.6% less for restaurants
Phnom Penh
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
KHR20,283.64
|
$5.35
IQD6,976
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
KHR28,397.09
|
$6.88
IQD8,970
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
KHR4,172.02
|
$0.42
IQD544
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
KHR3,935.03
|
$0.19
IQD249
|
|
pay 48.3% less for groceries
Phnom Penh
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.98
KHR8,021.26
|
$0.86
IQD1,118
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.21
KHR25,209.66
|
$2.39
IQD3,110
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.18
KHR33,169.79
|
$4.86
IQD6,330
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
KHR8,088.49
|
$1.82
IQD2,377
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
KHR8,380.13
|
$1.99
IQD2,593
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
KHR8,222.96
|
$0.46
IQD600
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
KHR3,576.70
|
$0.51
IQD666
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
KHR6,992.39
|
$0.47
IQD609
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
KHR2,733.87
|
$0.29
IQD384
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
KHR2,886.66
|
$0.30
IQD395
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
KHR2,589.29
|
$0.29
IQD383
|
|
pay 24.6% more for transportation
Phnom Penh
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.45
KHR18,048.98
|
$1.73
IQD2,249
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.60
KHR43,001.31
|
$22.94
IQD29,899
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR198,779,624.81
|
$18,355.59
IQD23,919,282
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.89
KHR36,055.73
|
$18.29
IQD23,840
|
|
pay 21.5% more for housing
Phnom Penh
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.80
KHR124,947.19
|
$40.82
IQD53,190
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$497.89
KHR2,019,823.04
|
$562.97
IQD733,613
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$275.83
KHR1,118,980.54
|
$291.49
IQD379,844
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.92
KHR340,430.90
|
$113.11
IQD147,391
|
|
pay 71.6% less for childcare
Phnom Penh
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$356.67
KHR1,446,899.31
|
$143.70
IQD187,253
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,613.13
KHR55,224,732.25
|
$2,253.45
IQD2,936,483
|
|
pay 27.9% more for entertainment and sports
Phnom Penh
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
KHR4,056.73
|
$2.15
IQD2,798
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
KHR11,852.05
|
$2.65
IQD3,450
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.75
KHR7,099.27
|
$2.20
IQD2,865
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.38
KHR200,300.90
|
$31.02
IQD40,425
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.25
KHR21,297.82
|
$7.65
IQD9,966
|
|
pay 5.0% less for clothing
Phnom Penh
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.00
KHR97,361.45
|
$29.44
IQD38,365
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.71
KHR92,145.66
|
$30.82
IQD40,162
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.38
KHR382,853.61
|
$46.25
IQD60,263
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.43
KHR241,085.49
|
$43.06
IQD56,111
|
|
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