Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 22.0% more expensive than Phnom Penh.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Phnom Penh, you would:
pay 44.1% less for restaurants
|
Phnom Penh
|
Bangkok
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
KHR20,325.00
|
$2.77
THB89.75
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
KHR28,455.00
|
$5.55
THB179.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
KHR4,180.53
|
$0.58
THB18.73
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
KHR3,943.05
|
$0.31
THB10.17
|
|
pay 8.4% less for groceries
|
Phnom Penh
|
Bangkok
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.98
KHR8,037.61
|
$1.62
THB52.34
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.21
KHR25,261.07
|
$9.67
THB312.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.18
KHR33,237.44
|
$6.60
THB213.45
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
KHR8,104.98
|
$2.22
THB71.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
KHR8,397.22
|
$1.30
THB42.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
KHR8,239.73
|
$1.37
THB44.30
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
KHR3,583.99
|
$0.70
THB22.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
KHR7,006.65
|
$1.02
THB33.01
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
KHR2,739.44
|
$0.78
THB25.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
KHR2,892.55
|
$0.69
THB22.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
KHR2,594.57
|
$0.61
THB19.87
|
|
pay 64.7% more for transportation
|
Phnom Penh
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.45
KHR18,085.79
|
$4.25
THB137.43
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.60
KHR43,089.00
|
$36.06
THB1,166.81
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR199,185,000.00
|
$51,319.04
THB1,660,455.55
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.89
KHR36,129.26
|
$10.52
THB340.31
|
|
pay 10.3% less for housing
|
Phnom Penh
|
Bangkok
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.80
KHR125,202.00
|
$15.07
THB487.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$497.89
KHR2,023,942.11
|
$608.65
THB19,693.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$275.83
KHR1,121,262.50
|
$287.69
THB9,308.47
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.92
KHR341,125.15
|
$70.06
THB2,266.74
|
|
pay 31.4% more for childcare
|
Phnom Penh
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$356.67
KHR1,449,850.00
|
$614.94
THB19,896.80
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,613.13
KHR55,337,353.13
|
$12,311.97
THB398,360.42
|
|
pay 55.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Phnom Penh
|
Bangkok
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
KHR4,065.00
|
$2.08
THB67.32
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
KHR11,876.22
|
$2.37
THB76.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.75
KHR7,113.75
|
$4.16
THB134.63
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.38
KHR200,709.38
|
$57.72
THB1,867.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.25
KHR21,341.25
|
$6.94
THB224.39
|
|
pay 65.2% more for clothing
|
Phnom Penh
|
Bangkok
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.00
KHR97,560.00
|
$53.87
THB1,743.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.71
KHR92,333.57
|
$39.30
THB1,271.55
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.38
KHR383,634.38
|
$101.75
THB3,292.13
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.43
KHR241,577.14
|
$92.54
THB2,994.17
|
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