Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 48.5% more expensive than Phnom Penh.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Phnom Penh, you would:
pay 36.0% more for restaurants
|
Phnom Penh
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
KHR20,283.64
|
$8.00
LBP712,669
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
KHR28,397.09
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
KHR4,172.02
|
$1.51
LBP134,840
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
KHR3,935.03
|
$0.98
LBP87,104
|
|
pay 30.8% less for groceries
|
Phnom Penh
|
Beirut
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.98
KHR8,021.26
|
$0.78
LBP69,720
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.21
KHR25,209.66
|
$5.14
LBP457,622
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.18
KHR33,169.79
|
$6.42
LBP571,974
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
KHR8,088.49
|
$2.17
LBP192,924
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
KHR8,380.13
|
$3.32
LBP295,347
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
KHR8,222.96
|
$0.61
LBP54,045
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
KHR3,576.70
|
$0.57
LBP50,791
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
KHR6,992.39
|
$0.37
LBP33,312
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
KHR2,733.87
|
$0.44
LBP39,258
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
KHR2,886.66
|
$0.33
LBP29,228
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
KHR2,589.29
|
$0.40
LBP35,862
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Phnom Penh
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.45
KHR18,048.98
|
$3.53
LBP314,737
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.60
KHR43,001.31
|
$65.22
LBP5,809,804
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR198,779,624.81
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,227,091,542
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.89
KHR36,055.73
|
$13.50
LBP1,202,629
|
|
pay 69.8% more for housing
|
Phnom Penh
|
Beirut
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.80
KHR124,947.19
|
$50.62
LBP4,509,860
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$497.89
KHR2,019,823.04
|
$771.88
LBP68,761,451
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$275.83
KHR1,118,980.54
|
$369.23
LBP32,892,429
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.92
KHR340,430.90
|
$189.49
LBP16,880,044
|
|
pay 39.2% less for childcare
|
Phnom Penh
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$356.67
KHR1,446,899.31
|
$325.00
LBP28,952,190
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,613.13
KHR55,224,732.25
|
$4,150.00
LBP369,697,196
|
|
pay 54.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Phnom Penh
|
Beirut
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
KHR4,056.73
|
$3.00
LBP267,251
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
KHR11,852.05
|
$2.48
LBP221,137
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.75
KHR7,099.27
|
$2.29
LBP204,002
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.38
KHR200,300.90
|
$60.83
LBP5,419,256
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.25
KHR21,297.82
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Phnom Penh
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.00
KHR97,361.45
|
$83.69
LBP7,455,189
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.71
KHR92,145.66
|
$54.29
LBP4,835,970
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.38
KHR382,853.61
|
$107.86
LBP9,608,309
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.43
KHR241,085.49
|
$117.86
LBP10,499,146
|
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