Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 2.4 times more expensive than Phnom Penh.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Phnom Penh, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Phnom Penh
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
៛20,321.22
|
$16.49
€15.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
៛26,417.58
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
៛4,027.00
|
$2.58
€2.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
៛2,809.70
|
$2.54
€2.38
|
|
pay 25.0% more for groceries
Phnom Penh
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
៛7,782.90
|
$2.31
€2.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
៛26,127.28
|
$7.55
€7.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.14
៛33,096.63
|
$4.69
€4.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
៛7,564.57
|
$3.50
€3.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.15
៛8,725.96
|
$4.96
€4.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
៛7,297.23
|
$1.14
€1.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
៛2,663.87
|
$0.78
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
៛6,286.38
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
៛2,603.96
|
$1.36
€1.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
៛2,755.03
|
$0.69
€0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
៛2,765.27
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Phnom Penh
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.44
៛18,040.01
|
$7.71
€7.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.62
៛43,182.58
|
$53.87
€50.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
៛199,147,908.18
|
$27,486.24
€25,778.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.00
៛36,578.19
|
$22.76
€21.34
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Phnom Penh
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.22
៛122,830.46
|
$55.77
€52.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$535.28
៛2,175,498.97
|
$1,043.18
€978.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$319.50
៛1,298,525.65
|
$873.71
€819.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.32
៛383,328.29
|
$164.26
€154.05
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Phnom Penh
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$295.78
៛1,202,112.77
|
$944.84
€886.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,442.86
៛46,506,552.32
|
$24,473.75
€22,953.10
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Phnom Penh
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
៛4,064.24
|
$5.50
€5.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.90
៛11,771.65
|
$3.72
€3.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.55
៛6,299.58
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.81
៛267,477.99
|
$34.17
€32.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
៛26,417.58
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Phnom Penh
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.22
៛86,252.27
|
$89.22
€83.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.89
៛72,704.79
|
$32.58
€30.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.86
៛377,394.00
|
$97.94
€91.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.57
៛197,406.09
|
$132.04
€123.84
|
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