Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 48.5% more expensive than Phnom Penh.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Phnom Penh, you would:
pay 52.1% more for restaurants
Phnom Penh
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
KHR20,355.10
|
$10.16
HUF3,658.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
KHR26,461.63
|
$7.26
HUF2,613.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
KHR4,033.72
|
$1.35
HUF485.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
KHR2,814.39
|
$1.09
HUF391.62
|
|
pay 10.9% more for groceries
Phnom Penh
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
KHR7,795.87
|
$1.53
HUF549.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
KHR26,170.84
|
$6.36
HUF2,288.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.14
KHR33,151.81
|
$5.36
HUF1,929.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
KHR7,577.19
|
$3.33
HUF1,200.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.15
KHR8,740.51
|
$2.52
HUF908.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
KHR7,309.40
|
$0.74
HUF265.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
KHR2,668.32
|
$0.91
HUF328.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
KHR6,296.86
|
$0.90
HUF325.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
KHR2,608.30
|
$1.72
HUF619.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
KHR2,759.62
|
$0.55
HUF197.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
KHR2,769.88
|
$0.62
HUF223.19
|
|
pay 54.0% more for transportation
Phnom Penh
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.44
KHR18,070.09
|
$7.24
HUF2,606.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.62
KHR43,254.58
|
$27.59
HUF9,931.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR199,479,956.72
|
$28,243.49
HUF10,168,032.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.00
KHR36,639.18
|
$12.20
HUF4,390.79
|
|
pay 8.2% more for housing
Phnom Penh
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.22
KHR123,035.26
|
$15.52
HUF5,586.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$535.28
KHR2,179,126.28
|
$581.19
HUF209,236.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$319.50
KHR1,300,690.74
|
$442.56
HUF159,328.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.32
KHR383,967.43
|
$126.71
HUF45,615.76
|
|
pay 13.9% more for childcare
Phnom Penh
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$295.78
KHR1,204,117.11
|
$410.75
HUF147,877.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,442.86
KHR46,584,094.85
|
$10,178.42
HUF3,664,367.40
|
|
pay 78.5% more for entertainment and sports
Phnom Penh
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
KHR4,071.02
|
$2.32
HUF836.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.90
KHR11,791.28
|
$2.11
HUF761.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.55
KHR6,310.08
|
$6.10
HUF2,195.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.81
KHR267,923.97
|
$53.92
HUF19,412.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
KHR26,461.63
|
$7.26
HUF2,613.56
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Phnom Penh
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.22
KHR86,396.08
|
$81.06
HUF29,182.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.89
KHR72,826.02
|
$37.35
HUF13,447.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.86
KHR378,023.24
|
$84.29
HUF30,345.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.57
KHR197,735.23
|
$100.12
HUF36,046.27
|
|
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