Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 18.0% cheaper than Phnom Penh.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Phnom Penh, you would:
pay 25.1% less for restaurants
|
Phnom Penh
|
Cairo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
៛12,220.78
|
$4.28
E£80.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
៛26,478.35
|
$4.81
E£90.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
៛3,084.29
|
$0.33
E£6.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
៛2,087.30
|
$0.20
E£3.80
|
|
pay 56.0% less for groceries
|
Phnom Penh
|
Cairo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
៛6,862.01
|
$0.68
E£12.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.44
៛26,252.04
|
$1.75
E£32.97
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.14
៛33,153.49
|
$3.72
E£70.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
៛7,115.21
|
$1.36
E£25.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
៛10,326.88
|
$2.25
E£42.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.69
៛6,898.28
|
$0.69
E£13.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
៛2,425.18
|
$0.33
E£6.17
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.54
៛6,259.26
|
$0.21
E£4.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
៛2,822.96
|
$0.30
E£5.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
៛3,149.58
|
$0.19
E£3.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
៛2,656.14
|
$0.17
E£3.17
|
|
pay 37.7% less for transportation
|
Phnom Penh
|
Cairo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.44
៛18,091.37
|
$1.86
E£35.10
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.00
៛48,883.11
|
$16.04
E£302.77
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$48,000.00
៛195,532,451.18
|
$24,588.50
E£464,248.18
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.00
៛36,662.33
|
$2.03
E£38.35
|
|
pay 58.2% less for housing
|
Phnom Penh
|
Cairo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.12
៛143,084.94
|
$17.59
E£332.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$518.85
៛2,113,567.92
|
$226.11
E£4,269.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$306.25
៛1,247,537.77
|
$138.11
E£2,607.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.06
៛399,468.35
|
$27.64
E£521.90
|
|
pay 37.3% less for childcare
|
Phnom Penh
|
Cairo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$201.60
៛821,236.29
|
$160.20
E£3,024.61
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,357.14
៛34,043,596.41
|
$3,834.57
E£72,399.34
|
|
pay 13.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Phnom Penh
|
Cairo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
៛4,073.59
|
$1.87
E£35.32
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
៛10,119.36
|
$2.18
E£41.13
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.75
៛7,128.79
|
$2.57
E£48.44
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.50
៛323,850.62
|
$29.70
E£560.78
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
៛20,367.96
|
$5.35
E£100.92
|
|
pay 75.5% more for clothing
|
Phnom Penh
|
Cairo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.57
៛91,946.81
|
$49.62
E£936.91
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.57
៛79,726.03
|
$39.95
E£754.19
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.11
៛289,677.71
|
$105.88
E£1,999.06
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$47.86
៛194,950.51
|
$61.85
E£1,167.83
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