Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 32.5% cheaper than Phnom Penh.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Phnom Penh, you would:
pay 50.6% less for restaurants
Phnom Penh
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
KHR20,355.10
|
$1.65
LKR493.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
KHR26,461.63
|
$5.04
LKR1,505.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
KHR4,033.72
|
$0.51
LKR152.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
KHR2,814.39
|
$0.25
LKR73.42
|
|
pay 10.8% less for groceries
Phnom Penh
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
KHR7,795.87
|
$0.74
LKR221.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
KHR26,170.84
|
$4.34
LKR1,296.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.14
KHR33,151.81
|
$5.48
LKR1,636.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
KHR7,577.19
|
$2.19
LKR655.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.15
KHR8,740.51
|
$2.25
LKR671.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
KHR7,309.40
|
$2.49
LKR743.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
KHR2,668.32
|
$0.42
LKR124.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
KHR6,296.86
|
$2.10
LKR626.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
KHR2,608.30
|
$0.70
LKR210.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
KHR2,759.62
|
$0.55
LKR165.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
KHR2,769.88
|
$0.38
LKR113.07
|
|
pay 36.2% less for transportation
Phnom Penh
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.44
KHR18,070.09
|
$5.24
LKR1,565.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.62
KHR43,254.58
|
$4.72
LKR1,410.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR199,479,956.72
|
$29,917.63
LKR8,936,049.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.00
KHR36,639.18
|
$2.83
LKR846.57
|
|
pay 56.2% less for housing
Phnom Penh
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.22
KHR123,035.26
|
$11.95
LKR3,570.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$535.28
KHR2,179,126.28
|
$341.69
LKR102,059.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$319.50
KHR1,300,690.74
|
$142.52
LKR42,569.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.32
KHR383,967.43
|
$25.52
LKR7,623.42
|
|
pay 93.3% less for childcare
Phnom Penh
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$295.78
KHR1,204,117.11
|
$26.09
LKR7,793.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,442.86
KHR46,584,094.85
|
$520.92
LKR155,592.38
|
|
pay 38.9% more for entertainment and sports
Phnom Penh
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
KHR4,071.02
|
$1.57
LKR470.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.90
KHR11,791.28
|
$1.85
LKR551.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.55
KHR6,310.08
|
$6.30
LKR1,881.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.81
KHR267,923.97
|
$12.09
LKR3,610.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
KHR26,461.63
|
$3.15
LKR940.64
|
|
pay 19.4% less for clothing
Phnom Penh
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.22
KHR86,396.08
|
$24.08
LKR7,193.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.89
KHR72,826.02
|
$16.10
LKR4,810.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.86
KHR378,023.24
|
$54.57
LKR16,298.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.57
KHR197,735.23
|
$29.14
LKR8,703.83
|
|
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