Cost of Living Comparison

KHR

COMPARED TO

USD

Cost of living

Ecuador is 8.3% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

If you lived in Ecuador instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

pay 4.2% less for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Ecuador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.00 ៛16,280.00	$3.00	-25.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.00 ៛24,420.00	$5.48	-8.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 ៛2,775.74	$0.69	+1.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 ៛1,867.41	$0.53	+15.4%
Average			-4.2%

Phnom Penh vs. Ecuador - Cost of restaurants

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pay 32.8% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Ecuador
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 ៛6,062.07	$1.39	-6.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.03 ៛28,617.19	$1.95	-72.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.39 ៛34,151.36	$3.82	-54.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.67 ៛6,805.47	$1.51	-9.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.94 ៛7,902.83	$2.12	+9.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.87 ៛7,625.91	$0.78	-58.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 ៛2,692.26	$0.46	-30.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13 ៛4,581.74	$0.48	-57.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 ៛2,903.45	$0.49	-31.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 ៛2,827.93	$0.40	-41.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 ៛1,969.20	$0.45	-7.5%
Average			-32.8%

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pay 11.6% less for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Ecuador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.60 ៛14,659.90	$2.23	-38.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.62 ៛120,573.75	$16.99	-42.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,000.00 ៛195,360,005.76	$27,687.50	-42.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.00 ៛28,490.00	$12.34	+76.4%
Average			-11.6%

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pay 3.5% less for housing

	Phnom Penh	Ecuador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$25.62 ៛104,269.53	$40.36	+57.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$443.45 ៛1,804,834.54	$378.97	-14.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$274.93 ៛1,118,946.46	$262.59	-4.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.36 ៛265,998.02	$31.10	-52.4%
Average			-3.5%

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pay 39.9% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Ecuador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$252.86 ៛1,029,128.60	$214.20	-15.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,700.00 ៛59,829,001.76	$5,207.59	-64.6%
Average			-39.9%

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pay 69.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Ecuador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.80 ៛3,256.00	$1.73	+116.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.24 ៛9,097.65	$1.97	-11.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.50 ៛6,105.00	$5.11	+240.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.30 ៛192,517.47	$38.69	-18.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 ៛20,350.00	$6.05	+20.9%
Average			+69.6%

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pay 80.7% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Ecuador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.00 ៛105,820.00	$51.55	+98.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.50 ៛91,575.00	$41.07	+82.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$47.73 ៛194,242.02	$89.80	+88.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$45.00 ៛183,150.01	$69.13	+53.6%
Average			+80.7%

Phnom Penh vs. Ecuador - Cost of clothing

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