Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 56.0% cheaper than Phnom Penh.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Phnom Penh, you would:
pay 62.6% less for restaurants
Phnom Penh
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
៛20,173.36
|
$2.69
E£127.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
៛26,225.37
|
$3.27
E£155.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
៛3,997.70
|
$0.25
E£11.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
៛2,789.26
|
$0.14
E£6.68
|
|
pay 70.9% less for groceries
Phnom Penh
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
៛7,726.27
|
$0.40
E£19.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
៛25,937.18
|
$1.23
E£58.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.14
៛32,855.82
|
$2.42
E£114.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
៛7,509.53
|
$1.12
E£53.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.15
៛8,662.47
|
$1.58
E£75.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
៛7,244.14
|
$0.40
E£19.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
៛2,644.49
|
$0.22
E£10.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
៛6,240.64
|
$0.14
E£6.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
៛2,585.01
|
$0.13
E£5.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
៛2,734.98
|
$0.12
E£5.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
៛2,745.15
|
$0.10
E£4.77
|
|
pay 62.3% less for transportation
Phnom Penh
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.44
៛17,908.75
|
$1.02
E£48.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.62
៛42,868.39
|
$7.97
E£379.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
៛197,698,914.77
|
$15,876.53
E£755,405.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.00
៛36,312.05
|
$1.85
E£87.79
|
|
pay 75.8% less for housing
Phnom Penh
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.22
៛121,936.75
|
$10.98
E£522.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$535.28
៛2,159,670.12
|
$109.16
E£5,194.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$319.50
៛1,289,077.62
|
$71.02
E£3,378.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.32
៛380,539.21
|
$16.81
E£799.97
|
|
pay 82.8% less for childcare
Phnom Penh
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$295.78
៛1,193,366.24
|
$58.30
E£2,774.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,442.86
៛46,168,172.22
|
$1,699.22
E£80,848.67
|
|
pay 29.4% less for entertainment and sports
Phnom Penh
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
៛4,034.67
|
$1.45
E£68.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.90
៛11,686.00
|
$1.03
E£49.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.55
៛6,253.74
|
$1.57
E£74.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.81
៛265,531.83
|
$15.18
E£722.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
៛26,225.37
|
$3.13
E£148.81
|
|
pay 8.5% less for clothing
Phnom Penh
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.22
៛85,624.70
|
$17.23
E£819.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.89
៛72,175.79
|
$28.02
E£1,333.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.86
៛374,648.09
|
$63.69
E£3,030.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.57
៛195,969.77
|
$28.91
E£1,375.71
|
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