Cost of living comparison
Georgetown is 13.5% more expensive than Phnom Penh.
If you lived in Georgetown instead of Phnom Penh, you would:
pay 15.9% more for restaurants
|
Phnom Penh
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
៛20,321.22
|
$7.09
$1,480
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
៛26,417.58
|
$7.09
$1,480
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
៛4,027.00
|
$1.19
$249
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
៛2,809.70
|
$0.64
$133
|
|
pay 16.0% more for groceries
|
Phnom Penh
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
៛7,782.90
|
$1.49
$312
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
៛26,127.28
|
$4.89
$1,020
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.14
៛33,096.63
|
$12.79
$2,671
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
៛7,564.57
|
$2.90
$606
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.15
៛8,725.96
|
$2.49
$521
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
៛7,297.23
|
$2.30
$479
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
៛2,663.87
|
$1.03
$215
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
៛6,286.38
|
$1.48
$309
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
៛2,603.96
|
$0.86
$179
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
៛2,755.03
|
$0.63
$131
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
៛2,765.27
|
$0.58
$122
|
|
pay 66.2% more for transportation
|
Phnom Penh
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.44
៛18,040.01
|
$3.78
$789
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.62
៛43,182.58
|
$33.09
$6,908
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
៛199,147,908.18
|
$15,600.24
$3,256,743
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.00
៛36,578.19
|
$21.27
$4,441
|
|
pay 0.1% more for housing
|
Phnom Penh
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.22
៛122,830.46
|
$59.56
$12,435
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$535.28
៛2,175,498.97
|
$360.46
$75,251
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$319.50
៛1,298,525.65
|
$228.98
$47,803
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.32
៛383,328.29
|
$60.66
$12,663
|
|
pay 79.8% less for childcare
|
Phnom Penh
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$295.78
៛1,202,112.77
|
$94.55
$19,738
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,442.86
៛46,506,552.32
|
$954.92
$199,352
|
|
pay 29.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Phnom Penh
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
៛4,064.24
|
$2.36
$493
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.90
៛11,771.65
|
$3.43
$716
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.55
៛6,299.58
|
$2.36
$493
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.81
៛267,477.99
|
$28.36
$5,921
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
៛26,417.58
|
$6.15
$1,283
|
|
pay 47.2% more for clothing
|
Phnom Penh
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.22
៛86,252.27
|
$26.39
$5,510
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.89
៛72,704.79
|
$46.49
$9,704
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.86
៛377,394.00
|
$70.91
$14,803
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.57
៛197,406.09
|
$62.24
$12,994
|
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