Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 30.6% cheaper than Phnom Penh.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Phnom Penh, you would:
pay 41.3% less for restaurants
Phnom Penh
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
៛20,173.36
|
$3.01
KES382.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
៛26,225.37
|
$3.91
KES497.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
៛3,997.70
|
$0.49
KES62.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
៛2,789.26
|
$0.45
KES57.20
|
|
pay 47.9% less for groceries
Phnom Penh
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
៛7,726.27
|
$0.43
KES54.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
៛25,937.18
|
$3.28
KES417.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.14
៛32,855.82
|
$2.60
KES331.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
៛7,509.53
|
$1.43
KES181.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.15
៛8,662.47
|
$2.25
KES286.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
៛7,244.14
|
$0.58
KES73.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
៛2,644.49
|
$0.44
KES56.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
៛6,240.64
|
$0.65
KES82.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
៛2,585.01
|
$0.37
KES46.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
៛2,734.98
|
$0.26
KES33.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
៛2,745.15
|
$0.33
KES41.68
|
|
pay 30.6% more for transportation
Phnom Penh
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.44
៛17,908.75
|
$3.88
KES493.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.62
៛42,868.39
|
$32.60
KES4,146.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
៛197,698,914.77
|
$9,571.02
KES1,217,395.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.00
៛36,312.05
|
$9.76
KES1,241.97
|
|
pay 54.2% less for housing
Phnom Penh
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.22
៛121,936.75
|
$31.67
KES4,028.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$535.28
៛2,159,670.12
|
$146.91
KES18,685.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$319.50
៛1,289,077.62
|
$108.62
KES13,815.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.32
៛380,539.21
|
$16.25
KES2,066.79
|
|
pay 55.7% less for childcare
Phnom Penh
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$295.78
៛1,193,366.24
|
$127.01
KES16,155.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,442.86
៛46,168,172.22
|
$5,225.46
KES664,657.52
|
|
pay 7.8% less for entertainment and sports
Phnom Penh
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
៛4,034.67
|
$1.77
KES225.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.90
៛11,686.00
|
$1.34
KES170.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.55
៛6,253.74
|
$1.76
KES224.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.81
៛265,531.83
|
$32.78
KES4,169.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
៛26,225.37
|
$4.82
KES612.66
|
|
pay 37.6% less for clothing
Phnom Penh
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.22
៛85,624.70
|
$11.94
KES1,518.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.89
៛72,175.79
|
$19.76
KES2,513.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.86
៛374,648.09
|
$25.82
KES3,284.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.57
៛195,969.77
|
$26.69
KES3,395.23
|
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