Cost of living comparison
Manila is 0.9% more expensive than Phnom Penh.
If you lived in Manila instead of Phnom Penh, you would:
pay 22.8% less for restaurants
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Phnom Penh
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
KHR20,325.00
|
$5.21
₱291.63
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
KHR28,455.00
|
$4.34
₱243.03
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
KHR4,180.53
|
$0.95
₱53.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
KHR3,943.05
|
$0.48
₱27.13
|
|
pay 8.7% more for groceries
|
Phnom Penh
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.98
KHR8,037.61
|
$1.33
₱74.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.21
KHR25,261.07
|
$4.28
₱239.19
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.18
KHR33,237.44
|
$6.97
₱389.97
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
KHR8,104.98
|
$2.08
₱116.15
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
KHR8,397.22
|
$2.27
₱127.25
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
KHR8,239.73
|
$1.48
₱82.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
KHR3,583.99
|
$0.77
₱42.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
KHR7,006.65
|
$1.53
₱85.76
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
KHR2,739.44
|
$0.97
₱54.10
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
KHR2,892.55
|
$1.09
₱60.80
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
KHR2,594.57
|
$1.37
₱76.67
|
|
pay 31.1% less for transportation
|
Phnom Penh
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.45
KHR18,085.79
|
$4.31
₱241.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.60
KHR43,089.00
|
$10.12
₱566.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR199,185,000.00
|
$26,066.56
₱1,458,163.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.89
KHR36,129.26
|
$2.66
₱148.73
|
|
pay 2.2% less for housing
|
Phnom Penh
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.80
KHR125,202.00
|
$28.90
₱1,616.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$497.89
KHR2,023,942.11
|
$465.25
₱26,025.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$275.83
KHR1,121,262.50
|
$244.37
₱13,670.22
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.92
KHR341,125.15
|
$96.97
₱5,424.55
|
|
pay 22.9% more for childcare
|
Phnom Penh
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$356.67
KHR1,449,850.00
|
$499.25
₱27,927.88
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,613.13
KHR55,337,353.13
|
$14,398.67
₱805,461.66
|
|
pay 20.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Phnom Penh
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
KHR4,065.00
|
$1.22
₱68.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
KHR11,876.22
|
$2.95
₱165.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.75
KHR7,113.75
|
$2.95
₱165.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.38
KHR200,709.38
|
$41.83
₱2,340.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.25
KHR21,341.25
|
$6.52
₱364.54
|
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pay 10.9% more for clothing
|
Phnom Penh
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.00
KHR97,560.00
|
$33.02
₱1,846.95
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.71
KHR92,333.57
|
$27.26
₱1,524.94
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.38
KHR383,634.38
|
$73.19
₱4,094.24
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.43
KHR241,577.14
|
$64.44
₱3,604.82
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