Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 30.3% more expensive than Phnom Penh.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Phnom Penh, you would:
pay 9.5% more for restaurants
|
Phnom Penh
|
Moscow
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
KHR20,377.95
|
$9.92
RUB942.02
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
KHR28,529.12
|
$4.92
RUB467.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
KHR4,191.42
|
$1.10
RUB104.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
KHR3,953.32
|
$0.60
RUB56.94
|
|
pay 28.2% less for groceries
|
Phnom Penh
|
Moscow
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.98
KHR8,058.55
|
$0.63
RUB60.01
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.21
KHR25,326.87
|
$4.72
RUB447.87
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.18
KHR33,324.02
|
$3.62
RUB343.62
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
KHR8,126.10
|
$1.74
RUB165.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
KHR8,419.10
|
$2.18
RUB207.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
KHR8,261.19
|
$0.64
RUB60.45
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
KHR3,593.33
|
$0.69
RUB65.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
KHR7,024.90
|
$0.79
RUB75.31
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
KHR2,746.58
|
$1.56
RUB147.87
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
KHR2,900.08
|
$0.19
RUB18.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
KHR2,601.33
|
$0.20
RUB19.27
|
|
pay 16.2% more for transportation
|
Phnom Penh
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.45
KHR18,132.90
|
$2.31
RUB219.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.60
KHR43,201.24
|
$29.87
RUB2,835.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR199,703,862.86
|
$32,820.00
RUB3,115,716.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.89
KHR36,223.37
|
$5.69
RUB540.06
|
|
pay 24.4% more for housing
|
Phnom Penh
|
Moscow
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.80
KHR125,528.14
|
$6.03
RUB572.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$497.89
KHR2,029,214.33
|
$881.83
RUB83,715.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$275.83
KHR1,124,183.31
|
$532.09
RUB50,513.07
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.92
KHR342,013.76
|
$90.54
RUB8,595.48
|
|
pay 10.3% more for childcare
|
Phnom Penh
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$356.67
KHR1,453,626.76
|
$484.25
RUB45,971.46
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,613.13
KHR55,481,503.02
|
$11,553.80
RUB1,096,842.74
|
|
pay 46.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Phnom Penh
|
Moscow
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
KHR4,075.59
|
$3.28
RUB311.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
KHR11,907.16
|
$2.63
RUB250.07
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.75
KHR7,132.28
|
$2.52
RUB238.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.38
KHR201,232.21
|
$32.93
RUB3,126.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.25
KHR21,396.84
|
$5.47
RUB519.29
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Phnom Penh
|
Moscow
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.00
KHR97,814.14
|
$98.68
RUB9,368.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.71
KHR92,574.09
|
$46.53
RUB4,416.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.38
KHR384,633.72
|
$117.96
RUB11,198.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.43
KHR242,206.43
|
$114.14
RUB10,835.95
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