Cost of living comparison
Oslo is 2.5 times more expensive than Phnom Penh.
If you lived in Oslo instead of Phnom Penh, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Phnom Penh
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
KHR20,277.42
|
$19.06
NOK207.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
KHR26,360.65
|
$11.43
NOK124.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
KHR4,018.32
|
$2.80
NOK30.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
KHR2,803.65
|
$2.55
NOK27.78
|
|
pay 48.7% more for groceries
Phnom Penh
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
KHR7,766.12
|
$3.33
NOK36.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
KHR26,070.97
|
$5.65
NOK61.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.14
KHR33,025.30
|
$7.54
NOK82.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
KHR7,548.27
|
$3.77
NOK40.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.15
KHR8,707.15
|
$5.90
NOK64.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
KHR7,281.51
|
$1.24
NOK13.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
KHR2,658.13
|
$0.90
NOK9.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
KHR6,272.83
|
$1.16
NOK12.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
KHR2,598.35
|
$1.62
NOK17.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
KHR2,749.09
|
$0.84
NOK9.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
KHR2,759.31
|
$0.99
NOK10.80
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Phnom Penh
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.44
KHR18,001.13
|
$7.99
NOK86.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.62
KHR43,089.52
|
$77.56
NOK843.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR198,718,718.89
|
$33,348.90
NOK362,655.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.00
KHR36,499.36
|
$20.96
NOK227.96
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Phnom Penh
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.22
KHR122,565.74
|
$39.84
NOK433.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$535.28
KHR2,170,810.49
|
$1,309.35
NOK14,238.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$319.50
KHR1,295,727.16
|
$1,134.95
NOK12,342.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.32
KHR382,502.17
|
$157.33
NOK1,710.94
|
|
pay 14.2% less for childcare
Phnom Penh
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$295.78
KHR1,199,522.06
|
$311.45
NOK3,386.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,442.86
KHR46,406,324.73
|
$7,586.53
NOK82,500.52
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Phnom Penh
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
KHR4,055.48
|
$9.53
NOK103.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.90
KHR11,746.28
|
$4.24
NOK46.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.55
KHR6,286.00
|
$14.29
NOK155.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.81
KHR266,901.54
|
$41.81
NOK454.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
KHR26,360.65
|
$15.25
NOK165.79
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Phnom Penh
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.22
KHR86,066.38
|
$78.58
NOK854.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.89
KHR72,548.10
|
$36.31
NOK394.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.86
KHR376,580.66
|
$97.89
NOK1,064.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.57
KHR196,980.65
|
$103.77
NOK1,128.43
|
|
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