Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 2.5 times more expensive than Phnom Penh.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Phnom Penh, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Phnom Penh
|
Ottawa
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
KHR20,314.59
|
$20.55
CA$27.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
KHR28,440.42
|
$10.82
CA$14.61
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
KHR4,178.39
|
$2.40
CA$3.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
KHR3,941.03
|
$1.63
CA$2.20
|
|
pay 52.2% more for groceries
|
Phnom Penh
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.98
KHR8,033.50
|
$2.80
CA$3.78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.21
KHR25,248.13
|
$7.33
CA$9.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.18
KHR33,220.41
|
$8.50
CA$11.48
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
KHR8,100.83
|
$3.17
CA$4.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
KHR8,392.92
|
$5.57
CA$7.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
KHR8,235.51
|
$1.90
CA$2.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
KHR3,582.16
|
$0.59
CA$0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
KHR7,003.06
|
$1.38
CA$1.87
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
KHR2,738.04
|
$1.80
CA$2.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
KHR2,891.07
|
$1.25
CA$1.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
KHR2,593.24
|
$1.27
CA$1.71
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
|
Phnom Penh
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.45
KHR18,076.52
|
$4.21
CA$5.68
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.60
KHR43,066.93
|
$94.40
CA$127.41
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR199,082,966.91
|
$24,936.06
CA$33,657.45
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.89
KHR36,110.75
|
$19.29
CA$26.03
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Phnom Penh
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.80
KHR125,137.86
|
$53.74
CA$72.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$497.89
KHR2,022,905.34
|
$1,428.79
CA$1,928.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$275.83
KHR1,120,688.13
|
$1,314.00
CA$1,773.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.92
KHR340,950.41
|
$137.00
CA$184.92
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Phnom Penh
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$356.67
KHR1,449,107.31
|
$1,043.17
CA$1,408.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,613.13
KHR55,309,006.41
|
$20,975.09
CA$28,311.12
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Phnom Penh
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
KHR4,062.92
|
$5.87
CA$7.92
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
KHR11,870.13
|
$3.87
CA$5.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.75
KHR7,110.11
|
$12.48
CA$16.84
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.38
KHR200,606.56
|
$48.45
CA$65.40
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.25
KHR21,330.32
|
$11.01
CA$14.86
|
|
pay 91.2% more for clothing
|
Phnom Penh
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.00
KHR97,510.02
|
$60.17
CA$81.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.71
KHR92,286.27
|
$48.38
CA$65.30
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.38
KHR383,437.86
|
$104.51
CA$141.06
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.43
KHR241,453.39
|
$113.29
CA$152.91
|
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