Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 2.6 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
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
៛20,668.35
|
$18.44
CA$24.75
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
៛26,868.85
|
$8.85
CA$11.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
៛4,095.79
|
$2.30
CA$3.09
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
៛2,857.70
|
$1.67
CA$2.25
|
|
pay 36.0% more for groceries
|
Phnom Penh
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
៛7,915.85
|
$2.34
CA$3.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
៛26,573.59
|
$6.00
CA$8.05
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.14
៛33,662.00
|
$7.68
CA$10.31
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
៛7,693.79
|
$3.15
CA$4.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.15
៛8,875.02
|
$5.22
CA$7.00
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
៛7,421.89
|
$1.72
CA$2.30
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
៛2,709.38
|
$0.55
CA$0.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
៛6,393.76
|
$1.32
CA$1.78
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
៛2,648.44
|
$1.55
CA$2.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
៛2,802.09
|
$0.87
CA$1.17
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
៛2,812.50
|
$0.95
CA$1.27
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
|
Phnom Penh
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.44
៛18,348.18
|
$5.28
CA$7.09
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.62
៛43,920.24
|
$92.56
CA$124.27
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
៛202,549,820.59
|
$19,543.49
CA$26,240.07
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.00
៛37,203.03
|
$19.54
CA$26.24
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Phnom Penh
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.22
៛124,928.69
|
$62.08
CA$83.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$535.28
៛2,212,661.59
|
$1,303.57
CA$1,750.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$319.50
៛1,320,707.50
|
$1,141.60
CA$1,532.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.32
៛389,876.43
|
$123.67
CA$166.05
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Phnom Penh
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$295.78
៛1,222,647.67
|
$1,128.36
CA$1,514.99
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,442.86
៛47,300,993.09
|
$19,820.05
CA$26,611.39
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Phnom Penh
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
៛4,133.67
|
$5.90
CA$7.92
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.90
៛11,972.74
|
$4.07
CA$5.46
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.55
៛6,407.19
|
$11.06
CA$14.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.81
៛272,047.14
|
$57.52
CA$77.22
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
៛26,868.85
|
$11.80
CA$15.84
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Phnom Penh
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.22
៛87,725.66
|
$61.22
CA$82.20
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.89
៛73,946.76
|
$50.10
CA$67.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.86
៛383,840.77
|
$95.91
CA$128.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.57
៛200,778.25
|
$141.14
CA$189.50
|
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