Cost of living comparison
Peru is 11.2% cheaper than Phnom Penh.
If you lived in Peru instead of Phnom Penh, you would:
pay 30.0% less for restaurants
|
Phnom Penh
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
៛20,173.36
|
$2.98
PEN10.98
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
៛26,225.37
|
$5.00
PEN18.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
៛3,997.70
|
$0.76
PEN2.79
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
៛2,789.26
|
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
|
pay 39.0% less for groceries
|
Phnom Penh
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
៛7,726.27
|
$1.30
PEN4.77
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
៛25,937.18
|
$2.56
PEN9.42
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.14
៛32,855.82
|
$4.32
PEN15.92
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
៛7,509.53
|
$2.03
PEN7.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.15
៛8,662.47
|
$2.13
PEN7.84
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
៛7,244.14
|
$0.59
PEN2.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
៛2,644.49
|
$0.42
PEN1.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
៛6,240.64
|
$0.45
PEN1.65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
៛2,585.01
|
$0.42
PEN1.53
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
៛2,734.98
|
$0.38
PEN1.39
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
៛2,745.15
|
$0.39
PEN1.43
|
|
pay 12.4% more for transportation
|
Phnom Penh
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.44
៛17,908.75
|
$5.30
PEN19.54
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.62
៛42,868.39
|
$16.55
PEN60.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
៛197,698,914.77
|
$20,417.59
PEN75,211.74
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.00
៛36,312.05
|
$11.94
PEN43.97
|
|
pay 36.2% less for housing
|
Phnom Penh
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.22
៛121,936.75
|
$29.53
PEN108.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$535.28
៛2,159,670.12
|
$277.70
PEN1,022.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$319.50
៛1,289,077.62
|
$204.62
PEN753.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.32
៛380,539.21
|
$39.33
PEN144.88
|
|
pay 51.4% less for childcare
|
Phnom Penh
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$295.78
៛1,193,366.24
|
$162.20
PEN597.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,442.86
៛46,168,172.22
|
$4,852.04
PEN17,873.33
|
|
pay 37.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Phnom Penh
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
៛4,034.67
|
$1.83
PEN6.76
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.90
៛11,686.00
|
$2.60
PEN9.57
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.55
៛6,253.74
|
$4.57
PEN16.84
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.81
៛265,531.83
|
$31.17
PEN114.81
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
៛26,225.37
|
$4.59
PEN16.89
|
|
pay 28.3% more for clothing
|
Phnom Penh
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.22
៛85,624.70
|
$40.11
PEN147.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.89
៛72,175.79
|
$22.91
PEN84.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.86
៛374,648.09
|
$67.62
PEN249.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.57
៛195,969.77
|
$59.99
PEN220.98
|
|
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