Cost of living comparison
Reykjavik is 2.9 times more expensive than Phnom Penh.
If you lived in Reykjavik instead of Phnom Penh, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
|
Phnom Penh
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
៛12,220.78
|
$18.96
kr2,593
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
៛26,478.35
|
$15.17
kr2,074
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
៛3,084.29
|
$2.56
kr350
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
៛2,087.30
|
$2.10
kr287
|
|
pay 80.8% more for groceries
|
Phnom Penh
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
៛6,862.01
|
$3.16
kr433
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.44
៛26,252.04
|
$7.18
kr982
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.14
៛33,153.49
|
$5.92
kr810
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
៛7,115.21
|
$5.76
kr787
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
៛10,326.88
|
$7.97
kr1,090
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.69
៛6,898.28
|
$1.55
kr212
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
៛2,425.18
|
$1.01
kr138
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.54
៛6,259.26
|
$1.09
kr149
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
៛2,822.96
|
$2.10
kr287
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
៛3,149.58
|
$1.21
kr166
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
៛2,656.14
|
$0.65
kr89
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Phnom Penh
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.44
៛18,091.37
|
$7.74
kr1,059
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.00
៛48,883.11
|
$60.67
kr8,297
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$48,000.00
៛195,532,451.18
|
$34,127.10
kr4,666,882
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.00
៛36,662.33
|
$26.95
kr3,685
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Phnom Penh
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.12
៛143,084.94
|
$71.50
kr9,777
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$518.85
៛2,113,567.92
|
$1,563.60
kr213,822
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$306.25
៛1,247,537.77
|
$1,307.54
kr178,806
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.06
៛399,468.35
|
$77.31
kr10,573
|
|
pay 33.3% more for childcare
|
Phnom Penh
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$201.60
៛821,236.29
|
$368.36
kr50,373
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,357.14
៛34,043,596.41
|
$7,015.02
kr959,303
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Phnom Penh
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
៛4,073.59
|
$9.10
kr1,244
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
៛10,119.36
|
$4.68
kr640
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.75
៛7,128.79
|
$12.32
kr1,685
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.50
៛323,850.62
|
$75.09
kr10,269
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
៛20,367.96
|
$13.65
kr1,867
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for clothing
|
Phnom Penh
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.57
៛91,946.81
|
$114.62
kr15,674
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.57
៛79,726.03
|
$46.77
kr6,395
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.11
៛289,677.71
|
$146.94
kr20,094
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$47.86
៛194,950.51
|
$205.08
kr28,044
|
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