Cost of living comparison
Rome is 95.6% more expensive than Phnom Penh.
If you lived in Rome instead of Phnom Penh, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Phnom Penh
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
៛20,668.35
|
$19.79
€18.47
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
៛26,868.85
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
៛4,095.79
|
$2.26
€2.11
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
៛2,857.70
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
pay 31.1% more for groceries
|
Phnom Penh
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
៛7,915.85
|
$1.78
€1.66
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
៛26,573.59
|
$8.48
€7.92
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.14
៛33,662.00
|
$6.93
€6.47
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
៛7,693.79
|
$3.56
€3.33
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.15
៛8,875.02
|
$4.84
€4.51
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
៛7,421.89
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
៛2,709.38
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
៛6,393.76
|
$1.11
€1.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
៛2,648.44
|
$1.32
€1.23
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
៛2,802.09
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
៛2,812.50
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
pay 90.5% more for transportation
|
Phnom Penh
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.44
៛18,348.18
|
$7.67
€7.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.62
៛43,920.24
|
$38.48
€35.92
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
៛202,549,820.59
|
$27,486.24
€25,655.66
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.00
៛37,203.03
|
$15.39
€14.37
|
|
pay 86.4% more for housing
|
Phnom Penh
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.22
៛124,928.69
|
$30.43
€28.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$535.28
៛2,212,661.59
|
$1,171.91
€1,093.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$319.50
៛1,320,707.50
|
$773.95
€722.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.32
៛389,876.43
|
$173.31
€161.77
|
|
pay 27.9% more for childcare
|
Phnom Penh
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$295.78
៛1,222,647.67
|
$531.12
€495.75
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,442.86
៛47,300,993.09
|
$8,734.44
€8,152.73
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Phnom Penh
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
៛4,133.67
|
$5.50
€5.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.90
៛11,972.74
|
$1.67
€1.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.55
៛6,407.19
|
$6.60
€6.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.81
៛272,047.14
|
$56.27
€52.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
៛26,868.85
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Phnom Penh
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.22
៛87,725.66
|
$85.59
€79.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.89
៛73,946.76
|
$36.33
€33.91
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.86
៛383,840.77
|
$97.35
€90.87
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.57
៛200,778.25
|
$123.90
€115.65
|
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