Cost of living comparison
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Tagum City vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary
Tagum City is 13.0% cheaper than Phnom Penh.
Tagum City vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Tagum City instead of Phnom Penh, you would:
pay 36.5% less for restaurants
|
Phnom Penh
|
Tagum City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
KHR19,980.19
|
$6.02
₱364.18
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
KHR27,972.26
|
$5.42
₱327.76
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
KHR3,713.96
|
$0.26
₱15.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
KHR3,649.56
|
$0.26
₱15.61
|
|
Phnom Penh vs. Tagum City - Cost of restaurants
pay 19.7% more for groceries
|
Phnom Penh
|
Tagum City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
KHR6,595.51
|
?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
KHR26,773.45
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.17
KHR32,638.66
|
$5.99
₱362.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
KHR7,268.35
|
$2.06
₱124.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.01
KHR8,025.68
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
KHR7,235.19
|
$3.12
₱188.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
KHR3,534.52
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.91
KHR7,649.06
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
KHR2,936.37
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
KHR3,504.31
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
KHR2,144.88
|
?? | |
Phnom Penh vs. Tagum City - Cost of groceries
pay 4.1% less for transportation
|
Phnom Penh
|
Tagum City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.33
KHR17,303.03
|
$4.15
₱251.20
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.60
KHR38,361.96
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR196M
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.05
KHR36,175.36
|
?? | |
Phnom Penh vs. Tagum City - Cost of transportation
pay 29.3% less for housing
|
Phnom Penh
|
Tagum City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.29
KHR85,059.29
|
$30.09
₱1,820.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$481.60
KHR2M
|
$171.94
₱10,405.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$273.92
KHR1M
|
$137.55
₱8,324.17
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.99
KHR332K
|
$46.02
₱2,784.93
|
|
Phnom Penh vs. Tagum City - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Phnom Penh
|
Tagum City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$293.33
KHR1M
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,141.67
KHR29M
|
?? |
Phnom Penh vs. Tagum City - Cost of childcare
pay 14.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Phnom Penh
|
Tagum City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.21
KHR4,828.05
|
$1.29
₱78.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.53
KHR10,095.25
|
$2.01
₱121.39
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
KHR7,492.57
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.67
KHR167K
|
$25.79
₱1,560.78
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.75
KHR14,985.14
|
$3.47
₱210.19
|
|
Phnom Penh vs. Tagum City - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Phnom Penh
|
Tagum City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.75
KHR103K
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.33
KHR93,240.87
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.00
KHR352K
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.20
KHR241K
|
?? |
Phnom Penh vs. Tagum City - Cost of clothing
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