Cost of living comparison
Tripoli is 30.2% cheaper than Phnom Penh.
If you lived in Tripoli instead of Phnom Penh, you would:
pay 32.1% less for restaurants
Phnom Penh
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
៛20,361.61
|
$6.30
LYD30.730
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
៛26,470.09
|
$4.20
LYD20.480
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
៛4,035.01
|
$0.54
LYD2.620
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
៛2,815.29
|
$0.18
LYD0.890
|
|
pay 48.9% less for groceries
Phnom Penh
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
៛7,798.37
|
$0.39
LYD1.900
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
៛26,179.21
|
$3.27
LYD15.930
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.14
៛33,162.41
|
$3.74
LYD18.250
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
៛7,579.61
|
$1.43
LYD6.960
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.15
៛8,743.30
|
$1.74
LYD8.510
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
៛7,311.74
|
$0.83
LYD4.070
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
៛2,669.17
|
$0.54
LYD2.640
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
៛6,298.87
|
$0.37
LYD1.810
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
៛2,609.14
|
$0.27
LYD1.320
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
៛2,760.50
|
$0.31
LYD1.500
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
៛2,770.76
|
$0.32
LYD1.550
|
|
pay 19.8% less for transportation
Phnom Penh
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.44
៛18,075.87
|
$0.12
LYD0.580
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.62
៛43,268.41
|
$23.05
LYD112.410
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
៛199,543,730.27
|
$15,223.10
LYD74,255.540
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.00
៛36,650.89
|
$6.30
LYD30.730
|
|
pay 49.5% less for housing
Phnom Penh
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.22
៛123,074.59
|
$22.66
LYD110.540
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$535.28
៛2,179,822.95
|
$230.97
LYD1,126.640
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$319.50
៛1,301,106.57
|
$137.80
LYD672.140
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.32
៛384,090.18
|
$38.44
LYD187.500
|
|
pay 82.7% less for childcare
Phnom Penh
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$295.78
៛1,204,502.06
|
$70.16
LYD342.220
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,442.86
៛46,598,987.74
|
$1,259.84
LYD6,145.290
|
|
pay 21.0% less for entertainment and sports
Phnom Penh
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
៛4,072.32
|
$1.00
LYD4.900
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.90
៛11,795.05
|
$0.60
LYD2.920
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.55
៛6,312.10
|
$2.31
LYD11.270
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.81
៛268,009.63
|
$28.91
LYD141.030
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
៛26,470.09
|
$5.25
LYD25.610
|
|
pay 42.8% more for clothing
Phnom Penh
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.22
៛86,423.70
|
$39.42
LYD192.270
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.89
៛72,849.30
|
$34.22
LYD166.930
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.86
៛378,144.10
|
$54.78
LYD267.230
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.57
៛197,798.45
|
$65.56
LYD319.780
|
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