Cost of living comparison
Washington is 3.4 times more expensive than Phnom Penh.
If you lived in Washington instead of Phnom Penh, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Phnom Penh
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
KHR20,377.95
|
$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
KHR28,529.12
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
KHR4,191.42
|
$2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
KHR3,953.32
|
$2.25
|
|
pay 84.9% more for groceries
Phnom Penh
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.98
KHR8,058.55
|
$3.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.21
KHR25,326.87
|
$7.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.18
KHR33,324.02
|
$4.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
KHR8,126.10
|
$3.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
KHR8,419.10
|
$5.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
KHR8,261.19
|
$2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
KHR3,593.33
|
$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
KHR7,024.90
|
$2.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
KHR2,746.58
|
$2.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
KHR2,900.08
|
$1.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
KHR2,601.33
|
$1.54
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Phnom Penh
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.45
KHR18,132.90
|
$3.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.60
KHR43,201.24
|
$80.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR199,703,862.86
|
$35,699.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.89
KHR36,223.37
|
$20.96
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Phnom Penh
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.80
KHR125,528.14
|
$63.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$497.89
KHR2,029,214.33
|
$2,560.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$275.83
KHR1,124,183.31
|
$2,084.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.92
KHR342,013.76
|
$131.15
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
Phnom Penh
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$356.67
KHR1,453,626.76
|
$2,326.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,613.13
KHR55,481,503.02
|
$51,000.00
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Phnom Penh
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
KHR4,075.59
|
$8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
KHR11,907.16
|
$5.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.75
KHR7,132.28
|
$12.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.38
KHR201,232.21
|
$104.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.25
KHR21,396.84
|
$16.68
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Phnom Penh
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.00
KHR97,814.14
|
$73.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.71
KHR92,574.09
|
$50.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.38
KHR384,633.72
|
$115.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.43
KHR242,206.43
|
$173.48
|
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