Cost of living comparison
Phnom Penh is 2.0 times more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Praia, you would:
pay 10.2% less for restaurants
Praia
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.67
CVE482.89
|
$5.00
៛20,321.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
CVE611.01
|
$6.50
៛26,417.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
CVE146.01
|
$0.99
៛4,027.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
CVE98.70
|
$0.69
៛2,809.70
|
|
pay 32.1% more for groceries
Praia
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
CVE122.46
|
$1.91
៛7,782.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
CVE332.88
|
$6.43
៛26,127.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.53
CVE364.93
|
$8.14
៛33,096.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
CVE255.26
|
$1.86
៛7,564.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
CVE204.40
|
$2.15
៛8,725.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
CVE127.03
|
$1.80
៛7,297.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE92.38
|
$0.66
៛2,663.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE92.38
|
$1.55
៛6,286.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
CVE97.00
|
$0.64
៛2,603.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
CVE62.36
|
$0.68
៛2,755.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
CVE66.98
|
$0.68
៛2,765.27
|
|
pay 6.8% less for transportation
Praia
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
CVE659.53
|
$4.44
៛18,040.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.69
CVE2,138.52
|
$10.62
៛43,182.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,607.54
CVE2,749,524.85
|
$49,000.00
៛199,147,908.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.30
CVE1,374.76
|
$9.00
៛36,578.19
|
|
pay 58.5% more for housing
Praia
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.11
CVE6,211.89
|
$30.22
៛122,830.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$246.37
CVE25,458.56
|
$535.28
៛2,175,498.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$148.36
CVE15,331.21
|
$319.50
៛1,298,525.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.56
CVE6,464.72
|
$94.32
៛383,328.29
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for childcare
Praia
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.40
CVE7,894.94
|
$295.78
៛1,202,112.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,064.30
CVE109,980.99
|
$11,442.86
៛46,506,552.32
|
|
pay 23.9% more for entertainment and sports
Praia
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
CVE234.99
|
$1.00
៛4,064.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
CVE153.68
|
$2.90
៛11,771.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
CVE458.25
|
$1.55
៛6,299.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.92
CVE2,885.30
|
$65.81
៛267,477.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
CVE611.01
|
$6.50
៛26,417.58
|
|
pay 26.9% less for clothing
Praia
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$21.22
៛86,252.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.56
CVE3,055.03
|
$17.89
៛72,704.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.84
CVE8,146.74
|
$92.86
៛377,394.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.26
CVE12,220.11
|
$48.57
៛197,406.09
|
|
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