Cost of living comparison
Phnom Penh is 34.6% more expensive than Pretoria.
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 9.9% more for restaurants
Pretoria
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.72
R129.59
|
$5.00
៛20,321.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
R84.63
|
$6.50
៛26,417.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
R17.03
|
$0.99
៛4,027.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
R12.73
|
$0.69
៛2,809.70
|
|
pay 76.3% more for groceries
Pretoria
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
R16.05
|
$1.91
៛7,782.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.17
R61.24
|
$6.43
៛26,127.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
R74.74
|
$8.14
៛33,096.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
R32.33
|
$1.86
៛7,564.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
R37.07
|
$2.15
៛8,725.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
R11.83
|
$1.80
៛7,297.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
R10.80
|
$0.66
៛2,663.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
R10.24
|
$1.55
៛6,286.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
R12.09
|
$0.64
៛2,603.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
R9.62
|
$0.68
៛2,755.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
R9.82
|
$0.68
៛2,765.27
|
|
pay 22.1% more for transportation
Pretoria
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.68
R90.33
|
$4.44
៛18,040.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.23
R872.74
|
$10.62
៛43,182.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,020.94
R328,415.94
|
$49,000.00
៛199,147,908.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.97
R211.57
|
$9.00
៛36,578.19
|
|
pay 15.0% more for housing
Pretoria
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.98
R906.44
|
$30.22
៛122,830.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.25
R6,082.76
|
$535.28
៛2,175,498.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$329.30
R6,353.84
|
$319.50
៛1,298,525.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.25
R1,413.32
|
$94.32
៛383,328.29
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Pretoria
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.41
R4,059.78
|
$295.78
៛1,202,112.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,579.40
R69,063.84
|
$11,442.86
៛46,506,552.32
|
|
pay 18.9% more for entertainment and sports
Pretoria
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.92
R37.03
|
$1.00
៛4,064.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
R31.69
|
$2.90
៛11,771.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
R52.89
|
$1.55
៛6,299.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.50
R665.70
|
$65.81
៛267,477.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
R105.79
|
$6.50
៛26,417.58
|
|
pay 30.5% less for clothing
Pretoria
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.41
R818.29
|
$21.22
៛86,252.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.03
R675.86
|
$17.89
៛72,704.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
R1,480.96
|
$92.86
៛377,394.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.03
R1,679.30
|
$48.57
៛197,406.09
|
|
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