Cost of living comparison
Phnom Penh is 65.6% more expensive than Rabat.
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 54.6% more for restaurants
Rabat
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MAD34.73
|
$5.00
៛20,173.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.95
MAD49.62
|
$6.50
៛26,225.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
MAD5.92
|
$0.99
៛3,997.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
MAD3.97
|
$0.69
៛2,789.26
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Rabat
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.47
MAD4.69
|
$1.91
៛7,726.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
MAD42.49
|
$6.43
៛25,937.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.92
MAD29.25
|
$8.14
៛32,855.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
MAD14.23
|
$1.86
៛7,509.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
MAD24.20
|
$2.15
៛8,662.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
MAD5.89
|
$1.80
៛7,244.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
MAD5.32
|
$0.66
៛2,644.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.25
MAD2.54
|
$1.55
៛6,240.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MAD3.08
|
$0.64
៛2,585.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
MAD2.30
|
$0.68
៛2,734.98
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
MAD2.61
|
$0.68
៛2,745.15
|
|
pay 12.6% more for transportation
Rabat
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.19
MAD52.02
|
$4.44
៛17,908.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.73
MAD248.10
|
$10.62
៛42,868.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,733.94
MAD248,101.84
|
$49,000.00
៛197,698,914.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.28
MAD72.99
|
$9.00
៛36,312.05
|
|
pay 64.5% more for housing
Rabat
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.97
MAD330.74
|
$30.22
៛121,936.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$432.59
MAD4,339.19
|
$535.28
៛2,159,670.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.12
MAD2,398.61
|
$319.50
៛1,289,077.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.54
MAD306.31
|
$94.32
៛380,539.21
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Rabat
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.61
MAD1,179.76
|
$295.78
៛1,193,366.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,660.62
MAD36,719.07
|
$11,442.86
៛46,168,172.22
|
|
pay 20.8% more for entertainment and sports
Rabat
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
MAD37.22
|
$1.00
៛4,034.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.84
MAD18.49
|
$2.90
៛11,686.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.76
MAD37.71
|
$1.55
៛6,253.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.71
MAD237.80
|
$65.81
៛265,531.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.43
MAD64.51
|
$6.50
៛26,225.37
|
|
pay 36.0% less for clothing
Rabat
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
MAD582.17
|
$21.22
៛85,624.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.61
MAD477.60
|
$17.89
៛72,175.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.02
MAD792.62
|
$92.86
៛374,648.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.50
MAD757.35
|
$48.57
៛195,969.77
|
|
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