Cost of living comparison
Phnom Penh is 34.2% cheaper than Reykjavik.
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Reykjavik, you would:
pay 64.5% less for restaurants
Reykjavik
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.40
kr2,599
|
$5.00
៛20,321.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.62
kr2,207
|
$6.50
៛26,417.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
kr358
|
$0.99
៛4,027.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
kr286
|
$0.69
៛2,809.70
|
|
pay 24.0% less for groceries
Reykjavik
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
kr481
|
$1.91
៛7,782.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
kr1,016
|
$6.43
៛26,127.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.90
kr833
|
$8.14
៛33,096.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.64
kr797
|
$1.86
៛7,564.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.08
kr1,142
|
$2.15
៛8,725.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
kr221
|
$1.80
៛7,297.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
kr132
|
$0.66
៛2,663.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
kr174
|
$1.55
៛6,286.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
kr313
|
$0.64
៛2,603.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
kr176
|
$0.68
៛2,755.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
kr97
|
$0.68
៛2,765.27
|
|
pay 42.9% less for transportation
Reykjavik
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
kr1,257
|
$4.44
៛18,040.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.56
kr9,260
|
$10.62
៛43,182.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,150.35
kr5,247,487
|
$49,000.00
៛199,147,908.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.44
kr4,159
|
$9.00
៛36,578.19
|
|
pay 40.1% less for housing
Reykjavik
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
kr9,046
|
$30.22
៛122,830.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,613.16
kr227,859
|
$535.28
៛2,175,498.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,379.70
kr194,883
|
$319.50
៛1,298,525.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.31
kr9,791
|
$94.32
៛383,328.29
|
|
pay 46.8% more for childcare
Reykjavik
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.44
kr39,894
|
$295.78
៛1,202,112.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,058.18
kr855,718
|
$11,442.86
៛46,506,552.32
|
|
pay 53.3% less for entertainment and sports
Reykjavik
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.47
kr1,338
|
$1.00
៛4,064.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.53
kr640
|
$2.90
៛11,771.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.66
kr1,646
|
$1.55
៛6,299.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.30
kr9,507
|
$65.81
៛267,477.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
kr1,929
|
$6.50
៛26,417.58
|
|
pay 61.3% less for clothing
Reykjavik
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.17
kr15,278
|
$21.22
៛86,252.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.41
kr6,132
|
$17.89
៛72,704.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$137.74
kr19,456
|
$92.86
៛377,394.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$182.49
kr25,777
|
$48.57
៛197,406.09
|
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