Cost of living comparison
Phnom Penh is 22.5% cheaper than Riga.
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Riga, you would:
pay 55.5% less for restaurants
|
Riga
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.69
€8.50
|
$3.00
៛12,210.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.81
€5.98
|
$6.00
៛24,420.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
€1.58
|
$0.61
៛2,498.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
€1.14
|
$0.33
៛1,322.75
|
|
pay 62.6% more for groceries
|
Riga
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
€0.92
|
$1.60
៛6,495.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.23
€3.71
|
$7.03
៛28,603.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.27
€3.74
|
$8.41
៛34,231.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
€1.99
|
$1.74
៛7,073.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.91
€2.55
|
$2.25
៛9,152.51
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.50
|
$1.77
៛7,199.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.58
|
$0.65
៛2,627.18
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.76
|
$1.28
៛5,224.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.87
|
$0.70
៛2,861.49
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
€0.23
|
$0.79
៛3,216.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
€0.24
|
$0.53
៛2,161.50
|
|
pay 2.2% more for transportation
|
Riga
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.42
€4.75
|
$3.50
៛14,264.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.57
€53.11
|
$29.62
៛120,573.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,222.04
€21,240.33
|
$48,000.00
៛195,360,005.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.27
€8.13
|
$9.00
៛36,630.00
|
|
pay 22.4% less for housing
|
Riga
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.76
€16.45
|
$20.50
៛83,435.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$534.47
€468.68
|
$444.55
៛1,809,300.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.14
€318.44
|
$271.74
៛1,105,978.29
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$156.78
€137.48
|
$67.77
៛275,835.15
|
|
pay 48.0% less for childcare
|
Riga
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$389.74
€341.76
|
$204.00
៛830,280.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,862.64
€14,786.87
|
$8,714.29
៛35,467,143.90
|
|
pay 41.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Riga
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.63
€3.19
|
$0.78
៛3,154.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
€2.76
|
$2.47
៛10,047.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.85
€4.25
|
$1.50
៛6,105.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.74
€41.86
|
$52.79
៛214,862.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.57
€8.39
|
$5.00
៛20,350.00
|
|
pay 55.4% less for clothing
|
Riga
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.76
€65.55
|
$23.33
៛94,966.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.57
€38.20
|
$17.78
៛72,355.56
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.78
€77.85
|
$56.24
៛228,898.16
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.97
€103.44
|
$50.83
៛206,891.67
|
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