Cost of living comparison
Phnom Penh is 14.9% cheaper than Riga.
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Riga, you would:
pay 38.4% less for restaurants
Riga
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.38
|
$5.00
៛20,173.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.22
|
$6.50
៛26,225.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.33
|
$0.99
៛3,997.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.28
€1.20
|
$0.69
៛2,789.26
|
|
pay 34.4% more for groceries
Riga
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.25
|
$1.91
៛7,726.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.42
€5.08
|
$6.43
៛25,937.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
€5.15
|
$8.14
៛32,855.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
€2.50
|
$1.86
៛7,509.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
€3.27
|
$2.15
៛8,662.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$1.80
៛7,244.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.66
៛2,644.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.86
|
$1.55
៛6,240.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.27
|
$0.64
៛2,585.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.39
|
$0.68
៛2,734.98
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
€0.31
|
$0.68
៛2,745.15
|
|
pay 6.0% less for transportation
Riga
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.79
€7.31
|
$4.44
៛17,908.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.95
|
$10.62
៛42,868.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,187.89
€22,694.29
|
$49,000.00
៛197,698,914.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.66
€10.01
|
$9.00
៛36,312.05
|
|
pay 1.6% less for housing
Riga
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.82
€18.59
|
$30.22
៛121,936.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.54
€459.32
|
$535.28
៛2,159,670.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$337.47
€316.63
|
$319.50
៛1,289,077.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.35
€238.64
|
$94.32
៛380,539.21
|
|
pay 23.4% less for childcare
Riga
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$404.77
€379.78
|
$295.78
៛1,193,366.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,268.86
€13,387.76
|
$11,442.86
៛46,168,172.22
|
|
pay 27.2% less for entertainment and sports
Riga
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.13
|
$1.00
៛4,034.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
€2.83
|
$2.90
៛11,686.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.64
|
$1.55
៛6,253.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.13
€41.41
|
$65.81
៛265,531.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
€9.39
|
$6.50
៛26,225.37
|
|
pay 41.8% less for clothing
Riga
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.46
€67.05
|
$21.22
៛85,624.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.87
€42.10
|
$17.89
៛72,175.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.12
€72.36
|
$92.86
៛374,648.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.87
€105.90
|
$48.57
៛195,969.77
|
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