Cost of living comparison
Phnom Penh is 19.6% cheaper than San Jose.
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of San Jose, you would:
pay 46.1% less for restaurants
San Jose
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.09
₡5,071
|
$5.00
៛20,361.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.20
₡4,624
|
$6.50
៛26,470.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
₡918
|
$0.99
៛4,035.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
₡842
|
$0.69
៛2,815.29
|
|
pay 2.5% less for groceries
San Jose
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
₡1,030
|
$1.91
៛7,798.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.67
₡1,844
|
$6.43
៛26,179.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
₡3,574
|
$8.14
៛33,162.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
₡1,598
|
$1.86
៛7,579.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
₡1,928
|
$2.15
៛8,743.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.21
₡1,112
|
$1.80
៛7,311.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
₡267
|
$0.66
៛2,669.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
₡441
|
$1.55
៛6,298.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
₡544
|
$0.64
៛2,609.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
₡493
|
$0.68
៛2,760.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
₡516
|
$0.68
៛2,770.76
|
|
pay 20.0% less for transportation
San Jose
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
₡3,098
|
$4.44
៛18,075.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.74
₡17,959
|
$10.62
៛43,268.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,532.30
₡16,348,881
|
$49,000.00
៛199,543,730.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.32
₡6,693
|
$9.00
៛36,650.89
|
|
pay 6.9% more for housing
San Jose
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.83
₡25,546
|
$30.22
៛123,074.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$686.22
₡344,854
|
$535.28
៛2,179,822.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$420.20
₡211,168
|
$319.50
៛1,301,106.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.00
₡22,114
|
$94.32
៛384,090.18
|
|
pay 6.9% more for childcare
San Jose
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$358.07
₡179,947
|
$295.78
៛1,204,502.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,730.45
₡4,387,429
|
$11,442.86
៛46,598,987.74
|
|
pay 27.5% less for entertainment and sports
San Jose
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.79
₡1,401
|
$1.00
៛4,072.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
₡1,532
|
$2.90
៛11,795.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
₡2,195
|
$1.55
៛6,312.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.66
₡30,482
|
$65.81
៛268,009.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.44
₡3,737
|
$6.50
៛26,470.09
|
|
pay 54.9% less for clothing
San Jose
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
₡42,774
|
$21.22
៛86,423.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.81
₡24,527
|
$17.89
៛72,849.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.12
₡61,371
|
$92.86
៛378,144.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.99
₡57,286
|
$48.57
៛197,798.45
|
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