Cost of living comparison
Phnom Penh is 12.0% more expensive than San Salvador.
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 13.2% less for restaurants
San Salvador
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.51
|
$5.00
KHR20,310.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
SVC65.63
|
$7.00
KHR28,434.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
SVC9.22
|
$1.03
KHR4,177.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC7.97
|
$0.97
KHR3,940.14
|
|
pay 12.6% more for groceries
San Salvador
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
SVC16.21
|
$1.98
KHR8,031.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.20
SVC28.03
|
$6.21
KHR25,242.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.42
SVC64.92
|
$8.18
KHR33,212.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SVC26.65
|
$1.99
KHR8,099.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
SVC23.02
|
$2.07
KHR8,391.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
SVC11.25
|
$2.03
KHR8,233.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
$0.88
KHR3,581.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
SVC8.30
|
$1.72
KHR7,001.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.07
|
$0.67
KHR2,737.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
SVC8.16
|
$0.71
KHR2,890.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SVC7.06
|
$0.64
KHR2,592.65
|
|
pay 8.5% more for transportation
San Salvador
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
SVC35.47
|
$4.45
KHR18,072.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SVC218.76
|
$10.60
KHR43,057.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,500.00
SVC170,635.57
|
$49,000.00
KHR199,038,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.00
SVC253.77
|
$8.89
KHR36,102.59
|
|
pay 29.4% less for housing
San Salvador
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC368.77
|
$30.80
KHR125,109.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$842.86
SVC7,375.46
|
$497.89
KHR2,022,448.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$635.71
SVC5,562.84
|
$275.83
KHR1,120,435.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.66
SVC688.28
|
$83.92
KHR340,873.40
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
San Salvador
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.62
SVC1,449.31
|
$356.67
KHR1,448,780.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,585.71
SVC40,127.49
|
$13,613.13
KHR55,296,513.75
|
|
pay 7.9% less for entertainment and sports
San Salvador
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.50
|
$1.00
KHR4,062.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
SVC26.56
|
$2.92
KHR11,867.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC35.00
|
$1.75
KHR7,108.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.88
SVC261.42
|
$49.38
KHR200,561.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.75
|
$5.25
KHR21,325.50
|
|
pay 43.0% less for clothing
San Salvador
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.29
SVC606.29
|
$24.00
KHR97,488.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.86
SVC480.03
|
$22.71
KHR92,265.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.29
SVC868.80
|
$94.38
KHR383,351.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.43
SVC913.81
|
$59.43
KHR241,398.86
|
|
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