Cost of living comparison
Phnom Penh is 0.5% more expensive than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 10.3% more for restaurants
Santo Domingo
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
DOP604.50
|
$5.00
KHR20,310.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.89
DOP416.65
|
$7.00
KHR28,434.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
DOP54.48
|
$1.03
KHR4,177.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
DOP33.42
|
$0.97
KHR3,940.14
|
|
pay 26.6% more for groceries
Santo Domingo
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
DOP129.29
|
$1.98
KHR8,031.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.45
DOP208.66
|
$6.21
KHR25,242.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
DOP294.93
|
$8.18
KHR33,212.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
DOP126.96
|
$1.99
KHR8,099.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
DOP164.76
|
$2.07
KHR8,391.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
DOP79.08
|
$2.03
KHR8,233.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP20.97
|
$0.88
KHR3,581.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
DOP76.19
|
$1.72
KHR7,001.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
DOP43.91
|
$0.67
KHR2,737.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
DOP50.10
|
$0.71
KHR2,890.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
DOP66.83
|
$0.64
KHR2,592.65
|
|
pay 22.6% less for transportation
Santo Domingo
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
DOP299.45
|
$4.45
KHR18,072.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$86.16
DOP5,208.10
|
$10.60
KHR43,057.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,292.87
DOP1,770,753.91
|
$49,000.00
KHR199,038,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.06
DOP1,333.27
|
$8.89
KHR36,102.59
|
|
pay 1.1% more for housing
Santo Domingo
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.89
DOP2,713.42
|
$30.80
KHR125,109.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$847.67
DOP51,241.92
|
$497.89
KHR2,022,448.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$416.69
DOP25,188.86
|
$275.83
KHR1,120,435.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.78
DOP2,404.81
|
$83.92
KHR340,873.40
|
|
pay 45.8% more for childcare
Santo Domingo
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$415.27
DOP25,103.04
|
$356.67
KHR1,448,780.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,617.64
DOP400,036.12
|
$13,613.13
KHR55,296,513.75
|
|
pay 17.8% less for entertainment and sports
Santo Domingo
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.58
DOP156.24
|
$1.00
KHR4,062.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
DOP150.51
|
$2.92
KHR11,867.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.31
DOP260.40
|
$1.75
KHR7,108.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.03
DOP2,238.18
|
$49.38
KHR200,561.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.46
DOP390.61
|
$5.25
KHR21,325.50
|
|
pay 40.2% less for clothing
Santo Domingo
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.66
DOP3,606.61
|
$24.00
KHR97,488.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.15
DOP3,515.47
|
$22.71
KHR92,265.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.85
DOP5,794.01
|
$94.38
KHR383,351.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.92
DOP5,859.11
|
$59.43
KHR241,398.86
|
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