Cost of living comparison
Phnom Penh is 58.7% more expensive than St. George's.
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of St. George's, you would:
pay 33.0% less for restaurants
St. George's
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$5.00
៛20,173.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$6.50
៛26,225.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
EC$4.67
|
$0.99
៛3,997.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
$0.69
៛2,789.26
|
|
pay 4.9% less for groceries
St. George's
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$1.91
៛7,726.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.65
EC$7.17
|
$6.43
៛25,937.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
EC$17.35
|
$8.14
៛32,855.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
$1.86
៛7,509.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
EC$10.53
|
$2.15
៛8,662.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.94
EC$7.96
|
$1.80
៛7,244.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.01
|
$0.66
៛2,644.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
EC$3.13
|
$1.55
៛6,240.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
EC$4.13
|
$0.64
៛2,585.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
EC$3.77
|
$0.68
៛2,734.98
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$0.68
៛2,745.15
|
|
pay 7.6% less for transportation
St. George's
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
EC$12.56
|
$4.44
៛17,908.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$10.62
៛42,868.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,351.15
EC$55,000.00
|
$49,000.00
៛197,698,914.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
$9.00
៛36,312.05
|
|
pay 3.9% less for housing
St. George's
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.64
EC$147.67
|
$30.22
៛121,936.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$663.68
EC$1,793.64
|
$535.28
៛2,159,670.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$277.52
EC$750.00
|
$319.50
៛1,289,077.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
$94.32
៛380,539.21
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for childcare
St. George's
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
$295.78
៛1,193,366.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,128.56
EC$3,050.00
|
$11,442.86
៛46,168,172.22
|
|
pay 21.7% less for entertainment and sports
St. George's
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.00
៛4,034.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$2.90
៛11,686.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$1.55
៛6,253.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.25
EC$125.00
|
$65.81
៛265,531.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$6.50
៛26,225.37
|
|
pay 52.8% less for clothing
St. George's
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.27
EC$246.67
|
$21.22
៛85,624.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
$17.89
៛72,175.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.54
EC$293.33
|
$92.86
៛374,648.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.94
EC$313.33
|
$48.57
៛195,969.77
|
|
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