Cost of living comparison
Phnom Penh is 27.0% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 74.7% more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
THB76.52
|
$5.00
KHR20,277.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
THB207.88
|
$6.50
KHR26,360.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
THB24.54
|
$0.99
KHR4,018.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB13.01
|
$0.69
KHR2,803.65
|
|
pay 34.9% more for groceries
Thailand
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
THB54.53
|
$1.91
KHR7,766.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
THB293.77
|
$6.43
KHR26,070.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
THB237.36
|
$8.14
KHR33,025.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
THB64.20
|
$1.86
KHR7,548.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.36
|
$2.15
KHR8,707.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
THB44.28
|
$1.80
KHR7,281.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
THB18.53
|
$0.66
KHR2,658.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB29.11
|
$1.55
KHR6,272.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
THB21.68
|
$0.64
KHR2,598.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB22.70
|
$0.68
KHR2,749.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
THB16.89
|
$0.68
KHR2,759.31
|
|
pay 2.4% less for transportation
Thailand
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
THB167.94
|
$4.44
KHR18,001.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
THB893.85
|
$10.62
KHR43,089.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
THB1,150,096.76
|
$49,000.00
KHR198,718,718.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
THB355.89
|
$9.00
KHR36,499.36
|
|
pay 76.4% more for housing
Thailand
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
THB628.55
|
$30.22
KHR122,565.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
THB10,689.13
|
$535.28
KHR2,170,810.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
THB7,626.93
|
$319.50
KHR1,295,727.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
THB1,816.97
|
$94.32
KHR382,502.17
|
|
pay 2.0% more for childcare
Thailand
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
THB12,294.09
|
$295.78
KHR1,199,522.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
THB364,207.20
|
$11,442.86
KHR46,406,324.73
|
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
THB69.78
|
$1.00
KHR4,055.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
THB71.47
|
$2.90
KHR11,746.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
THB132.81
|
$1.55
KHR6,286.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
THB1,730.09
|
$65.81
KHR266,901.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
THB207.03
|
$6.50
KHR26,360.65
|
pay 23.4% less for clothing
Thailand
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
THB1,484.73
|
$21.22
KHR86,066.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
THB993.58
|
$17.89
KHR72,548.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
THB3,014.98
|
$92.86
KHR376,580.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
THB2,400.21
|
$48.57
KHR196,980.65
|
|
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