Cost of living comparison
Phnom Penh is 12.9% cheaper than Victoria.
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Victoria, you would:
pay 52.5% less for restaurants
Victoria
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.88
SCR189.06
|
$5.00
៛20,321.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR90.90
|
$6.50
៛26,417.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.77
SCR51.35
|
$0.99
៛4,027.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
SCR31.05
|
$0.69
៛2,809.70
|
|
pay 5.9% less for groceries
Victoria
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR23.28
|
$1.91
៛7,782.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR147.24
|
$6.43
៛26,127.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.26
SCR98.91
|
$8.14
៛33,096.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
SCR40.54
|
$1.86
៛7,564.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
SCR34.92
|
$2.15
៛8,725.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.52
|
$1.80
៛7,297.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.42
|
$0.66
៛2,663.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
SCR10.13
|
$1.55
៛6,286.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.94
SCR40.00
|
$0.64
៛2,603.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
SCR11.37
|
$0.68
៛2,755.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
SCR8.40
|
$0.68
៛2,765.27
|
|
pay 9.1% less for transportation
Victoria
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR67.93
|
$4.44
៛18,040.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.06
SCR327.83
|
$10.62
៛43,182.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR334,641.83
|
$49,000.00
៛199,147,908.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR399.41
|
$9.00
៛36,578.19
|
|
pay 45.3% less for housing
Victoria
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,681.10
|
$30.22
៛122,830.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$913.34
SCR12,443.79
|
$535.28
៛2,175,498.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$774.97
SCR10,558.60
|
$319.50
៛1,298,525.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.70
SCR1,358.43
|
$94.32
៛383,328.29
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Victoria
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,554.54
|
$295.78
៛1,202,112.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,982.14
SCR54,254.63
|
$11,442.86
៛46,506,552.32
|
|
pay 53.9% less for entertainment and sports
Victoria
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.88
|
$1.00
៛4,064.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.06
SCR68.92
|
$2.90
៛11,771.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.60
SCR158.04
|
$1.55
៛6,299.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.48
SCR1,246.40
|
$65.81
៛267,477.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.75
SCR146.52
|
$6.50
៛26,417.58
|
|
pay 46.4% less for clothing
Victoria
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.26
SCR820.95
|
$21.22
៛86,252.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.50
SCR1,137.69
|
$17.89
៛72,704.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.68
SCR1,317.27
|
$92.86
៛377,394.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,069.58
|
$48.57
៛197,406.09
|
|
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