Cost of living comparison
Phnom Penh is 21.3% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 40.3% more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
₭63,830
|
$5.00
៛20,321.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
₭106,383
|
$6.50
៛26,417.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
₭19,541
|
$0.99
៛4,027.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₭9,389
|
$0.69
៛2,809.70
|
|
pay 18.7% less for groceries
Vientiane
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
₭41,063
|
$1.91
៛7,782.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
₭126,486
|
$6.43
៛26,127.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.37
₭220,624
|
$8.14
៛33,096.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₭44,162
|
$1.86
៛7,564.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
₭50,423
|
$2.15
៛8,725.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
₭43,030
|
$1.80
៛7,297.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₭11,028
|
$0.66
៛2,663.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭33,468
|
$1.55
៛6,286.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
₭47,811
|
$0.64
៛2,603.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭33,468
|
$0.68
៛2,755.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭33,468
|
$0.68
៛2,765.27
|
|
pay 2.7% more for transportation
Vientiane
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
₭111,525
|
$4.44
៛18,040.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
₭126,486
|
$10.62
៛43,182.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
₭1,264,860,967
|
$49,000.00
៛199,147,908.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
₭295,526
|
$9.00
៛36,578.19
|
|
pay 15.5% less for housing
Vientiane
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
₭3,579,547
|
$30.22
៛122,830.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.61
₭10,630,008
|
$535.28
៛2,175,498.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.31
₭5,836,468
|
$319.50
៛1,298,525.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
₭2,084,642
|
$94.32
៛383,328.29
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Vientiane
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$295.78
៛1,202,112.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
₭95,549,296
|
$11,442.86
៛46,506,552.32
|
|
pay 25.0% more for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
₭24,012
|
$1.00
៛4,064.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
₭44,612
|
$2.90
៛11,771.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
₭43,373
|
$1.55
៛6,299.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
₭728,028
|
$65.81
៛267,477.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
₭106,383
|
$6.50
៛26,417.58
|
|
pay 39.7% less for clothing
Vientiane
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
₭1,981,612
|
$21.22
៛86,252.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
₭1,077,239
|
$17.89
៛72,704.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
₭2,643,557
|
$92.86
៛377,394.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
₭952,861
|
$48.57
៛197,406.09
|
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