Cost of living comparison
Phnom Penh is 44.2% cheaper than Albany.
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Albany, you would:
pay 57.0% less for restaurants
Albany
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$5.00
KHR20,567.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.90
|
$7.00
KHR28,795.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
|
$1.03
KHR4,230.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
|
$0.97
KHR3,990.17
|
|
pay 24.9% less for groceries
Albany
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.80
|
$1.98
KHR8,133.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.65
|
$6.21
KHR25,562.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.06
|
$8.18
KHR33,634.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.12
|
$1.99
KHR8,201.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.57
|
$2.07
KHR8,497.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$2.03
KHR8,338.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
|
$0.88
KHR3,626.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.35
|
$1.72
KHR7,090.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.12
|
$0.67
KHR2,772.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
|
$0.71
KHR2,927.11
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.76
|
$0.64
KHR2,625.57
|
|
pay 11.8% less for transportation
Albany
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.68
|
$4.45
KHR18,301.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.50
|
$10.60
KHR43,603.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
|
$49,000.00
KHR201,565,168.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.15
|
$8.89
KHR36,560.99
|
|
pay 58.8% less for housing
Albany
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.61
|
$30.80
KHR126,698.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,407.50
|
$497.89
KHR2,048,127.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,391.25
|
$275.83
KHR1,134,661.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.46
|
$83.92
KHR345,201.44
|
|
pay 63.0% less for childcare
Albany
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,400.00
|
$356.67
KHR1,467,175.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,000.00
|
$13,613.13
KHR55,998,608.96
|
|
pay 60.1% less for entertainment and sports
Albany
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$1.00
KHR4,113.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.00
|
$2.92
KHR12,018.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.00
|
$1.75
KHR7,198.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.00
|
$49.38
KHR203,107.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$5.25
KHR21,596.27
|
|
pay 33.6% less for clothing
Albany
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.67
|
$24.00
KHR98,725.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.37
|
$22.71
KHR93,436.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.25
|
$94.38
KHR388,218.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.00
|
$59.43
KHR244,463.88
|
|
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