Cost of living comparison
Phnom Penh is 21.1% more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 25.6% less for restaurants
|
Buenos Aires
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.00
ARS10,969.47
|
$5.00
KHR20,259.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.49
ARS8,466.44
|
$7.00
KHR28,363.71
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
ARS1,465.25
|
$1.12
KHR4,551.70
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
ARS1,081.51
|
$1.01
KHR4,096.85
|
|
pay 39.3% more for groceries
|
Buenos Aires
|
Phnom Penh
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.16
ARS2,149.09
|
$1.85
KHR7,496.12
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.19
ARS5,178.59
|
$6.08
KHR24,649.41
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.04
ARS5,026.56
|
$8.07
KHR32,691.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
ARS2,300.36
|
$1.90
KHR7,691.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.80
ARS2,794.99
|
$1.87
KHR7,581.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
ARS921.78
|
$2.17
KHR8,806.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
ARS872.26
|
$0.87
KHR3,505.21
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
ARS604.16
|
$1.89
KHR7,645.83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
ARS996.84
|
$0.67
KHR2,730.65
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
ARS425.84
|
$0.76
KHR3,093.86
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ARS503.95
|
$0.65
KHR2,634.38
|
|
pay 38.8% more for transportation
|
Buenos Aires
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.50
ARS3,495.06
|
$4.40
KHR17,810.60
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ARS10,969.47
|
$10.60
KHR42,950.76
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,250.00
ARS23,185,473.39
|
$49,000.00
KHR198,545,944.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.35
ARS7,329.60
|
$9.00
KHR36,467.62
|
|
pay 3.9% more for housing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Phnom Penh
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.79
ARS23,728.34
|
$22.30
KHR90,353.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$513.68
ARS512,251.74
|
$502.11
KHR2,034,509.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.39
ARS356,400.46
|
$277.36
KHR1,123,833.94
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.23
ARS49,096.90
|
$72.12
KHR292,245.91
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Buenos Aires
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$216.50
ARS215,899.14
|
$340.00
KHR1,377,665.74
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,476.88
ARS4,464,452.21
|
$13,900.83
KHR56,325,593.46
|
|
pay 9.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Buenos Aires
|
Phnom Penh
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
ARS1,794.77
|
$1.50
KHR6,077.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.98
ARS2,975.85
|
$2.77
KHR11,239.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
ARS2,393.34
|
$2.00
KHR8,103.92
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.22
ARS27,143.36
|
$48.33
KHR195,844.64
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ARS4,986.12
|
$5.50
KHR22,285.77
|
|
pay 51.6% less for clothing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.58
ARS89,326.40
|
$24.67
KHR99,948.30
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.73
ARS74,521.73
|
$20.80
KHR84,280.73
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.08
ARS113,760.32
|
$93.00
KHR376,832.10
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.22
ARS118,887.13
|
$67.67
KHR274,182.49
|
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