Cost of living comparison
Phnom Penh is 29.6% more expensive than Chiang Mai.
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Chiang Mai, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Chiang Mai
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.75
THB59.82
|
$5.00
KHR20,417.67
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
THB249.25
|
$7.00
KHR28,584.73
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
THB22.35
|
$1.12
KHR4,587.17
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
THB11.35
|
$1.01
KHR4,128.78
|
|
pay 47.7% more for groceries
|
Chiang Mai
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.47
THB50.18
|
$1.85
KHR7,554.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.16
THB245.02
|
$6.08
KHR24,841.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
THB204.79
|
$8.07
KHR32,945.85
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
THB69.11
|
$1.90
KHR7,751.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.25
THB42.75
|
$1.87
KHR7,640.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB40.59
|
$2.17
KHR8,875.42
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB17.68
|
$0.87
KHR3,532.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
THB19.50
|
$1.89
KHR7,705.41
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
THB23.37
|
$0.67
KHR2,751.93
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
THB20.63
|
$0.76
KHR3,117.97
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
THB17.52
|
$0.65
KHR2,654.91
|
|
pay 13.2% more for transportation
|
Chiang Mai
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
THB152.77
|
$4.40
KHR17,949.39
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.30
THB797.62
|
$10.60
KHR43,285.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,118.56
THB722,839.06
|
$49,000.00
KHR200,093,139.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.72
THB401.30
|
$9.00
KHR36,751.80
|
|
pay 29.3% more for housing
|
Chiang Mai
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.20
THB622.89
|
$22.30
KHR91,058.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$388.93
THB13,312.30
|
$502.11
KHR2,050,363.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$233.89
THB8,005.48
|
$277.36
KHR1,132,591.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.06
THB1,679.29
|
$72.12
KHR294,523.27
|
|
pay 10.7% less for childcare
|
Chiang Mai
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$461.21
THB15,786.14
|
$340.00
KHR1,388,401.38
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,232.91
THB452,931.67
|
$13,900.83
KHR56,764,518.11
|
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Chiang Mai
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.26
THB77.27
|
$1.50
KHR6,125.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
THB61.13
|
$2.77
KHR11,326.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
THB149.55
|
$2.00
KHR8,167.07
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.96
THB1,196.67
|
$48.33
KHR197,370.78
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
THB199.40
|
$5.50
KHR22,459.43
|
pay 16.9% less for clothing
|
Chiang Mai
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.83
THB1,910.95
|
$24.67
KHR100,727.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.29
THB1,036.90
|
$20.80
KHR84,937.50
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.56
THB2,791.65
|
$93.00
KHR379,768.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.08
THB2,193.44
|
$67.67
KHR276,319.10
|
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