Cost of living comparison
Phnom Penh is 47.1% more expensive than Jakarta.
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Jakarta, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Jakarta
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.19
IDR34,730.79
|
$5.00
KHR20,295.97
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.44
IDR54,576.96
|
$7.00
KHR28,414.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
IDR9,578.53
|
$1.03
KHR4,174.56
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
IDR5,522.98
|
$0.97
KHR3,937.42
|
|
pay 33.2% more for groceries
|
Jakarta
|
Phnom Penh
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
IDR19,004.23
|
$1.98
KHR8,026.13
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
IDR59,113.59
|
$6.21
KHR25,224.99
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
IDR81,650.02
|
$8.18
KHR33,189.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
IDR30,330.68
|
$1.99
KHR8,093.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
IDR23,933.79
|
$2.07
KHR8,385.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
IDR21,444.24
|
$2.03
KHR8,227.96
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
IDR11,249.00
|
$0.88
KHR3,578.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
IDR14,889.01
|
$1.72
KHR6,996.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
IDR9,536.84
|
$0.67
KHR2,735.53
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
IDR10,757.49
|
$0.71
KHR2,888.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
IDR16,846.75
|
$0.64
KHR2,590.86
|
|
pay 81.3% more for transportation
|
Jakarta
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
IDR50,316.90
|
$4.45
KHR18,059.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.96
IDR173,653.96
|
$10.60
KHR43,027.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,043.97
IDR396,923,336.74
|
$49,000.00
KHR198,900,498.80
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.04
IDR48,126.95
|
$8.89
KHR36,077.65
|
|
pay 14.2% more for housing
|
Jakarta
|
Phnom Penh
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.70
IDR439,079.33
|
$30.80
KHR125,023.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$427.91
IDR6,781,914.25
|
$497.89
KHR2,021,051.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.92
IDR3,976,866.51
|
$275.83
KHR1,119,660.97
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.34
IDR1,114,777.66
|
$83.92
KHR340,637.91
|
|
pay 90.4% more for childcare
|
Jakarta
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.15
IDR2,490,693.94
|
$356.67
KHR1,447,779.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,849.09
IDR140,249,714.85
|
$13,613.13
KHR55,258,313.32
|
|
pay 15.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Jakarta
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.19
IDR34,730.79
|
$1.00
KHR4,059.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
IDR35,803.56
|
$2.92
KHR11,859.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.63
IDR41,676.95
|
$1.75
KHR7,103.59
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.00
IDR443,767.13
|
$49.38
KHR200,422.70
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.29
IDR52,096.19
|
$5.25
KHR21,310.77
|
|
pay 24.8% less for clothing
|
Jakarta
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.99
IDR855,746.15
|
$24.00
KHR97,420.65
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
IDR532,234.50
|
$22.71
KHR92,201.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.78
IDR1,280,365.85
|
$94.38
KHR383,086.42
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.70
IDR1,310,673.93
|
$59.43
KHR241,232.09
|
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