Cost of living comparison
Phnom Penh is 27.1% cheaper than Perth.
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Perth, you would:
pay 48.6% less for restaurants
Perth
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
£14.21
|
$5.00
KHR20,274.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.14
£6.87
|
$7.00
KHR28,384.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.27
£1.70
|
$1.03
KHR4,170.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
£1.27
|
$0.97
KHR3,933.27
|
|
pay 30.8% more for groceries
Perth
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
£0.79
|
$1.98
KHR8,017.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
£2.51
|
$6.21
KHR25,198.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.77
£3.58
|
$8.18
KHR33,155.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.57
£2.68
|
$1.99
KHR8,084.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
£2.73
|
$2.07
KHR8,376.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
£0.52
|
$2.03
KHR8,219.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
£0.61
|
$0.88
KHR3,575.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
£0.86
|
$1.72
KHR6,989.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
£1.37
|
$0.67
KHR2,732.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.48
|
$0.71
KHR2,885.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.62
|
$0.64
KHR2,588.13
|
|
pay 29.4% less for transportation
Perth
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.26
£5.45
|
$4.45
KHR18,040.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$82.25
£61.77
|
$10.60
KHR42,982.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,791.64
£24,623.90
|
$49,000.00
KHR198,691,146.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.16
£11.38
|
$8.89
KHR36,039.68
|
|
pay 37.9% less for housing
Perth
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.84
£28.41
|
$30.80
KHR124,891.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.61
£473.54
|
$497.89
KHR2,018,924.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.49
£378.83
|
$275.83
KHR1,118,482.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$250.98
£188.47
|
$83.92
KHR340,279.38
|
|
pay 47.4% less for childcare
Perth
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,072.03
£805.01
|
$356.67
KHR1,446,255.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,918.25
£14,206.10
|
$13,613.13
KHR55,200,151.18
|
|
pay 42.8% less for entertainment and sports
Perth
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.41
£3.31
|
$1.00
KHR4,054.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.97
£2.98
|
$2.92
KHR11,846.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.13
£11.36
|
$1.75
KHR7,096.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.10
£29.36
|
$49.38
KHR200,211.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.08
£7.57
|
$5.25
KHR21,288.34
|
|
pay 14.6% less for clothing
Perth
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.64
£46.29
|
$24.00
KHR97,318.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.05
£27.82
|
$22.71
KHR92,104.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.06
£47.35
|
$94.38
KHR382,683.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.64
£48.54
|
$59.43
KHR240,978.18
|
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