Cost of living comparison
Amsterdam is 2.9 times more expensive than Phnom Penh.
If you lived in Amsterdam instead of Phnom Penh, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
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Phnom Penh
|
Amsterdam
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
KHR20,295.97
|
$21.77
€20.02
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
KHR28,414.36
|
$13.06
€12.01
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
KHR4,174.56
|
$3.31
€3.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
KHR3,937.42
|
$2.81
€2.58
|
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pay 34.9% more for groceries
|
Phnom Penh
|
Amsterdam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.98
KHR8,026.13
|
$2.11
€1.94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.21
KHR25,224.99
|
$6.59
€6.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.18
KHR33,189.96
|
$5.10
€4.69
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
KHR8,093.41
|
$4.45
€4.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
KHR8,385.23
|
$5.95
€5.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
KHR8,227.96
|
$0.95
€0.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
KHR3,578.87
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
KHR6,996.64
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
KHR2,735.53
|
$1.55
€1.43
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
KHR2,888.42
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
KHR2,590.86
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
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pay 3.4 times more for transportation
|
Phnom Penh
|
Amsterdam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.45
KHR18,059.95
|
$8.18
€7.52
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.60
KHR43,027.45
|
$88.71
€81.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR198,900,498.80
|
$32,110.45
€29,528.23
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.89
KHR36,077.65
|
$25.25
€23.22
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
|
Phnom Penh
|
Amsterdam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.80
KHR125,023.17
|
$50.09
€46.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$497.89
KHR2,021,051.26
|
$2,059.29
€1,893.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$275.83
KHR1,119,660.97
|
$1,685.95
€1,550.37
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.92
KHR340,637.91
|
$203.74
€187.36
|
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pay 3.4 times more for childcare
|
Phnom Penh
|
Amsterdam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$356.67
KHR1,447,779.14
|
$2,119.81
€1,949.35
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,613.13
KHR55,258,313.32
|
$11,765.02
€10,818.91
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Phnom Penh
|
Amsterdam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
KHR4,059.19
|
$7.08
€6.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
KHR11,859.26
|
$4.28
€3.93
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.75
KHR7,103.59
|
$10.34
€9.51
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.38
KHR200,422.70
|
$62.30
€57.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.25
KHR21,310.77
|
$16.33
€15.01
|
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pay 2.0 times more for clothing
|
Phnom Penh
|
Amsterdam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.00
KHR97,420.65
|
$89.06
€81.89
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.71
KHR92,201.69
|
$33.70
€30.99
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.38
KHR383,086.42
|
$94.07
€86.51
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.43
KHR241,232.09
|
$110.42
€101.54
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