Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 40.4% more expensive than Phnom Penh.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Phnom Penh, you would:
pay 85.1% more for restaurants
|
Phnom Penh
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
KHR20,417.67
|
$11.85
RON55.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
KHR28,584.73
|
$7.54
RON35.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
KHR4,587.17
|
$2.00
RON9.27
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
KHR4,128.78
|
$2.20
RON10.23
|
|
pay 11.4% less for groceries
|
Phnom Penh
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
KHR7,554.54
|
$1.17
RON5.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.08
KHR24,841.50
|
$4.52
RON21.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.07
KHR32,945.85
|
$6.34
RON29.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
KHR7,751.29
|
$3.28
RON15.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
KHR7,640.58
|
$3.09
RON14.34
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.17
KHR8,875.42
|
$0.59
RON2.72
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
KHR3,532.53
|
$0.77
RON3.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
KHR7,705.41
|
$0.75
RON3.49
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
KHR2,751.93
|
$0.88
RON4.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
KHR3,117.97
|
$0.51
RON2.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
KHR2,654.91
|
$0.44
RON2.05
|
|
pay 4.7% more for transportation
|
Phnom Penh
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
KHR17,949.39
|
$6.09
RON28.28
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.60
KHR43,285.45
|
$17.24
RON80.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR200,093,139.78
|
$26,003.12
RON120,698.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.00
KHR36,751.80
|
$5.82
RON27.00
|
|
pay 21.4% more for housing
|
Phnom Penh
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.30
KHR91,058.07
|
$9.35
RON43.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$502.11
KHR2,050,363.65
|
$601.94
RON2,794.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$277.36
KHR1,132,591.57
|
$397.23
RON1,843.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.12
KHR294,523.27
|
$130.07
RON603.73
|
|
pay 15.9% more for childcare
|
Phnom Penh
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.00
KHR1,388,401.38
|
$527.95
RON2,450.59
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,900.83
KHR56,764,518.11
|
$10,631.65
RON49,348.93
|
|
pay 77.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Phnom Penh
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
KHR6,125.30
|
$3.23
RON15.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.77
KHR11,326.94
|
$3.17
RON14.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
KHR8,167.07
|
$5.98
RON27.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.33
KHR197,370.78
|
$49.84
RON231.35
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
KHR22,459.43
|
$8.62
RON40.01
|
|
pay 89.4% more for clothing
|
Phnom Penh
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.67
KHR100,727.16
|
$78.42
RON363.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.80
KHR84,937.50
|
$39.68
RON184.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.00
KHR379,768.61
|
$85.94
RON398.92
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.67
KHR276,319.10
|
$105.80
RON491.10
|
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