Cost of living comparison
Cape Town is 16.8% more expensive than Phnom Penh.
If you lived in Cape Town instead of Phnom Penh, you would:
pay 2.3% more for restaurants
|
Phnom Penh
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
KHR20,259.79
|
$8.52
ZAR155.09
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
KHR28,363.71
|
$5.11
ZAR93.05
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
KHR4,551.70
|
$0.99
ZAR18.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
KHR4,096.85
|
$0.78
ZAR14.21
|
|
pay 22.5% less for groceries
|
Phnom Penh
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
KHR7,496.12
|
$1.07
ZAR19.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.08
KHR24,649.41
|
$4.13
ZAR75.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.07
KHR32,691.10
|
$4.25
ZAR77.42
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
KHR7,691.35
|
$2.53
ZAR46.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
KHR7,581.50
|
$2.30
ZAR41.81
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.17
KHR8,806.79
|
$0.73
ZAR13.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
KHR3,505.21
|
$0.70
ZAR12.66
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
KHR7,645.83
|
$0.69
ZAR12.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
KHR2,730.65
|
$0.70
ZAR12.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
KHR3,093.86
|
$0.55
ZAR10.00
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
KHR2,634.38
|
$0.59
ZAR10.81
|
|
pay 66.1% more for transportation
|
Phnom Penh
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
KHR17,810.60
|
$5.09
ZAR92.66
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.60
KHR42,950.76
|
$42.60
ZAR775.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR198,545,944.20
|
$19,879.98
ZAR361,877.19
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.00
KHR36,467.62
|
$9.54
ZAR173.70
|
|
pay 57.9% more for housing
|
Phnom Penh
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.30
KHR90,353.98
|
$43.29
ZAR787.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$502.11
KHR2,034,509.46
|
$784.43
ZAR14,279.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$277.36
KHR1,123,833.94
|
$505.72
ZAR9,205.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.12
KHR292,245.91
|
$71.33
ZAR1,298.35
|
|
pay 54.0% less for childcare
|
Phnom Penh
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.00
KHR1,377,665.74
|
$207.06
ZAR3,769.16
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,900.83
KHR56,325,593.46
|
$4,312.73
ZAR78,505.12
|
|
pay 20.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Phnom Penh
|
Cape Town
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
KHR6,077.94
|
$2.56
ZAR46.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.77
KHR11,239.36
|
$2.12
ZAR38.68
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
KHR8,103.92
|
$2.95
ZAR53.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.33
KHR195,844.64
|
$39.65
ZAR721.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
KHR22,285.77
|
$6.82
ZAR124.07
|
|
pay 48.0% more for clothing
|
Phnom Penh
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.67
KHR99,948.30
|
$53.53
ZAR974.40
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.80
KHR84,280.73
|
$30.86
ZAR561.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.00
KHR376,832.10
|
$104.97
ZAR1,910.71
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.67
KHR274,182.49
|
$77.06
ZAR1,402.80
|
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