Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 15.7% more expensive than Phnom Penh.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Phnom Penh, you would:
pay 45.9% more for restaurants
|
Phnom Penh
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
KHR20,295.97
|
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
KHR28,414.36
|
$11.00
VEF109.72
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
KHR4,174.56
|
$1.30
VEF13.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
KHR3,937.42
|
$0.97
VEF9.66
|
|
pay 3.0% more for groceries
|
Phnom Penh
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.98
KHR8,026.13
|
$2.21
VEF22.04
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.21
KHR25,224.99
|
$3.80
VEF37.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.18
KHR33,189.96
|
$7.44
VEF74.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
KHR8,093.41
|
$2.56
VEF25.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
KHR8,385.23
|
$2.89
VEF28.82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
KHR8,227.96
|
$2.15
VEF21.41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
KHR3,578.87
|
$0.62
VEF6.23
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
KHR6,996.64
|
$0.93
VEF9.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
KHR2,735.53
|
$0.79
VEF7.85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
KHR2,888.42
|
$0.86
VEF8.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
KHR2,590.86
|
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
|
pay 57.6% more for transportation
|
Phnom Penh
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.45
KHR18,059.95
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.60
KHR43,027.45
|
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR198,900,498.80
|
$33,500.00
VEF334,145.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.89
KHR36,077.65
|
$21.00
VEF209.46
|
|
pay 11.0% less for housing
|
Phnom Penh
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.80
KHR125,023.17
|
$41.67
VEF415.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$497.89
KHR2,021,051.26
|
$375.00
VEF3,740.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$275.83
KHR1,119,660.97
|
$370.00
VEF3,690.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.92
KHR340,637.91
|
$9.51
VEF94.81
|
|
pay 69.3% less for childcare
|
Phnom Penh
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$356.67
KHR1,447,779.14
|
$94.79
VEF945.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,613.13
KHR55,258,313.32
|
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
|
pay 29.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Phnom Penh
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
KHR4,059.19
|
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
KHR11,859.26
|
$2.36
VEF23.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.75
KHR7,103.59
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.38
KHR200,422.70
|
$61.25
VEF610.94
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.25
KHR21,310.77
|
$5.50
VEF54.86
|
|
pay 54.8% more for clothing
|
Phnom Penh
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.00
KHR97,420.65
|
$49.58
VEF494.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.71
KHR92,201.69
|
$42.67
VEF425.58
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.38
KHR383,086.42
|
$98.85
VEF985.94
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.43
KHR241,232.09
|
$71.30
VEF711.18
|
|
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