Cost of living comparison
Castries is 35.3% more expensive than Phnom Penh.
If you lived in Castries instead of Phnom Penh, you would:
pay 34.1% more for restaurants
Phnom Penh
|
Castries
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
KHR20,012.57
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
KHR28,017.59
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
KHR4,496.16
|
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
KHR4,046.86
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
pay 83.4% more for groceries
Phnom Penh
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
KHR7,404.65
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.08
KHR24,348.62
|
$3.52
EC$9.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.07
KHR32,292.18
|
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
KHR7,597.50
|
$3.79
EC$10.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
KHR7,488.99
|
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.17
KHR8,699.33
|
$3.43
EC$9.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
KHR3,462.44
|
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
KHR7,552.53
|
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
KHR2,697.33
|
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
KHR3,056.11
|
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
KHR2,602.23
|
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
|
pay 5.9% less for transportation
Phnom Penh
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
KHR17,593.26
|
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.60
KHR42,426.64
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR196,123,142.78
|
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.00
KHR36,022.62
|
?? | |
pay 50.8% more for housing
Phnom Penh
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.30
KHR89,251.41
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$502.11
KHR2,009,682.90
|
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$277.36
KHR1,110,120.10
|
$407.02
EC$1,100.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.12
KHR288,679.71
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
|
pay 46.5% less for childcare
Phnom Penh
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.00
KHR1,360,854.46
|
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,900.83
KHR55,638,267.77
|
?? | |
pay 10.1% more for entertainment and sports
Phnom Penh
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
KHR6,003.77
|
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.77
KHR11,102.21
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
KHR8,005.03
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.33
KHR193,454.80
|
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
KHR22,013.82
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Phnom Penh
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.67
KHR98,728.66
|
$78.94
EC$213.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.80
KHR83,252.27
|
$58.59
EC$158.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.00
KHR372,233.72
|
$123.34
EC$333.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.67
KHR270,836.72
|
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
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