Cost of living comparison
Chennai is 41.0% cheaper than Phnom Penh.
If you lived in Chennai instead of Phnom Penh, you would:
pay 58.4% less for restaurants
|
Phnom Penh
|
Chennai
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
KHR20,417.67
|
$1.80
₹151.68
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
KHR28,584.73
|
$4.35
₹367.45
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
KHR4,199.59
|
$0.47
₹39.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
KHR3,961.03
|
$0.21
₹17.98
|
|
pay 56.3% less for groceries
|
Phnom Penh
|
Chennai
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.98
KHR8,074.26
|
$0.53
₹44.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.21
KHR25,376.24
|
$3.88
₹327.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.18
KHR33,388.97
|
$2.43
₹204.90
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
KHR8,141.94
|
$0.89
₹74.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
KHR8,435.51
|
$1.50
₹126.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
KHR8,277.30
|
$1.23
₹103.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
KHR3,600.33
|
$0.40
₹34.13
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
KHR7,038.59
|
$0.69
₹58.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
KHR2,751.93
|
$0.23
₹19.47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
KHR2,905.74
|
$0.22
₹18.33
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
KHR2,606.40
|
$0.21
₹18.07
|
|
pay 27.1% less for transportation
|
Phnom Penh
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.45
KHR18,168.24
|
$4.73
₹399.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.60
KHR43,285.45
|
$11.98
₹1,011.20
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR200,093,139.78
|
$15,576.23
₹1,314,562.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.89
KHR36,293.98
|
$3.59
₹303.36
|
|
pay 61.9% less for housing
|
Phnom Penh
|
Chennai
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.80
KHR125,772.83
|
$9.23
₹778.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$497.89
KHR2,033,169.82
|
$210.00
₹17,722.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$275.83
KHR1,126,374.65
|
$121.87
₹10,284.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.92
KHR342,680.44
|
$30.33
₹2,559.56
|
|
pay 82.5% less for childcare
|
Phnom Penh
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$356.67
KHR1,456,460.27
|
$86.37
₹7,289.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,613.13
KHR55,589,651.50
|
$1,468.96
₹123,973.40
|
|
pay 22.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Phnom Penh
|
Chennai
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
KHR4,083.53
|
$2.16
₹182.02
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
KHR11,930.37
|
$1.64
₹138.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.75
KHR7,146.18
|
$4.31
₹364.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.38
KHR201,624.46
|
$16.99
₹1,434.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.25
KHR21,438.55
|
$3.00
₹252.80
|
|
pay 23.0% less for clothing
|
Phnom Penh
|
Chennai
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.00
KHR98,004.80
|
$25.30
₹2,135.05
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.71
KHR92,754.55
|
$23.65
₹1,996.19
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.38
KHR385,383.47
|
$43.17
₹3,643.49
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.43
KHR242,678.56
|
$31.38
₹2,648.66
|
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