Cost of living comparison

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

compared to

Chennai, India

Chennai vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Chennai is 42.6% cheaper than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 60.5% less in Chennai
Groceries: pay 54.5% less in Chennai
Transportation: pay 26.8% less in Chennai
Housing: pay 57.5% less in Chennai
Childcare: pay 82.5% less in Chennai
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.0% more in Chennai
Clothing: pay 17.5% less in Chennai

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, groceries, transportation, and clothing are lower in Chennai.

Chennai vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chennai instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 60.5% less for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Chennai
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,125.00	$1.78 ₹153.09	-64.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,175.00	$4.45 ₹383.59	-36.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 KHR4,521.42	$0.43 ₹37.40	-61.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 KHR4,069.59	$0.20 ₹17.63	-79.8%
Average			-60.5%

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pay 54.5% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Chennai
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 KHR7,446.25	$0.54 ₹46.50	-70.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.08 KHR24,485.42	$3.76 ₹324.23	-38.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.07 KHR32,473.60	$2.45 ₹210.73	-69.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 KHR7,640.18	$0.93 ₹79.92	-51.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.87 KHR7,531.06	$1.61 ₹139.04	-13.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.17 KHR8,748.20	$1.27 ₹109.19	-41.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 KHR3,481.89	$0.41 ₹35.12	-52.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.89 KHR7,594.96	$0.63 ₹53.93	-66.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 KHR2,712.49	$0.26 ₹22.16	-61.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 KHR3,073.28	$0.23 ₹19.71	-70.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 KHR2,616.85	$0.24 ₹20.59	-63.2%
Average			-54.5%

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pay 26.8% less for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Chennai
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.40 KHR17,692.10	$4.63 ₹398.45	+5.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.60 KHR42,665.00	$11.85 ₹1,020.62	+11.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR197,225,000.00	$17,776.60 ₹1,530,930.43	-63.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.00 KHR36,225.00	$3.56 ₹306.19	-60.5%
Average			-26.8%

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pay 57.5% less for housing

	Phnom Penh	Chennai
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.30 KHR89,752.84	$10.05 ₹865.59	-54.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$502.11 KHR2,020,973.68	$195.87 ₹16,868.73	-61.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.36 KHR1,116,356.97	$116.42 ₹10,026.09	-58.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.12 KHR290,301.57	$31.71 ₹2,730.58	-56.0%
Average			-57.5%

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pay 82.5% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Chennai
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$340.00 KHR1,368,500.00	$84.21 ₹7,252.29	-75.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,900.83 KHR55,950,854.17	$1,425.36 ₹122,752.79	-89.7%
Average			-82.5%

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pay 1.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Chennai
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 KHR6,037.50	$2.01 ₹173.51	+34.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.77 KHR11,164.58	$1.83 ₹157.97	-33.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 KHR8,050.00	$4.21 ₹362.32	+110.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.33 KHR194,541.67	$19.49 ₹1,678.43	-59.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.50 KHR22,137.50	$2.96 ₹255.16	-46.1%
Average			+1.0%

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pay 17.5% less for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Chennai
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.67 KHR99,283.33	$26.09 ₹2,247.05	+5.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.80 KHR83,720.00	$24.99 ₹2,151.81	+20.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.00 KHR374,325.00	$47.54 ₹4,094.26	-48.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.67 KHR272,358.33	$35.84 ₹3,086.60	-47.0%
Average			-17.5%

Phnom Penh vs. Chennai - Cost of clothing

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