Cost of living comparison
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
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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.
If you lived in Chennai instead of Phnom Penh, you would:
pay 60.5% less for restaurants
|
Phnom Penh
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
KHR20,014.63
|
$1.78
₹152.11
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
KHR28,020.48
|
$4.45
₹381.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
KHR4,496.62
|
$0.43
₹37.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
KHR4,047.28
|
$0.20
₹17.51
|
|
pay 54.5% less for groceries
|
Phnom Penh
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
KHR7,405.41
|
$0.54
₹46.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.08
KHR24,351.13
|
$3.76
₹322.15
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.07
KHR32,295.51
|
$2.45
₹209.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
KHR7,598.28
|
$0.93
₹79.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
KHR7,489.76
|
$1.61
₹138.15
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.17
KHR8,700.22
|
$1.27
₹108.49
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
KHR3,462.80
|
$0.41
₹34.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
KHR7,553.31
|
$0.63
₹53.58
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
KHR2,697.61
|
$0.26
₹22.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
KHR3,056.43
|
$0.23
₹19.58
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
KHR2,602.50
|
$0.24
₹20.46
|
|
pay 26.8% less for transportation
|
Phnom Penh
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
KHR17,595.07
|
$4.63
₹395.90
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.60
KHR42,431.02
|
$11.85
₹1,014.08
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR196,143,385.56
|
$17,776.60
₹1,521,119.49
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.00
KHR36,026.34
|
$3.56
₹304.22
|
|
pay 57.5% less for housing
|
Phnom Penh
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.30
KHR89,260.63
|
$10.05
₹860.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$502.11
KHR2,009,890.33
|
$195.87
₹16,760.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$277.36
KHR1,110,234.69
|
$116.42
₹9,961.84
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.12
KHR288,709.51
|
$31.71
₹2,713.08
|
|
pay 82.5% less for childcare
|
Phnom Penh
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.00
KHR1,360,994.92
|
$84.21
₹7,205.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,900.83
KHR55,644,010.45
|
$1,425.36
₹121,966.13
|
|
pay 1.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Phnom Penh
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
KHR6,004.39
|
$2.01
₹172.39
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.77
KHR11,103.35
|
$1.83
₹156.96
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
KHR8,005.85
|
$4.21
₹360.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.33
KHR193,474.77
|
$19.49
₹1,667.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
KHR22,016.09
|
$2.96
₹253.52
|
|
pay 17.5% less for clothing
|
Phnom Penh
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.67
KHR98,738.85
|
$26.09
₹2,232.65
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.80
KHR83,260.87
|
$24.99
₹2,138.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.00
KHR372,272.14
|
$47.54
₹4,068.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.67
KHR270,864.68
|
$35.84
₹3,066.82
|
|
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