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
-
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
KHR20,107.46
|
$1.78
₹151.80
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
KHR28,150.44
|
$4.45
₹380.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
KHR4,517.48
|
$0.43
₹37.09
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
KHR4,066.05
|
$0.20
₹17.48
|
|
pay 54.5% less for groceries
|
Phnom Penh
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
KHR7,439.76
|
$0.54
₹46.11
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.08
KHR24,464.08
|
$3.76
₹321.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.07
KHR32,445.30
|
$2.45
₹208.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
KHR7,633.52
|
$0.93
₹79.25
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
KHR7,524.50
|
$1.61
₹137.87
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.17
KHR8,740.58
|
$1.27
₹108.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
KHR3,478.86
|
$0.41
₹34.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
KHR7,588.34
|
$0.63
₹53.47
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
KHR2,710.12
|
$0.26
₹21.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
KHR3,070.60
|
$0.23
₹19.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
KHR2,614.57
|
$0.24
₹20.41
|
|
pay 26.8% less for transportation
|
Phnom Penh
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
KHR17,676.68
|
$4.63
₹395.10
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.60
KHR42,627.81
|
$11.85
₹1,012.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR197,053,104.91
|
$17,776.60
₹1,518,045.91
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.00
KHR36,193.43
|
$3.56
₹303.61
|
|
pay 57.5% less for housing
|
Phnom Penh
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.30
KHR89,674.62
|
$10.05
₹858.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$502.11
KHR2,019,212.27
|
$195.87
₹16,726.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$277.36
KHR1,115,383.99
|
$116.42
₹9,941.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.12
KHR290,048.55
|
$31.71
₹2,707.60
|
|
pay 82.5% less for childcare
|
Phnom Penh
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.00
KHR1,367,307.26
|
$84.21
₹7,191.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,900.83
KHR55,902,089.17
|
$1,425.36
₹121,719.68
|
|
pay 1.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Phnom Penh
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
KHR6,032.24
|
$2.01
₹172.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.77
KHR11,154.85
|
$1.83
₹156.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
KHR8,042.98
|
$4.21
₹359.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.33
KHR194,372.11
|
$19.49
₹1,664.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
KHR22,118.21
|
$2.96
₹253.01
|
|
pay 17.5% less for clothing
|
Phnom Penh
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.67
KHR99,196.80
|
$26.09
₹2,228.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.80
KHR83,647.03
|
$24.99
₹2,133.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.00
KHR373,998.75
|
$47.54
₹4,059.80
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.67
KHR272,120.95
|
$35.84
₹3,060.63
|
|
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