Cost of living comparison
Douglas is 2.1 times more expensive than Phnom Penh.
If you lived in Douglas instead of Phnom Penh, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
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Phnom Penh
|
Douglas
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
KHR20,295.97
|
$23.96
£18.55
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
KHR28,414.36
|
$8.64
£6.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
KHR4,174.56
|
$2.15
£1.67
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
KHR3,937.42
|
$1.72
£1.33
|
|
pay 4.7% more for groceries
|
Phnom Penh
|
Douglas
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.98
KHR8,026.13
|
$1.66
£1.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.21
KHR25,224.99
|
$3.06
£2.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.18
KHR33,189.96
|
$5.87
£4.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
KHR8,093.41
|
$2.96
£2.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
KHR8,385.23
|
$3.48
£2.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
KHR8,227.96
|
$1.03
£0.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
KHR3,578.87
|
$0.64
£0.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
KHR6,996.64
|
$1.00
£0.77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
KHR2,735.53
|
$1.67
£1.30
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
KHR2,888.42
|
$0.51
£0.39
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
KHR2,590.86
|
$0.82
£0.63
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Phnom Penh
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.45
KHR18,059.95
|
$7.63
£5.91
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.60
KHR43,027.45
|
$40.36
£31.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR198,900,498.80
|
$31,530.42
£24,403.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.89
KHR36,077.65
|
$16.65
£12.89
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Phnom Penh
|
Douglas
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.80
KHR125,023.17
|
$60.75
£47.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$497.89
KHR2,021,051.26
|
$1,127.21
£872.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$275.83
KHR1,119,660.97
|
$938.03
£726.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.92
KHR340,637.91
|
$130.63
£101.10
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Phnom Penh
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$356.67
KHR1,447,779.14
|
$1,008.97
£780.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,613.13
KHR55,258,313.32
|
$18,077.44
£13,991.29
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Phnom Penh
|
Douglas
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
KHR4,059.19
|
$4.79
£3.71
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
KHR11,859.26
|
$4.18
£3.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.75
KHR7,103.59
|
$15.13
£11.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.38
KHR200,422.70
|
$43.72
£33.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.25
KHR21,310.77
|
$11.35
£8.79
|
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pay 38.7% more for clothing
|
Phnom Penh
|
Douglas
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.00
KHR97,420.65
|
$52.97
£41.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.71
KHR92,201.69
|
$34.05
£26.36
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.38
KHR383,086.42
|
$64.95
£50.27
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.43
KHR241,232.09
|
$68.53
£53.04
|
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