Cost of living comparison
Freetown is 27.5% more expensive than Phnom Penh.
If you lived in Freetown instead of Phnom Penh, you would:
pay 4.4% less for restaurants
|
Phnom Penh
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
KHR20,125.71
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
KHR28,176.00
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
KHR4,521.58
|
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
KHR4,069.74
|
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
|
pay 29.2% more for groceries
|
Phnom Penh
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
KHR7,446.51
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.08
KHR24,486.29
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.07
KHR32,474.76
|
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
KHR7,640.45
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
KHR7,531.33
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.17
KHR8,748.51
|
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
KHR3,482.02
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
KHR7,595.23
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
KHR2,712.58
|
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
KHR3,073.39
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
KHR2,616.95
|
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
|
pay 15.4% less for transportation
|
Phnom Penh
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
KHR17,692.73
|
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.60
KHR42,666.51
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR197,231,998.03
|
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.00
KHR36,226.29
|
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
|
Phnom Penh
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.30
KHR89,756.03
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$502.11
KHR2,021,045.39
|
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$277.36
KHR1,116,396.58
|
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.12
KHR290,311.87
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Phnom Penh
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.00
KHR1,368,548.56
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,900.83
KHR55,952,839.44
|
?? |
pay 5.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Phnom Penh
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
KHR6,037.71
|
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.77
KHR11,164.98
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
KHR8,050.29
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.33
KHR194,548.57
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
KHR22,138.29
|
?? | |
pay 56.4% less for clothing
|
Phnom Penh
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.67
KHR99,286.86
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.80
KHR83,722.97
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.00
KHR374,338.28
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.67
KHR272,368.00
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
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