Cost of living comparison
Harare is 21.6% more expensive than Phnom Penh.
If you lived in Harare instead of Phnom Penh, you would:
pay 6.1% less for restaurants
|
Phnom Penh
|
Harare
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
KHR20,012.57
|
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
KHR28,017.59
|
$5.50
ZWL1,771.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
KHR4,496.16
|
$0.74
ZWL236.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
KHR4,046.86
|
$0.52
ZWL167.52
|
|
pay 6.2% less for groceries
|
Phnom Penh
|
Harare
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
KHR7,404.65
|
$1.01
ZWL324.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.08
KHR24,348.62
|
$4.88
ZWL1,572.43
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.07
KHR32,292.18
|
$6.09
ZWL1,960.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
KHR7,597.50
|
$2.18
ZWL700.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
KHR7,488.99
|
$2.86
ZWL919.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.17
KHR8,699.33
|
$1.35
ZWL435.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
KHR3,462.44
|
$0.76
ZWL244.28
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
KHR7,552.53
|
$1.01
ZWL325.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
KHR2,697.33
|
$0.83
ZWL266.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
KHR3,056.11
|
$0.64
ZWL204.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
KHR2,602.23
|
$0.94
ZWL302.06
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Phnom Penh
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
KHR17,593.26
|
$6.10
ZWL1,964.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.60
KHR42,426.64
|
$42.50
ZWL13,685.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR196,123,142.78
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.00
KHR36,022.62
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 93.2% more for housing
|
Phnom Penh
|
Harare
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.30
KHR89,251.41
|
$119.22
ZWL38,389.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$502.11
KHR2,009,682.90
|
$367.86
ZWL118,450.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$277.36
KHR1,110,120.10
|
$283.33
ZWL91,233.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.12
KHR288,679.71
|
$45.12
ZWL14,527.88
|
|
pay 34.4% less for childcare
|
Phnom Penh
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.00
KHR1,360,854.46
|
$261.43
ZWL84,180.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,900.83
KHR55,638,267.77
|
$7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
|
|
pay 23.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Phnom Penh
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
KHR6,003.77
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.77
KHR11,102.21
|
$3.14
ZWL1,012.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
KHR8,005.03
|
$1.38
ZWL442.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.33
KHR193,454.80
|
$63.64
ZWL20,490.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
KHR22,013.82
|
$10.00
ZWL3,220.00
|
|
pay 25.3% less for clothing
|
Phnom Penh
|
Harare
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.67
KHR98,728.66
|
$18.89
ZWL6,082.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.80
KHR83,252.27
|
$23.89
ZWL7,692.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.00
KHR372,233.72
|
$36.67
ZWL11,806.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.67
KHR270,836.72
|
$45.91
ZWL14,782.73
|
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