Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 10.6% cheaper than Phnom Penh.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Phnom Penh, you would:
pay 50.1% less for restaurants
Phnom Penh
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
KHR20,012.57
|
$3.03
IDR48,987.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
KHR28,017.59
|
$3.41
IDR55,175.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
KHR4,496.16
|
$0.62
IDR10,056.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
KHR4,046.86
|
$0.35
IDR5,714.52
|
|
pay 9.7% less for groceries
Phnom Penh
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
KHR7,404.65
|
$1.22
IDR19,664.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.08
KHR24,348.62
|
$3.49
IDR56,359.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.07
KHR32,292.18
|
$5.40
IDR87,344.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
KHR7,597.50
|
$1.95
IDR31,562.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
KHR7,488.99
|
$1.62
IDR26,243.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.17
KHR8,699.33
|
$1.38
IDR22,342.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
KHR3,462.44
|
$0.74
IDR11,975.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
KHR7,552.53
|
$1.06
IDR17,085.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
KHR2,697.33
|
$0.75
IDR12,156.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
KHR3,056.11
|
$0.80
IDR12,906.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
KHR2,602.23
|
$1.25
IDR20,255.53
|
|
pay 29.3% less for transportation
Phnom Penh
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
KHR17,593.26
|
$3.24
IDR52,337.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.60
KHR42,426.64
|
$12.75
IDR206,262.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR196,123,142.78
|
$25,509.65
IDR412,524,266.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.00
KHR36,022.62
|
$3.31
IDR53,525.02
|
|
pay 4.9% more for housing
Phnom Penh
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.30
KHR89,251.41
|
$28.49
IDR460,663.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$502.11
KHR2,009,682.90
|
$449.61
IDR7,270,740.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$277.36
KHR1,110,120.10
|
$261.47
IDR4,228,373.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.12
KHR288,679.71
|
$77.94
IDR1,260,325.14
|
|
pay 42.0% less for childcare
Phnom Penh
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.00
KHR1,360,854.46
|
$170.06
IDR2,750,161.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,900.83
KHR55,638,267.77
|
$9,157.99
IDR148,096,647.71
|
|
pay 2.4% less for entertainment and sports
Phnom Penh
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
KHR6,003.77
|
$2.23
IDR36,095.87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.77
KHR11,102.21
|
$2.32
IDR37,523.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
KHR8,005.03
|
$2.74
IDR44,346.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.33
KHR193,454.80
|
$29.26
IDR473,122.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
KHR22,013.82
|
$3.19
IDR51,565.53
|
|
pay 54.1% more for clothing
Phnom Penh
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.67
KHR98,728.66
|
$56.54
IDR914,296.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.80
KHR83,252.27
|
$34.50
IDR557,845.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.00
KHR372,233.72
|
$87.37
IDR1,412,861.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.67
KHR270,836.72
|
$86.38
IDR1,396,957.18
|
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