Cost of living comparison

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

compared to

Jelgava, Latvia

Jelgava vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Jelgava is 56.7% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 27.7% more in Jelgava
Groceries: pay 21.8% less in Jelgava
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in Jelgava
Housing: pay 7.2% less in Jelgava
Childcare: pay 27.6% more in Jelgava
Entertainment and Sports: pay 92.2% more in Jelgava
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Jelgava

The cost of transportation, clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and childcare in Jelgava are more expensive than in Phnom Penh. Expenses including groceries and housing are lower in Jelgava. Notably, transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Jelgava.

Jelgava vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Jelgava instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 27.7% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Jelgava
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,125.00	$10.72 €9.28	+114.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,175.00	$5.63 €4.87	-19.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 KHR4,521.42	$1.11 €0.96	-1.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 KHR4,069.59	$1.19 €1.03	+17.4%
Average			+27.7%

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pay 21.8% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Jelgava
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 KHR7,446.25	$0.83 €0.72	-55.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.08 KHR24,485.42	$5.73 €4.96	-5.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.07 KHR32,473.60	$4.85 €4.20	-39.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 KHR7,640.18	$2.44 €2.11	+28.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.87 KHR7,531.06	$2.39 €2.07	+27.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.17 KHR8,748.20	$0.56 €0.48	-74.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 KHR3,481.89	$0.68 €0.59	-21.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.89 KHR7,594.96	$1.07 €0.93	-43.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 KHR2,712.49	$0.97 €0.84	+44.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 KHR3,073.28	$0.42 €0.36	-44.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 KHR2,616.85	$0.29 €0.25	-55.9%
Average			-21.8%

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Jelgava
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.40 KHR17,692.10	$6.77 €5.86	+54.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.60 KHR42,665.00	$80.38 €69.60	+658.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR197,225,000.00	$28,026.61 €24,266.50	-42.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.00 KHR36,225.00	$11.25 €9.74	+25.0%
Average			+173.6%

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pay 7.2% less for housing

	Phnom Penh	Jelgava
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.30 KHR89,752.84	$17.15 €14.85	-23.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$502.11 KHR2,020,973.68	$332.25 €287.67	-33.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.36 KHR1,116,356.97	$235.79 €204.15	-15.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.12 KHR290,301.57	$103.27 €89.41	+43.2%
Average			-7.2%

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pay 27.6% more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Jelgava
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$340.00 KHR1,368,500.00	$538.03 €465.84	+58.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,900.83 KHR55,950,854.17	$13,487.73 €11,678.19	-3.0%
Average			+27.6%

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pay 92.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Jelgava
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 KHR6,037.50	$4.82 €4.18	+221.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.77 KHR11,164.58	$2.84 €2.46	+2.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 KHR8,050.00	$5.25 €4.55	+162.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.33 KHR194,541.67	$38.58 €33.41	-20.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.50 KHR22,137.50	$10.72 €9.28	+94.9%
Average			+92.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Jelgava
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.67 KHR99,283.33	$81.84 €70.86	+231.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.80 KHR83,720.00	$43.77 €37.90	+110.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.00 KHR374,325.00	$92.38 €79.99	-0.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.67 KHR272,358.33	$121.02 €104.78	+78.8%
Average			+105.1%

Phnom Penh vs. Jelgava - Cost of clothing

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