Cost of living comparison
Lyon is 2.3 times more expensive than Phnom Penh.
If you lived in Lyon instead of Phnom Penh, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
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Phnom Penh
|
Lyon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
KHR20,295.97
|
$16.24
€14.94
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
KHR28,414.36
|
$11.91
€10.95
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
KHR4,174.56
|
$2.92
€2.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
KHR3,937.42
|
$1.66
€1.53
|
|
pay 61.4% more for groceries
|
Phnom Penh
|
Lyon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.98
KHR8,026.13
|
$2.61
€2.40
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.21
KHR25,224.99
|
$10.56
€9.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.18
KHR33,189.96
|
$4.96
€4.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
KHR8,093.41
|
$4.16
€3.83
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
KHR8,385.23
|
$6.55
€6.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
KHR8,227.96
|
$1.25
€1.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
KHR3,578.87
|
$1.06
€0.97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
KHR6,996.64
|
$1.67
€1.54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
KHR2,735.53
|
$1.84
€1.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
KHR2,888.42
|
$1.23
€1.13
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
KHR2,590.86
|
$1.04
€0.96
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
|
Phnom Penh
|
Lyon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.45
KHR18,059.95
|
$7.48
€6.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.60
KHR43,027.45
|
$75.16
€69.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR198,900,498.80
|
$35,083.37
€32,262.07
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.89
KHR36,077.65
|
$19.28
€17.73
|
|
pay 84.5% more for housing
|
Phnom Penh
|
Lyon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.80
KHR125,023.17
|
$33.44
€30.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$497.89
KHR2,021,051.26
|
$984.53
€905.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$275.83
KHR1,119,660.97
|
$615.86
€566.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.92
KHR340,637.91
|
$174.80
€160.75
|
|
pay 23.4% more for childcare
|
Phnom Penh
|
Lyon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$356.67
KHR1,447,779.14
|
$568.57
€522.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,613.13
KHR55,258,313.32
|
$11,912.86
€10,954.86
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Phnom Penh
|
Lyon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
KHR4,059.19
|
$7.58
€6.97
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
KHR11,859.26
|
$3.45
€3.18
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.75
KHR7,103.59
|
$12.45
€11.45
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.38
KHR200,422.70
|
$39.90
€36.69
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.25
KHR21,310.77
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Phnom Penh
|
Lyon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.00
KHR97,420.65
|
$91.11
€83.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.71
KHR92,201.69
|
$37.54
€34.52
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.38
KHR383,086.42
|
$99.33
€91.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.43
KHR241,232.09
|
$142.34
€130.89
|
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