Cost of living comparison
Managua is 3.3% more expensive than Phnom Penh.
If you lived in Managua instead of Phnom Penh, you would:
pay 31.3% less for restaurants
|
Phnom Penh
|
Managua
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
KHR20,125.71
|
$4.08
NIO150.09
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
KHR28,176.00
|
$7.00
NIO257.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
KHR4,521.58
|
$0.65
NIO24.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
KHR4,069.74
|
$0.67
NIO24.69
|
|
pay 3.6% less for groceries
|
Phnom Penh
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
KHR7,446.51
|
$1.67
NIO61.38
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.08
KHR24,486.29
|
$2.35
NIO86.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.07
KHR32,474.76
|
$4.20
NIO154.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
KHR7,640.45
|
$1.94
NIO71.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
KHR7,531.33
|
$2.29
NIO84.37
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.17
KHR8,748.51
|
$2.50
NIO91.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
KHR3,482.02
|
$0.64
NIO23.40
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
KHR7,595.23
|
$1.44
NIO52.94
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
KHR2,712.58
|
$0.59
NIO21.62
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
KHR3,073.39
|
$1.38
NIO50.70
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
KHR2,616.95
|
$0.79
NIO29.22
|
|
pay 19.9% less for transportation
|
Phnom Penh
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
KHR17,692.73
|
$5.07
NIO186.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.60
KHR42,666.51
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR197,231,998.03
|
$22,000.00
NIO809,309.47
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.00
KHR36,226.29
|
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pay 10.7% more for housing
|
Phnom Penh
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.30
KHR89,756.03
|
$44.10
NIO1,622.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$502.11
KHR2,021,045.39
|
$250.00
NIO9,196.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$277.36
KHR1,116,396.58
|
$250.00
NIO9,196.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.12
KHR290,311.87
|
$75.78
NIO2,787.58
|
|
pay 64.3% less for childcare
|
Phnom Penh
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.00
KHR1,368,548.56
|
$125.56
NIO4,618.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,900.83
KHR55,952,839.44
|
$4,800.00
NIO176,576.61
|
|
pay 2.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Phnom Penh
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
KHR6,037.71
|
$1.36
NIO50.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.77
KHR11,164.98
|
$2.21
NIO81.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
KHR8,050.29
|
$2.66
NIO97.83
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.33
KHR194,548.57
|
$37.27
NIO1,371.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
KHR22,138.29
|
$7.30
NIO268.44
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Phnom Penh
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.67
KHR99,286.86
|
$74.93
NIO2,756.39
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.80
KHR83,722.97
|
$56.67
NIO2,084.58
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.00
KHR374,338.28
|
$109.40
NIO4,024.56
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.67
KHR272,368.00
|
$150.00
NIO5,518.02
|
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