Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 73.3% more expensive than Phnom Penh.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Phnom Penh, you would:
pay 86.4% more for restaurants
|
Phnom Penh
|
Montevideo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
KHR20,164.59
|
$14.37
UYU624.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
KHR28,230.43
|
$9.64
UYU419.11
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
KHR4,530.31
|
$1.93
UYU83.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
KHR4,077.60
|
$1.50
UYU65.28
|
|
pay 31.6% more for groceries
|
Phnom Penh
|
Montevideo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
KHR7,460.90
|
$2.66
UYU115.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.08
KHR24,533.58
|
$6.01
UYU261.24
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.07
KHR32,537.48
|
$4.25
UYU184.53
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
KHR7,655.21
|
$4.43
UYU192.71
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
KHR7,545.87
|
$4.29
UYU186.54
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.17
KHR8,765.41
|
$1.24
UYU54.07
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
KHR3,488.74
|
$1.01
UYU43.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
KHR7,609.90
|
$0.64
UYU27.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
KHR2,717.82
|
$1.66
UYU72.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
KHR3,079.33
|
$0.84
UYU36.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
KHR2,622.00
|
$0.82
UYU35.67
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Phnom Penh
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
KHR17,726.90
|
$6.92
UYU300.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.60
KHR42,748.93
|
$47.91
UYU2,082.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR197,612,978.42
|
$35,934.74
UYU1,561,900.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.00
KHR36,296.26
|
$30.38
UYU1,320.33
|
|
pay 50.0% more for housing
|
Phnom Penh
|
Montevideo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.30
KHR89,929.41
|
$43.60
UYU1,894.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$502.11
KHR2,024,949.32
|
$578.38
UYU25,139.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$277.36
KHR1,118,553.05
|
$419.05
UYU18,214.14
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.12
KHR290,872.65
|
$99.70
UYU4,333.30
|
|
pay 13.7% less for childcare
|
Phnom Penh
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.00
KHR1,371,192.10
|
$386.12
UYU16,782.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,900.83
KHR56,060,919.95
|
$8,206.60
UYU356,699.07
|
|
pay 83.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Phnom Penh
|
Montevideo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
KHR6,049.38
|
$3.42
UYU148.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.77
KHR11,186.55
|
$3.79
UYU164.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
KHR8,065.84
|
$5.03
UYU218.67
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.33
KHR194,924.37
|
$58.44
UYU2,540.08
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
KHR22,181.05
|
$10.06
UYU437.33
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Phnom Penh
|
Montevideo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.67
KHR99,478.64
|
$93.83
UYU4,078.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.80
KHR83,884.69
|
$44.64
UYU1,940.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.00
KHR375,061.37
|
$109.94
UYU4,778.42
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.67
KHR272,894.11
|
$113.02
UYU4,912.19
|
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