Cost of living comparison
Oslo is 2.6 times more expensive than Phnom Penh.
If you lived in Oslo instead of Phnom Penh, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Phnom Penh
|
Oslo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
KHR20,295.97
|
$20.24
NOK223.87
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
KHR28,414.36
|
$11.78
NOK130.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
KHR4,174.56
|
$3.45
NOK38.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
KHR3,937.42
|
$2.55
NOK28.22
|
|
pay 57.5% more for groceries
|
Phnom Penh
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.98
KHR8,026.13
|
$3.14
NOK34.73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.21
KHR25,224.99
|
$5.91
NOK65.41
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.18
KHR33,189.96
|
$7.79
NOK86.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
KHR8,093.41
|
$4.26
NOK47.18
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
KHR8,385.23
|
$6.46
NOK71.49
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
KHR8,227.96
|
$1.40
NOK15.48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
KHR3,578.87
|
$0.94
NOK10.45
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
KHR6,996.64
|
$1.28
NOK14.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
KHR2,735.53
|
$2.18
NOK24.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
KHR2,888.42
|
$0.92
NOK10.20
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
KHR2,590.86
|
$0.99
NOK10.90
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
|
Phnom Penh
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.45
KHR18,059.95
|
$7.81
NOK86.40
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.60
KHR43,027.45
|
$81.89
NOK905.92
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR198,900,498.80
|
$35,359.77
NOK391,194.37
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.89
KHR36,077.65
|
$20.47
NOK226.48
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Phnom Penh
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.80
KHR125,023.17
|
$43.36
NOK479.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$497.89
KHR2,021,051.26
|
$1,411.21
NOK15,612.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$275.83
KHR1,119,660.97
|
$1,117.59
NOK12,364.16
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.92
KHR340,637.91
|
$126.44
NOK1,398.88
|
|
pay 15.8% less for childcare
|
Phnom Penh
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$356.67
KHR1,447,779.14
|
$306.02
NOK3,385.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,613.13
KHR55,258,313.32
|
$11,250.65
NOK124,468.93
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Phnom Penh
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
KHR4,059.19
|
$10.24
NOK113.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
KHR11,859.26
|
$4.30
NOK47.55
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.75
KHR7,103.59
|
$14.42
NOK159.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.38
KHR200,422.70
|
$45.65
NOK505.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.25
KHR21,310.77
|
$15.12
NOK167.29
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Phnom Penh
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.00
KHR97,420.65
|
$85.18
NOK942.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.71
KHR92,201.69
|
$44.69
NOK494.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.38
KHR383,086.42
|
$99.86
NOK1,104.76
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.43
KHR241,232.09
|
$134.93
NOK1,492.72
|
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