Cost of living comparison
Palo Alto is 3.5 times more expensive than Phnom Penh.
If you lived in Palo Alto instead of Phnom Penh, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
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Phnom Penh
|
Palo Alto
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
KHR20,417.67
|
$27.50
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
KHR28,584.73
|
$11.50
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
KHR4,587.17
|
$3.00
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
KHR4,128.78
|
$2.17
|
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pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Phnom Penh
|
Palo Alto
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
KHR7,554.54
|
$5.22
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.08
KHR24,841.50
|
$8.45
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.07
KHR32,945.85
|
$5.33
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
KHR7,751.29
|
$5.50
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
KHR7,640.58
|
$7.75
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.17
KHR8,875.42
|
$3.30
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
KHR3,532.53
|
$0.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
KHR7,705.41
|
$1.60
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
KHR2,751.93
|
$3.00
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
KHR3,117.97
|
$1.89
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
KHR2,654.91
|
$1.66
|
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pay 3.1 times more for transportation
|
Phnom Penh
|
Palo Alto
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
KHR17,949.39
|
$4.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.60
KHR43,285.45
|
$90.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR200,093,139.78
|
$30,530.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.00
KHR36,751.80
|
$18.41
|
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pay 6.0 times more for housing
|
Phnom Penh
|
Palo Alto
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.30
KHR91,058.07
|
$60.00
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$502.11
KHR2,050,363.65
|
$3,397.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$277.36
KHR1,132,591.57
|
$3,198.33
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.12
KHR294,523.27
|
$213.87
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for childcare
|
Phnom Penh
|
Palo Alto
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.00
KHR1,388,401.38
|
$2,705.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,900.83
KHR56,764,518.11
|
$37,770.00
|
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pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Phnom Penh
|
Palo Alto
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
KHR6,125.30
|
$8.00
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.77
KHR11,326.94
|
$5.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
KHR8,167.07
|
$11.00
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.33
KHR197,370.78
|
$120.00
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
KHR22,459.43
|
$15.99
|
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pay 53.8% more for clothing
|
Phnom Penh
|
Palo Alto
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.67
KHR100,727.16
|
$45.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.80
KHR84,937.50
|
$36.12
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.00
KHR379,768.61
|
$80.00
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.67
KHR276,319.10
|
$117.22
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