Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 20.6% more expensive than Phnom Penh.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Phnom Penh, you would:
pay 1.9% more for restaurants
|
Phnom Penh
|
Pretoria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
KHR20,259.79
|
$8.52
ZAR155.09
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
KHR28,363.71
|
$4.68
ZAR85.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
KHR4,551.70
|
$1.01
ZAR18.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
KHR4,096.85
|
$0.81
ZAR14.78
|
|
pay 22.8% less for groceries
|
Phnom Penh
|
Pretoria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
KHR7,496.12
|
$1.07
ZAR19.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.08
KHR24,649.41
|
$3.70
ZAR67.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.07
KHR32,691.10
|
$4.91
ZAR89.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
KHR7,691.35
|
$2.35
ZAR42.72
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
KHR7,581.50
|
$2.08
ZAR37.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.17
KHR8,806.79
|
$0.69
ZAR12.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
KHR3,505.21
|
$0.68
ZAR12.46
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
KHR7,645.83
|
$0.73
ZAR13.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
KHR2,730.65
|
$0.75
ZAR13.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
KHR3,093.86
|
$0.64
ZAR11.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
KHR2,634.38
|
$0.58
ZAR10.61
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Phnom Penh
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
KHR17,810.60
|
$5.05
ZAR92.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.60
KHR42,950.76
|
$65.32
ZAR1,189.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR198,545,944.20
|
$19,084.78
ZAR347,402.10
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.00
KHR36,467.62
|
$8.78
ZAR159.74
|
|
pay 28.6% more for housing
|
Phnom Penh
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.30
KHR90,353.98
|
$39.13
ZAR712.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$502.11
KHR2,034,509.46
|
$416.34
ZAR7,578.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$277.36
KHR1,123,833.94
|
$379.25
ZAR6,903.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.12
KHR292,245.91
|
$86.03
ZAR1,566.01
|
|
pay 50.9% less for childcare
|
Phnom Penh
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.00
KHR1,377,665.74
|
$216.65
ZAR3,943.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,900.83
KHR56,325,593.46
|
$4,800.41
ZAR87,382.26
|
|
pay 18.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Phnom Penh
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
KHR6,077.94
|
$2.39
ZAR43.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.77
KHR11,239.36
|
$2.00
ZAR36.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
KHR8,103.92
|
$2.95
ZAR53.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.33
KHR195,844.64
|
$34.21
ZAR622.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
KHR22,285.77
|
$7.81
ZAR142.17
|
|
pay 52.5% more for clothing
|
Phnom Penh
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.67
KHR99,948.30
|
$49.09
ZAR893.53
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.80
KHR84,280.73
|
$34.65
ZAR630.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.00
KHR376,832.10
|
$92.30
ZAR1,680.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.67
KHR274,182.49
|
$98.31
ZAR1,789.50
|
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