Cost of living comparison
Saint Helier is 3.1 times more expensive than Phnom Penh.
If you lived in Saint Helier instead of Phnom Penh, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Phnom Penh
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
KHR20,295.97
|
$37.84
£29.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
KHR28,414.36
|
$8.83
£6.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
KHR4,174.56
|
$2.84
£2.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
KHR3,937.42
|
$2.29
£1.77
|
|
pay 45.9% more for groceries
Phnom Penh
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.98
KHR8,026.13
|
$2.03
£1.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.21
KHR25,224.99
|
$5.49
£4.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.18
KHR33,189.96
|
$7.51
£5.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
KHR8,093.41
|
$5.04
£3.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
KHR8,385.23
|
$5.39
£4.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
KHR8,227.96
|
$1.95
£1.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
KHR3,578.87
|
$0.86
£0.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
KHR6,996.64
|
$1.80
£1.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
KHR2,735.53
|
$1.43
£1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
KHR2,888.42
|
$1.09
£0.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
KHR2,590.86
|
$0.92
£0.72
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Phnom Penh
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.45
KHR18,059.95
|
$7.04
£5.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.60
KHR43,027.45
|
$65.58
£50.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR198,900,498.80
|
$30,458.39
£23,573.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.89
KHR36,077.65
|
$41.21
£31.90
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Phnom Penh
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.80
KHR125,023.17
|
$64.32
£49.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$497.89
KHR2,021,051.26
|
$1,860.29
£1,439.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$275.83
KHR1,119,660.97
|
$1,686.88
£1,305.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.92
KHR340,637.91
|
$108.19
£83.74
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Phnom Penh
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$356.67
KHR1,447,779.14
|
$2,002.18
£1,549.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,613.13
KHR55,258,313.32
|
$18,733.28
£14,498.88
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Phnom Penh
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
KHR4,059.19
|
$6.94
£5.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
KHR11,859.26
|
$4.76
£3.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.75
KHR7,103.59
|
$12.93
£10.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.38
KHR200,422.70
|
$76.30
£59.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.25
KHR21,310.77
|
$16.40
£12.69
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Phnom Penh
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.00
KHR97,420.65
|
$94.59
£73.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.71
KHR92,201.69
|
$54.23
£41.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.38
KHR383,086.42
|
$99.32
£76.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.43
KHR241,232.09
|
$122.97
£95.17
|
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