Cost of living comparison
San Francisco is 3.6 times more expensive than Phnom Penh.
If you lived in San Francisco instead of Phnom Penh, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Phnom Penh
|
San Francisco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
KHR20,125.71
|
$25.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
KHR28,176.00
|
$12.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
KHR4,521.58
|
$2.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
KHR4,069.74
|
$2.20
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Phnom Penh
|
San Francisco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
KHR7,446.51
|
$4.86
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.08
KHR24,486.29
|
$11.38
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.07
KHR32,474.76
|
$5.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
KHR7,640.45
|
$5.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
KHR7,531.33
|
$6.49
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.17
KHR8,748.51
|
$3.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
KHR3,482.02
|
$1.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
KHR7,595.23
|
$2.54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
KHR2,712.58
|
$3.74
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
KHR3,073.39
|
$2.01
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
KHR2,616.95
|
$1.86
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
|
Phnom Penh
|
San Francisco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
KHR17,692.73
|
$5.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.60
KHR42,666.51
|
$98.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR197,231,998.03
|
$36,753.89
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.00
KHR36,226.29
|
$20.31
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for housing
|
Phnom Penh
|
San Francisco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.30
KHR89,756.03
|
$65.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$502.11
KHR2,021,045.39
|
$3,110.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$277.36
KHR1,116,396.58
|
$2,750.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.12
KHR290,311.87
|
$194.16
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for childcare
|
Phnom Penh
|
San Francisco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.00
KHR1,368,548.56
|
$2,829.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,900.83
KHR55,952,839.44
|
$38,000.00
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Phnom Penh
|
San Francisco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
KHR6,037.71
|
$8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.77
KHR11,164.98
|
$5.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
KHR8,050.29
|
$14.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.33
KHR194,548.57
|
$94.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
KHR22,138.29
|
$17.00
|
|
pay 93.2% more for clothing
|
Phnom Penh
|
San Francisco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.67
KHR99,286.86
|
$61.43
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.80
KHR83,722.97
|
$45.08
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.00
KHR374,338.28
|
$104.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.67
KHR272,368.00
|
$131.92
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about San Francisco or Phnom Penh. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.