Cost of living comparison
Strassen is 87.5% more expensive than Phnom Penh.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.5 times more in Strassen
- Groceries
-
pay 0.1% less in Strassen
- Transportation
-
pay 39.5% more in Strassen
- Housing
-
pay 3.1 times more in Strassen
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 36.3% more in Strassen
The cost of housing, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Strassen are more expensive than in Phnom Penh. Notably, housing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Strassen.
If you lived in Strassen instead of Phnom Penh, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Phnom Penh
|
Strassen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
KHR20,136.57
|
$18.76
€18.19
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
KHR28,191.20
|
$13.93
€13.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
KHR4,524.02
|
$2.68
€2.60
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
KHR4,071.93
|
$1.88
€1.82
|
|
pay 0.1% less for groceries
|
Phnom Penh
|
Strassen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
KHR7,450.53
|
?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.08
KHR24,499.49
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.07
KHR32,492.27
|
$3.45
€3.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
KHR7,644.57
|
$3.60
€3.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
KHR7,535.39
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.17
KHR8,753.23
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
KHR3,483.89
|
$0.58
€0.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
KHR7,599.33
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
KHR2,714.05
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
KHR3,075.05
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
KHR2,618.36
|
?? | |
pay 39.5% more for transportation
|
Phnom Penh
|
Strassen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
KHR17,702.27
|
$6.13
€5.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.60
KHR42,689.53
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR197,338,385.75
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.00
KHR36,245.83
|
?? | |
pay 3.1 times more for housing
|
Phnom Penh
|
Strassen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.30
KHR89,804.44
|
$42.87
€41.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$502.11
KHR2,022,135.55
|
$1,714.82
€1,663.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$277.36
KHR1,116,998.77
|
$1,607.64
€1,559.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.12
KHR290,468.47
|
$98.35
€95.38
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Phnom Penh
|
Strassen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.00
KHR1,369,286.76
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,900.83
KHR55,983,020.63
|
?? |
pay 36.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Phnom Penh
|
Strassen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
KHR6,040.97
|
$3.22
€3.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.77
KHR11,171.00
|
$4.29
€4.16
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
KHR8,054.63
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.33
KHR194,653.51
|
$19.29
€18.71
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
KHR22,150.23
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Phnom Penh
|
Strassen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.67
KHR99,340.41
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.80
KHR83,768.13
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.00
KHR374,540.20
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.67
KHR272,514.91
|
?? |
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