Cost of living comparison
Tarlac City is 35.7% cheaper than Phnom Penh.
If you lived in Tarlac City instead of Phnom Penh, you would:
pay 53.6% less for restaurants
Phnom Penh
|
Tarlac City
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
KHR20,284.90
|
$2.17
₱121.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
KHR28,398.87
|
$3.13
₱174.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
KHR4,172.28
|
$0.72
₱40.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
KHR3,935.27
|
$0.26
₱14.56
|
|
pay 33.4% less for groceries
Phnom Penh
|
Tarlac City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.98
KHR8,021.76
|
$1.10
₱61.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.21
KHR25,211.24
|
$4.34
₱242.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.18
KHR33,171.87
|
$6.03
₱336.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
KHR8,089.00
|
$1.93
₱107.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
KHR8,380.66
|
$1.41
₱79.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
KHR8,223.47
|
$1.02
₱57.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
KHR3,576.92
|
$0.71
₱39.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
KHR6,992.83
|
$0.71
₱39.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
KHR2,734.04
|
$0.44
₱24.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
KHR2,886.84
|
$0.52
₱28.98
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
KHR2,589.45
|
$0.37
₱20.69
|
|
pay 30.6% less for transportation
Phnom Penh
|
Tarlac City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.45
KHR18,050.11
|
$4.34
₱242.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.60
KHR43,004.00
|
$7.82
₱436.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR198,792,055.38
|
$38,230.95
₱2,135,390.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.89
KHR36,057.98
|
$2.54
₱141.71
|
|
pay 40.4% less for housing
Phnom Penh
|
Tarlac City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.80
KHR124,955.01
|
$25.20
₱1,407.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$497.89
KHR2,019,949.35
|
$125.99
₱7,037.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$275.83
KHR1,119,050.52
|
$99.92
₱5,581.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.92
KHR340,452.19
|
$79.73
₱4,453.49
|
|
pay 64.8% less for childcare
Phnom Penh
|
Tarlac City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$356.67
KHR1,446,989.79
|
$148.68
₱8,304.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,613.13
KHR55,228,185.69
|
$3,909.98
₱218,392.16
|
|
pay 10.1% less for entertainment and sports
Phnom Penh
|
Tarlac City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
KHR4,056.98
|
$0.96
₱53.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
KHR11,852.79
|
$1.56
₱87.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.75
KHR7,099.72
|
$2.13
₱118.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.38
KHR200,313.42
|
$43.44
₱2,426.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.25
KHR21,299.15
|
$4.78
₱266.92
|
|
pay 17.3% less for clothing
Phnom Penh
|
Tarlac City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.00
KHR97,367.54
|
$32.58
₱1,819.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.71
KHR92,151.42
|
$18.25
₱1,019.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.38
KHR382,877.56
|
$50.40
₱2,814.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.43
KHR241,100.57
|
$36.49
₱2,038.33
|
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