Cost of living comparison

compared to

Vietnam is 32.1% cheaper than Phnom Penh.

If you lived in Vietnam instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 54.9% less for restaurants

 
Phnom Penh
Vietnam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.00
KHR20,125.71
$1.92
₫48,806
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.00
KHR28,176.00
$4.34
₫110,328
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.12
KHR4,521.58
$0.54
₫13,689

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pay 35.2% less for groceries

 
Phnom Penh
Vietnam
Bread
1 loaf
$1.85
KHR7,446.51
$0.90
₫22,938
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.08
KHR24,486.29
$6.05
₫153,885
Milk (1 gallon) $8.07
KHR32,474.76
$5.46
₫138,820

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pay 29.8% less for transportation

 
Phnom Penh
Vietnam
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.40
KHR17,692.73
$3.47
₫88,140
Monthly public transit pass $10.60
KHR42,666.51
$7.11
₫180,675
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $49,000.00
KHR197,231,998.03
$35,423.92
₫900,440,511

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pay 43.0% less for housing

 
Phnom Penh
Vietnam
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$22.30
KHR89,756.03
$8.68
₫220,720
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $502.11
KHR2,021,045.39
$297.09
₫7,551,708
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $277.36
KHR1,116,396.58
$207.27
₫5,268,580

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pay 24.9% less for childcare

 
Phnom Penh
Vietnam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $340.00
KHR1,368,548.56
$205.27
₫5,217,662
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $13,900.83
KHR55,952,839.44
$12,496.31
₫317,643,637

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pay 42.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Phnom Penh
Vietnam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.50
KHR6,037.71
$0.88
₫22,276
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.77
KHR11,164.98
$1.58
₫40,169
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.00
KHR8,050.29
$1.27
₫32,174

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pay 5.9% more for clothing

 
Phnom Penh
Vietnam
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$24.67
KHR99,286.86
$28.00
₫711,658
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$20.80
KHR83,722.97
$22.19
₫564,142
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$93.00
KHR374,338.28
$79.50
₫2,020,690

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