Cost of living comparison
Phnom Penh is 64.8% more expensive than Rabat.
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 67.7% more for restaurants
|
Rabat
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.75
MAD36.79
|
$5.00
KHR20,295.97
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MAD58.87
|
$7.00
KHR28,414.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
MAD6.23
|
$1.03
KHR4,174.56
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
MAD3.68
|
$0.97
KHR3,937.42
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Rabat
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.51
MAD5.00
|
$1.98
KHR8,026.13
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
MAD46.60
|
$6.21
KHR25,224.99
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.06
MAD29.99
|
$8.18
KHR33,189.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
MAD17.57
|
$1.99
KHR8,093.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
MAD26.15
|
$2.07
KHR8,385.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
MAD6.35
|
$2.03
KHR8,227.96
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
MAD5.53
|
$0.88
KHR3,578.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD2.92
|
$1.72
KHR6,996.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MAD3.41
|
$0.67
KHR2,735.53
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MAD2.77
|
$0.71
KHR2,888.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
MAD2.69
|
$0.64
KHR2,590.86
|
|
pay 2.5% more for transportation
|
Rabat
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.81
MAD57.05
|
$4.45
KHR18,059.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.99
MAD245.28
|
$10.60
KHR43,027.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,988.52
MAD264,907.40
|
$49,000.00
KHR198,900,498.80
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.12
MAD79.67
|
$8.89
KHR36,077.65
|
|
pay 40.9% more for housing
|
Rabat
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.82
MAD400.63
|
$30.80
KHR125,023.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.37
MAD4,047.62
|
$497.89
KHR2,021,051.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.16
MAD2,563.44
|
$275.83
KHR1,119,660.97
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.04
MAD314.49
|
$83.92
KHR340,637.91
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
|
Rabat
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.41
MAD1,329.11
|
$356.67
KHR1,447,779.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,362.57
MAD33,005.50
|
$13,613.13
KHR55,258,313.32
|
|
pay 1.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Rabat
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
MAD39.25
|
$1.00
KHR4,059.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
MAD17.05
|
$2.92
KHR11,859.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
MAD38.26
|
$1.75
KHR7,103.59
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.24
MAD257.54
|
$49.38
KHR200,422.70
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
MAD63.77
|
$5.25
KHR21,310.77
|
|
pay 38.5% less for clothing
|
Rabat
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.15
MAD629.70
|
$24.00
KHR97,420.65
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.23
MAD453.78
|
$22.71
KHR92,201.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.91
MAD921.79
|
$94.38
KHR383,086.42
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.55
MAD986.93
|
$59.43
KHR241,232.09
|
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