Cost of living comparison
Phnom Penh is 57.1% cheaper than San Francisco.
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of San Francisco, you would:
pay 59.0% less for restaurants
San Francisco
|
Phnom Penh
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$5.00
KHR20,417.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$7.00
KHR28,584.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
|
$1.12
KHR4,587.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
|
$1.01
KHR4,128.78
|
|
pay 47.1% less for groceries
San Francisco
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.86
|
$1.85
KHR7,554.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.38
|
$6.08
KHR24,841.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
|
$8.07
KHR32,945.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.32
|
$1.90
KHR7,751.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.49
|
$1.87
KHR7,640.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.26
|
$2.17
KHR8,875.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
|
$0.87
KHR3,532.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.54
|
$1.89
KHR7,705.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.74
|
$0.67
KHR2,751.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
|
$0.76
KHR3,117.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.86
|
$0.65
KHR2,654.91
|
|
pay 32.0% less for transportation
San Francisco
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.27
|
$4.40
KHR17,949.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$98.00
|
$10.60
KHR43,285.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,753.89
|
$49,000.00
KHR200,093,139.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.31
|
$9.00
KHR36,751.80
|
|
pay 75.6% less for housing
San Francisco
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.19
|
$22.30
KHR91,058.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,110.17
|
$502.11
KHR2,050,363.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,750.00
|
$277.36
KHR1,132,591.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$194.16
|
$72.12
KHR294,523.27
|
|
pay 75.7% less for childcare
San Francisco
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,829.63
|
$340.00
KHR1,388,401.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$38,000.00
|
$13,900.83
KHR56,764,518.11
|
|
pay 66.8% less for entertainment and sports
San Francisco
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$1.50
KHR6,125.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.64
|
$2.77
KHR11,326.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.00
|
$2.00
KHR8,167.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$94.53
|
$48.33
KHR197,370.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.00
|
$5.50
KHR22,459.43
|
|
pay 43.3% less for clothing
San Francisco
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.43
|
$24.67
KHR100,727.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.08
|
$20.80
KHR84,937.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.32
|
$93.00
KHR379,768.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$131.92
|
$67.67
KHR276,319.10
|
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