Cost of living comparison
Phnom Penh is 64.7% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Tanzania
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
TZS7,784.24
|
$5.00
KHR20,417.67
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.96
TZS15,976.41
|
$7.00
KHR28,584.73
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TZS1,666.73
|
$1.12
KHR4,587.17
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
TZS819.79
|
$1.01
KHR4,128.78
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Tanzania
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
TZS1,938.19
|
$1.85
KHR7,554.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
TZS10,166.91
|
$6.08
KHR24,841.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TZS12,126.75
|
$8.07
KHR32,945.85
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
TZS4,513.53
|
$1.90
KHR7,751.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.35
TZS6,293.06
|
$1.87
KHR7,640.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
TZS2,985.51
|
$2.17
KHR8,875.42
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
TZS1,025.85
|
$0.87
KHR3,532.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.34
TZS923.46
|
$1.89
KHR7,705.41
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS947.60
|
$0.67
KHR2,751.93
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TZS814.82
|
$0.76
KHR3,117.97
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
TZS1,345.45
|
$0.65
KHR2,654.91
|
|
pay 37.5% more for transportation
|
Tanzania
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS11,472.43
|
$4.40
KHR17,949.39
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.55
TZS52,393.89
|
$10.60
KHR43,285.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,823.72
TZS42,414,101.72
|
$49,000.00
KHR200,093,139.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.76
TZS28,853.56
|
$9.00
KHR36,751.80
|
|
pay 27.0% more for housing
|
Tanzania
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.94
TZS160,674.60
|
$22.30
KHR91,058.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.33
TZS775,533.98
|
$502.11
KHR2,050,363.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$236.84
TZS634,816.41
|
$277.36
KHR1,132,591.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.01
TZS107,231.12
|
$72.12
KHR294,523.27
|
|
pay 84.3% more for childcare
|
Tanzania
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$236.03
TZS632,670.43
|
$340.00
KHR1,388,401.38
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,186.60
TZS16,582,649.58
|
$13,900.83
KHR56,764,518.11
|
|
pay 19.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tanzania
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
TZS3,143.63
|
$1.50
KHR6,125.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
TZS5,792.44
|
$2.77
KHR11,326.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,802.77
|
$2.00
KHR8,167.07
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.39
TZS97,540.55
|
$48.33
KHR197,370.78
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.68
TZS15,219.18
|
$5.50
KHR22,459.43
|
|
pay 73.2% more for clothing
|
Tanzania
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.43
TZS30,646.27
|
$24.67
KHR100,727.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
TZS58,319.39
|
$20.80
KHR84,937.50
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.14
TZS121,004.94
|
$93.00
KHR379,768.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.53
TZS103,272.99
|
$67.67
KHR276,319.10
|
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