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
TZS6,869.56
|
$5.00
KHR20,012.57
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.96
TZS14,099.13
|
$7.00
KHR28,017.59
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TZS1,470.88
|
$1.12
KHR4,496.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
TZS723.46
|
$1.01
KHR4,046.86
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Tanzania
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
TZS1,710.44
|
$1.85
KHR7,404.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
TZS8,972.27
|
$6.08
KHR24,348.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TZS10,701.82
|
$8.07
KHR32,292.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
TZS3,983.17
|
$1.90
KHR7,597.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.35
TZS5,553.61
|
$1.87
KHR7,488.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
TZS2,634.70
|
$2.17
KHR8,699.33
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
TZS905.31
|
$0.87
KHR3,462.44
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.34
TZS814.95
|
$1.89
KHR7,552.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS836.26
|
$0.67
KHR2,697.33
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TZS719.07
|
$0.76
KHR3,056.11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
TZS1,187.36
|
$0.65
KHR2,602.23
|
|
pay 37.5% more for transportation
|
Tanzania
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS10,124.39
|
$4.40
KHR17,593.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.55
TZS46,237.45
|
$10.60
KHR42,426.64
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,823.72
TZS37,430,316.84
|
$49,000.00
KHR196,123,142.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.76
TZS25,463.18
|
$9.00
KHR36,022.62
|
|
pay 27.0% more for housing
|
Tanzania
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.94
TZS141,794.85
|
$22.30
KHR89,251.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.33
TZS684,406.40
|
$502.11
KHR2,009,682.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$236.84
TZS560,223.56
|
$277.36
KHR1,110,120.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.01
TZS94,631.14
|
$72.12
KHR288,679.71
|
|
pay 84.3% more for childcare
|
Tanzania
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$236.03
TZS558,329.75
|
$340.00
KHR1,360,854.46
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,186.60
TZS14,634,138.23
|
$13,900.83
KHR55,638,267.77
|
|
pay 19.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tanzania
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
TZS2,774.25
|
$1.50
KHR6,003.77
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
TZS5,111.81
|
$2.77
KHR11,102.21
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,238.43
|
$2.00
KHR8,005.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.39
TZS86,079.24
|
$48.33
KHR193,454.80
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.68
TZS13,430.88
|
$5.50
KHR22,013.82
|
|
pay 73.2% more for clothing
|
Tanzania
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.43
TZS27,045.24
|
$24.67
KHR98,728.66
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
TZS51,466.69
|
$20.80
KHR83,252.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.14
TZS106,786.49
|
$93.00
KHR372,233.72
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.53
TZS91,138.10
|
$67.67
KHR270,836.72
|
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