Cost of living comparison
Phnom Penh is 98.8% more expensive than Tripoli.
- Restaurants
-
pay 5.8% less in Phnom Penh
- Groceries
-
pay 3.2 times more in Phnom Penh
- Transportation
-
pay 38.1% more in Phnom Penh
- Housing
-
pay 25.1% more in Phnom Penh
- Childcare
-
pay 4.7 times more in Phnom Penh
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 65.0% more in Phnom Penh
- Clothing
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pay 22.9% less in Phnom Penh
The cost of childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, and housing in Phnom Penh are more expensive than in Tripoli. Expenses including clothing and restaurants are lower in Phnom Penh. Notably, childcare and groceries are significantly more expensive in Phnom Penh.
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Tripoli, you would:
pay 5.8% less for restaurants
Tripoli
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
LBP358,400
|
$5.00
KHR20,125.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP684,454
|
$7.00
KHR28,175.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP142,400
|
$1.12
KHR4,521.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP101,248
|
$1.01
KHR4,069.59
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
Tripoli
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
LBP29,680
|
$1.85
KHR7,446.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.83
LBP253,867
|
$6.08
KHR24,485.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.92
LBP440,925
|
$8.07
KHR32,473.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
LBP144,555
|
$1.90
KHR7,640.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.72
LBP243,852
|
$1.87
KHR7,531.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
LBP40,642
|
$2.17
KHR8,748.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.25
LBP22,353
|
$0.87
KHR3,481.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.21
LBP18,966
|
$1.89
KHR7,594.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
LBP37,932
|
$0.67
KHR2,712.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
LBP21,676
|
$0.76
KHR3,073.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
LBP31,159
|
$0.65
KHR2,616.85
|
|
pay 38.1% more for transportation
Tripoli
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP312,760
|
$4.40
KHR17,692.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.60
KHR42,665.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,500.00
LBP2,016,000,000
|
$49,000.00
KHR197,225,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,142,400
|
$9.00
KHR36,225.00
|
|
pay 25.1% more for housing
Tripoli
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,856,000
|
$22.30
KHR89,752.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$250.00
LBP22,400,000
|
$502.11
KHR2,020,973.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$150.00
LBP13,440,000
|
$277.36
KHR1,116,356.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,441,997
|
$72.12
KHR290,301.57
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
Tripoli
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.00
LBP12,096,000
|
$340.00
KHR1,368,500.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
LBP179,200,000
|
$13,900.83
KHR55,950,854.17
|
|
pay 65.0% more for entertainment and sports
Tripoli
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,800
|
$1.50
KHR6,037.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.00
LBP89,600
|
$2.77
KHR11,164.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP179,200
|
$2.00
KHR8,050.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.50
LBP1,747,200
|
$48.33
KHR194,541.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
LBP582,400
|
$5.50
KHR22,137.50
|
|
pay 22.9% less for clothing
Tripoli
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.00
LBP3,136,000
|
$24.67
KHR99,283.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,184,000
|
$20.80
KHR83,720.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.33
LBP7,466,667
|
$93.00
KHR374,325.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.00
LBP6,720,000
|
$67.67
KHR272,358.33
|
|
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