Cost of living comparison
Phnom Penh is 34.2% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Vientiane
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
LAK43,539
|
$5.00
KHR20,125.71
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.97
LAK65,309
|
$7.00
KHR28,176.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
LAK11,611
|
$1.12
KHR4,521.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
LAK9,290
|
$1.01
KHR4,069.74
|
|
pay 39.2% more for groceries
|
Vientiane
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LAK20,028
|
$1.85
KHR7,446.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.72
LAK301,246
|
$6.08
KHR24,486.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LAK140,980
|
$8.07
KHR32,474.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
LAK38,443
|
$1.90
KHR7,640.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
LAK64,798
|
$1.87
KHR7,531.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LAK19,366
|
$2.17
KHR8,748.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LAK10,811
|
$0.87
KHR3,482.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
LAK20,277
|
$1.89
KHR7,595.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
LAK13,084
|
$0.67
KHR2,712.58
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
LAK15,942
|
$0.76
KHR3,073.39
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK10,059
|
$0.65
KHR2,616.95
|
|
pay 9.3% less for transportation
|
Vientiane
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
LAK109,888
|
$4.40
KHR17,692.73
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.23
LAK1,081,170
|
$10.60
KHR42,666.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,330.27
LAK622,132,717
|
$49,000.00
KHR197,231,998.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.18
LAK245,561
|
$9.00
KHR36,226.29
|
|
pay 6.6% more for housing
|
Vientiane
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.17
LAK245,354
|
$22.30
KHR89,756.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$859.15
LAK18,866,980
|
$502.11
KHR2,021,045.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$775.98
LAK17,040,461
|
$277.36
KHR1,116,396.58
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.31
LAK1,192,609
|
$72.12
KHR290,311.87
|
|
pay 26.2% more for childcare
|
Vientiane
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$332.66
LAK7,305,207
|
$340.00
KHR1,368,548.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,252.41
LAK203,182,858
|
$13,900.83
KHR55,952,839.44
|
|
pay 44.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vientiane
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
LAK20,832
|
$1.50
KHR6,037.71
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
LAK32,843
|
$2.77
KHR11,164.98
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
LAK34,831
|
$2.00
KHR8,050.29
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.74
LAK1,092,256
|
$48.33
KHR194,548.57
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
LAK76,946
|
$5.50
KHR22,138.29
|
|
pay 3.2% less for clothing
|
Vientiane
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.86
LAK1,885,420
|
$24.67
KHR99,286.86
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.88
LAK1,380,814
|
$20.80
KHR83,722.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.29
LAK1,258,035
|
$93.00
KHR374,338.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.48
LAK910,843
|
$67.67
KHR272,368.00
|
|
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