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
LAK43,223
|
$5.00
KHR20,012.57
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.97
LAK64,834
|
$7.00
KHR28,017.59
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
LAK11,527
|
$1.12
KHR4,496.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
LAK9,222
|
$1.01
KHR4,046.86
|
|
pay 39.2% more for groceries
|
Vientiane
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LAK19,882
|
$1.85
KHR7,404.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.72
LAK299,058
|
$6.08
KHR24,348.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LAK139,955
|
$8.07
KHR32,292.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
LAK38,164
|
$1.90
KHR7,597.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
LAK64,328
|
$1.87
KHR7,488.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LAK19,226
|
$2.17
KHR8,699.33
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LAK10,733
|
$0.87
KHR3,462.44
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
LAK20,130
|
$1.89
KHR7,552.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
LAK12,989
|
$0.67
KHR2,697.33
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
LAK15,826
|
$0.76
KHR3,056.11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK9,986
|
$0.65
KHR2,602.23
|
|
pay 9.3% less for transportation
|
Vientiane
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
LAK109,090
|
$4.40
KHR17,593.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.23
LAK1,073,317
|
$10.60
KHR42,426.64
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,330.27
LAK617,613,727
|
$49,000.00
KHR196,123,142.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.18
LAK243,777
|
$9.00
KHR36,022.62
|
|
pay 6.6% more for housing
|
Vientiane
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.17
LAK243,571
|
$22.30
KHR89,251.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$859.15
LAK18,729,935
|
$502.11
KHR2,009,682.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$775.98
LAK16,916,684
|
$277.36
KHR1,110,120.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.31
LAK1,183,946
|
$72.12
KHR288,679.71
|
|
pay 26.2% more for childcare
|
Vientiane
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$332.66
LAK7,252,144
|
$340.00
KHR1,360,854.46
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,252.41
LAK201,706,997
|
$13,900.83
KHR55,638,267.77
|
|
pay 44.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vientiane
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
LAK20,680
|
$1.50
KHR6,003.77
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
LAK32,604
|
$2.77
KHR11,102.21
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
LAK34,578
|
$2.00
KHR8,005.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.74
LAK1,084,322
|
$48.33
KHR193,454.80
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
LAK76,387
|
$5.50
KHR22,013.82
|
|
pay 3.2% less for clothing
|
Vientiane
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.86
LAK1,871,725
|
$24.67
KHR98,728.66
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.88
LAK1,370,784
|
$20.80
KHR83,252.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.29
LAK1,248,897
|
$93.00
KHR372,233.72
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.48
LAK904,227
|
$67.67
KHR270,836.72
|
|
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