Cost of living comparison
Phnom Penh is 28.7% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Vientiane
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.82
LAK39,833
|
$5.00
KHR20,295.97
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
LAK70,993
|
$7.00
KHR28,414.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
LAK14,796
|
$1.03
KHR4,174.56
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
LAK9,396
|
$0.97
KHR3,937.42
|
|
pay 34.5% more for groceries
|
Vientiane
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
LAK20,395
|
$1.98
KHR8,026.13
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
$6.21
KHR25,224.99
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
$8.18
KHR33,189.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
LAK39,435
|
$1.99
KHR8,093.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
LAK65,978
|
$2.07
KHR8,385.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
$2.03
KHR8,227.96
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
LAK11,074
|
$0.88
KHR3,578.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
LAK20,807
|
$1.72
KHR6,996.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LAK13,522
|
$0.67
KHR2,735.53
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,475
|
$0.71
KHR2,888.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
LAK10,297
|
$0.64
KHR2,590.86
|
|
pay 18.4% less for transportation
|
Vientiane
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
LAK112,637
|
$4.45
KHR18,059.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
$10.60
KHR43,027.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
$49,000.00
KHR198,900,498.80
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.94
LAK393,194
|
$8.89
KHR36,077.65
|
|
pay 12.9% more for housing
|
Vientiane
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.36
LAK292,967
|
$30.80
KHR125,023.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$863.65
LAK18,931,546
|
$497.89
KHR2,021,051.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$785.49
LAK17,218,267
|
$275.83
KHR1,119,660.97
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
$83.92
KHR340,637.91
|
|
pay 25.2% more for childcare
|
Vientiane
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
$356.67
KHR1,447,779.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
$13,613.13
KHR55,258,313.32
|
|
pay 37.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vientiane
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
LAK21,844
|
$1.00
KHR4,059.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
LAK36,599
|
$2.92
KHR11,859.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
LAK35,978
|
$1.75
KHR7,103.59
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
$49.38
KHR200,422.70
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
$5.25
KHR21,310.77
|
|
pay 8.7% less for clothing
|
Vientiane
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
$24.00
KHR97,420.65
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
$22.71
KHR92,201.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
$94.38
KHR383,086.42
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
$59.43
KHR241,232.09
|
|
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