Male vs Phnom Penh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Phnom Penh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1284
$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2919
$2119
🏠 One person rent
$835
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$1638
$780
🍽️ Food expenses
$324
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.8
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1041
$327
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
7
42
😀 Quality of life
63
58
🏙️ Population
133K
2.13M

The cost of living in Male is 60% more expensive than in Phnom Penh. Cities ranked 4218th and 6381st ($1284 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Maldives and Cambodia, respectively. Check Maldives vs Cambodia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Male compared to 0.4 months in Phnom Penh. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Phnom Penh ranked 1st in Cambodia, while ranked 4858th and 5639th among best cities to live in the world.

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Male Phnom Penh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.5
$4.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$6.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.08
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$843
$426
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$595
$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1667
$1086
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1337
$537
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.5
$68.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$106
$26.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.63%
10.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2469
$2287
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1990
$1497
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.3
$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.07
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$3.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.84
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.12
$1.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.5
$55.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.24
$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.31
$3.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.3
$30
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$141
$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3438
$10501

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$582
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$302
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$462
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$345
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$406
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$465
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$469
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$325
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$309
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$391
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$341
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$358
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$409
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$337
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$533
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$327
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$319
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$320
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$357
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$321
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$328
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$424
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$523
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$379
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$585
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$711
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$555
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$694
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$569
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$509
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$515
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$518
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$524
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$755
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$463
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$550
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$702
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$479
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$587
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$628
247 km or 154 mi Soc Trang
$522
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$539
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$520
269 km or 167 mi Bac Lieu
$516
275 km or 171 mi Vung Tau
$534
286 km or 178 mi Ko Chang
$614
307 km or 191 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
360 km or 224 mi Phan Thiet
$566
361 km or 225 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$521
373 km or 232 mi Mui Ne
$553
380 km or 236 mi Klaeng
$619
385 km or 239 mi Da Lat
$512
407 km or 253 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
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$526
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$653
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$647
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$665
466 km or 289 mi Laem Chabang
$648
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$554
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$518
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$714
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$518
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$716
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