Male vs Phnom Penh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Phnom Penh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1320
$829
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2817
$2032
🏠 One person rent
$818
$381
🏘️ Family rent
$1403
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$368
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.1
$72.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$988
$210
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
7
42
😀 Quality of life
66
60
🏙️ Population
133K
2.13M

The cost of living in Male is 59% more expensive than in Phnom Penh. Cities ranked 4439th and 6555th ($1320 vs $829) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Maldives and Cambodia, respectively. Check Maldives vs Cambodia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Male compared to 0.3 months in Phnom Penh. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Phnom Penh ranked 1st in Cambodia, while ranked 5057th and 5891st among best cities to live in the world.

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Male Phnom Penh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.55
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.4
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.82
$6.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.77
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$447
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1575
$791
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1116
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75
$67.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$81.2
$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14%
10.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2585
$2274
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1897
$1339
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.1
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$8.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.08
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$4.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$4.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.87
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.39
$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.83
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.18
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$80.1
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.82
$3.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$43.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.39
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.7
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.5
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3575
$7090

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$382
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$296
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$590
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$646
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$356
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$626
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$512
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$469
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$420
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$479
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$286
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$347
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$321
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$310
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$326
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$440
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$317
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$535
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$347
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$286
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$300
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$275
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$346
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$295
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$400
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$530
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$283
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$524
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$300
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$355
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$340
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$327

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$727
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$504
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$686
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$622
144 km or 90 mi Long Xuyen
$498
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$502
173 km or 107 mi Rach Gia
$515
182 km or 113 mi Phu Quoc
$511
187 km or 116 mi Sihanoukville
$763
195 km or 121 mi Can Tho
$439
200 km or 124 mi Thu Dau Mot
$519
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$734
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$410
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$650
244 km or 152 mi Stung Treng
$635
247 km or 154 mi Soc Trang
$507
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$571
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$507
269 km or 167 mi Bac Lieu
$494
275 km or 171 mi Vung Tau
$493
286 km or 178 mi Ko Chang
$708
307 km or 191 mi Serei Saophoan
$623
360 km or 224 mi Phan Thiet
$482
361 km or 225 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$516
373 km or 232 mi Mui Ne
$491
380 km or 236 mi Klaeng
$718
385 km or 239 mi Da Lat
$572
407 km or 253 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$558
443 km or 275 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$523
458 km or 285 mi Nong Prue
$787
460 km or 286 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$770
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$812
466 km or 289 mi Laem Chabang
$779
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$508
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$588
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$774
527 km or 328 mi Qui Nhon
$501
528 km or 328 mi Lat Luang
$774
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$958
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