Phnom Penh vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phnom Penh Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$802
$3380
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2119
$8333
🏠 One person rent
$378
$1991
🏘️ Family rent
$780
$3524
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$899
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.5
$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$327
$6558
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
42
81
😀 Quality of life
58
97
🏙️ Population
2.13M
443K

The cost of living in Phnom Penh is 76% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 6381st and 31st ($802 vs $3380) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Cambodia and Switzerland, respectively. Check Cambodia vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Phnom Penh compared to 1.9 months in Zurich. Phnom Penh ranked 1st best city to live in Cambodia vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 5639th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phnom Penh vs Zurich

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Phnom Penh Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.38
$25.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.8
$114
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$8.65
 Cappuccino
$2.83
$6.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$5.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$2331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$247
$1597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1086
$4197
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$2921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$54.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.62%
2.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2287
$11003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1497
$7611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$5.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.27
$40.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$3.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$7.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$46.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.65
$3.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.54
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.73
$19.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.85
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.65
$3.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.6
$91.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.32
$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$154
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.8
$50.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$30
$145
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$314
$2684
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10501
$29266

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$522
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$520
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$516
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$534
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$614
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$579
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$566
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$521
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$553
380 km or 236 mi Klaeng
$619
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$512
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$534
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$526
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$653
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$647
464 km or 288 mi Pattaya
$665
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$648
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$554
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$518
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$518
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$716
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$2436
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$2838
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$1660
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$1806
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$2649
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$2182
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$2322
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