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Phnom Penh vs. Alessandria Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 32.8% cheaper than Alessandria.

Restaurants: pay 51.3% less in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 7.2% less in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 39.5% less in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 31.3% less in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 11.0% less in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.8% less in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 51.8% less in Phnom Penh

Expenses including clothing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, and childcare are lower in Phnom Penh.

Phnom Penh vs. Alessandria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Alessandria, you would:

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pay 51.3% less for restaurants

	Alessandria	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.18 €13.09	$5.00 KHR20,025.00	-67.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 €10.07	$7.00 KHR28,035.00	-40.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.11 €2.68	$0.93 KHR3,722.29	-70.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.27 €1.10	$0.91 KHR3,657.75	-28.1%
Average			-51.3%

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pay 7.2% less for groceries

	Alessandria	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$2.48 €2.14	$1.65 KHR6,610.31	-33.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.32 €7.18	$6.70 KHR26,833.50	-19.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.51 €5.61	$8.17 KHR32,711.86	+25.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.88 €3.34	$1.82 KHR7,284.65	-53.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 €4.11	$2.01 KHR8,043.68	-57.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 €0.93	$1.81 KHR7,251.42	+67.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 €0.76	$0.88 KHR3,542.45	+0.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 €1.14	$1.91 KHR7,666.22	+44.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.32 €1.14	$0.73 KHR2,942.96	-44.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 €0.62	$0.88 KHR3,512.17	+21.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.76 €0.65	$0.54 KHR2,149.69	-29.3%
Average			-7.2%

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pay 39.5% less for transportation

	Alessandria	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.87 €6.79	$4.33 KHR17,341.84	-45.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$79.42 €68.49	$9.60 KHR38,448.00	-87.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,039.69 €30,215.67	$49,000.00 KHR196,245,000.00	+39.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.81 €22.26	$9.05 KHR36,256.50	-64.9%
Average			-39.5%

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pay 31.3% less for housing

	Alessandria	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.49 €25.43	$21.29 KHR85,250.07	-27.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$513.92 €443.16	$481.60 KHR1,928,817.37	-6.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$452.60 €390.29	$273.92 KHR1,097,042.67	-39.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$171.64 €148.01	$82.99 KHR332,359.07	-51.6%
Average			-31.3%

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pay 11.0% less for childcare

	Alessandria	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$525.60 €453.24	$293.33 KHR1,174,800.00	-44.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,839.95 €5,035.94	$7,141.67 KHR28,602,375.00	+22.3%
Average			-11.0%

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pay 37.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Alessandria	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.67 €4.03	$1.21 KHR4,838.88	-74.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.89 €1.63	$2.53 KHR10,117.89	+33.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.01 €6.04	$1.88 KHR7,509.38	-73.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.72 €40.29	$41.67 KHR166,875.00	-10.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.51 €9.06	$3.75 KHR15,018.75	-64.3%
Average			-37.8%

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pay 51.8% less for clothing

	Alessandria	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.28 €85.61	$25.75 KHR103,128.75	-74.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.07 €49.21	$23.33 KHR93,450.00	-59.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.33 €83.93	$88.00 KHR352,440.00	-9.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$169.36 €146.04	$60.20 KHR241,101.00	-64.5%
Average			-51.8%

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