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Phnom Penh vs. Alor Setar Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 82.1% more expensive than Alor Setar.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 75.3% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 67.9% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 83.0% more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 7.0% less in Phnom Penh

The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, groceries, and transportation in Phnom Penh are more expensive than in Alor Setar. Expenses including clothing and entertainment and sports are lower in Phnom Penh. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Phnom Penh.

Phnom Penh vs. Alor Setar Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Alor Setar, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Alor Setar	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.95 MYR8.04	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	+155.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.21 MYR17.30	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	+66.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 MYR2.19	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	+74.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.28 MYR1.17	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	+221.2%
Average			+129.4%

Alor Setar vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of restaurants

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pay 75.3% more for groceries

	Alor Setar	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$0.87 MYR3.57	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	+90.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.96 MYR24.52	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	+12.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.07 MYR24.95	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	+34.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.49 MYR6.14	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	+21.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.40 MYR5.74	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	+43.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.06 MYR4.36	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	+70.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 MYR1.99	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	+82.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 MYR2.65	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	+196.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 MYR2.68	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	+12.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 MYR1.53	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	+135.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.24 MYR0.97	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	+127.0%
Average			+75.3%

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pay 67.9% more for transportation

	Alor Setar	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.84 MYR7.56	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	+135.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.53 MYR35.07	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	+12.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,767.77 MYR138,819.31	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	+45.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.07 MYR20.85	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	+78.5%
Average			+67.9%

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pay 83.0% more for housing

	Alor Setar	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.82 MYR102.04	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	-14.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$296.21 MYR1,217.71	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	+62.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$173.78 MYR714.39	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	+57.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$25.46 MYR104.65	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	+226.0%
Average			+83.0%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Alor Setar	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$82.94 MYR340.96	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	+253.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,331.75 MYR21,918.84	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	+33.9%
Average			+143.8%

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

	Alor Setar	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.55 MYR14.61	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	-66.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.29 MYR9.42	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	+10.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.84 MYR11.69	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	-34.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.33 MYR87.68	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	+95.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.97 MYR16.32	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	-5.5%

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pay 7.0% less for clothing

	Alor Setar	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.39 MYR194.83	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	-45.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.03 MYR119.34	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	-19.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.09 MYR292.25	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	+23.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$53.02 MYR217.97	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	+13.5%
Average			-7.0%

Alor Setar vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of clothing

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