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Phnom Penh vs. Banjarmasin Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 2.1 times more expensive than Banjarmasin.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 6.0% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 83.0% more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 4.9 times more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.9% more in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 41.1% more in Phnom Penh

The cost of childcare, restaurants, groceries, housing, clothing, and transportation in Phnom Penh are more expensive than in Banjarmasin. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Phnom Penh.

Phnom Penh vs. Banjarmasin Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Banjarmasin	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.19 IDR19,874.10	$5.00 KHR20,025.00	+318.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.54 IDR42,232.47	$7.00 KHR28,035.00	+175.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 IDR15,899.28	$0.93 KHR3,722.29	-2.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 IDR5,216.95	$0.91 KHR3,657.75	+191.4%
Average			+170.8%

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Banjarmasin	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$0.90 IDR14,905.58	$1.65 KHR6,610.31	+84.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$6.70 KHR26,833.50
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.39 IDR89,651.09	$8.17 KHR32,711.86	+51.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.43 IDR23,864.82	$1.82 KHR7,284.65	+26.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.05 IDR17,473.60	$2.01 KHR8,043.68	+91.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 IDR14,123.11	$1.81 KHR7,251.42	+113.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.46 IDR7,662.54	$0.88 KHR3,542.45	+92.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.43 IDR7,136.68	$1.91 KHR7,666.22	+346.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 IDR5,273.63	$0.73 KHR2,942.96	+132.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 IDR7,504.78	$0.88 KHR3,512.17	+94.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 IDR8,038.15	$0.54 KHR2,149.69	+11.2%
Average			+104.4%

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pay 6.0% more for transportation

	Banjarmasin	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.24 IDR53,916.04	$4.33 KHR17,341.84	+33.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.91 IDR298,111.56	$9.60 KHR38,448.00	-46.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$49,000.00 KHR196,245,000.00
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.92 IDR115,269.80	$9.05 KHR36,256.50	+30.7%
Average			+6.0%

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pay 83.0% more for housing

	Banjarmasin	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.35 IDR305,564.35	$21.29 KHR85,250.07	+16.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$481.60 KHR1,928,817.37
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$273.92 KHR1,097,042.67
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$33.21 IDR552,821.59	$82.99 KHR332,359.07	+149.9%
Average			+83.0%

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pay 4.9 times more for childcare

	Banjarmasin	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$59.69 IDR993,705.21	$293.33 KHR1,174,800.00	+391.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$7,141.67 KHR28,602,375.00
Average			+391.4%

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pay 2.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Banjarmasin	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.86 IDR114,276.10	$1.21 KHR4,838.88	-82.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.04 IDR17,389.84	$2.53 KHR10,117.89	+141.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.79 IDR29,811.16	$1.88 KHR7,509.38	+4.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.75 IDR794,964.17	$41.67 KHR166,875.00	-12.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.97 IDR99,370.52	$3.75 KHR15,018.75	-37.2%
Average			+2.9%

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pay 41.1% more for clothing

	Banjarmasin	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.86 IDR447,167.35	$25.75 KHR103,128.75	-4.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$23.33 KHR93,450.00
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.30 IDR953,957.01	$88.00 KHR352,440.00	+53.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$34.62 IDR576,349.02	$60.20 KHR241,101.00	+73.9%
Average			+41.1%

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