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Phnom Penh vs. Belo Horizonte Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 7.2% more expensive than Belo Horizonte.

Restaurants: pay 0.4% more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 57.9% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 4.6% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 20.3% more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 8.9% less in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.1% more in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 24.1% less in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Belo Horizonte Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Belo Horizonte, you would:

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pay 0.4% more for restaurants

	Belo Horizonte	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.63 R$30.60	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	-11.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.50 R$40.80	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	-6.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 R$5.77	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	-12.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 R$3.77	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	+31.6%
Average			+0.4%

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pay 57.9% more for groceries

	Belo Horizonte	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.61 R$8.74	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	+2.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.38 R$23.84	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	+52.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.60 R$19.59	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	+126.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.12 R$11.52	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	-14.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.72 R$9.34	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	+17.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 R$5.92	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	+66.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61 R$3.32	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	+45.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.55 R$3.01	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	+245.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 R$3.65	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	+9.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 R$2.95	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	+61.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 R$2.37	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	+23.2%
Average			+57.9%

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pay 4.6% more for transportation

	Belo Horizonte	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 R$23.55	$4.33 KHR17,336.51
Monthly public transit pass	$46.88 R$255.02	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	-79.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,442.04 R$127,510.64	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	+109.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.75 R$58.45	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	-15.8%
Average			+4.6%

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pay 20.3% more for housing

	Belo Horizonte	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.18 R$115.18	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	+0.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$406.58 R$2,211.54	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	+18.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$265.48 R$1,444.06	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	+3.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$52.16 R$283.70	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	+59.1%
Average			+20.3%

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pay 8.9% less for childcare

	Belo Horizonte	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$362.57 R$1,972.16	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	-19.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,051.37 R$38,355.20	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	+1.3%
Average			-8.9%

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pay 0.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Belo Horizonte	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.88 R$10.20	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	-35.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 R$9.74	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	+41.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.25 R$12.24	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	-16.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.74 R$139.98	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	+61.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.50 R$40.80	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	-50.0%
Average			+0.1%

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pay 24.1% less for clothing

	Belo Horizonte	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.05 R$294.00	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	-52.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.09 R$223.49	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	-43.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.25 R$441.95	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	+8.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.27 R$360.49	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	-9.2%
Average			-24.1%

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