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Phnom Penh vs. Ben Arous Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 80.3% more expensive than Ben Arous.

Restaurants: pay 81.2% more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 54.5% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 93.4% more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.6% more in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 28.7% less in Phnom Penh

The cost of childcare, groceries, housing, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Phnom Penh are more expensive than in Ben Arous. Notably, childcare, groceries, and housing are significantly more expensive in Phnom Penh.

Phnom Penh vs. Ben Arous Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Ben Arous, you would:

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pay 81.2% more for restaurants

	Ben Arous	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.43 TND10.040	$5.00 KHR20,055.00	+45.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.14 TND15.060	$7.00 KHR28,077.00	+36.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 TND1.890	$0.93 KHR3,727.87	+43.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 TND0.890	$0.91 KHR3,663.23	+198.9%
Average			+81.2%

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Ben Arous	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$0.21 TND0.600	$1.65 KHR6,620.21	+702.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.72 TND16.730	$6.70 KHR26,873.70	+17.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$1.90 TND5.560	$8.17 KHR32,760.87	+330.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.63 TND4.770	$1.82 KHR7,295.56	+11.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.85 TND8.350	$2.01 KHR8,055.73	-29.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 TND2.830	$1.81 KHR7,262.28	+87.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.38 TND4.040	$0.88 KHR3,547.75	-35.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.53 TND1.550	$1.91 KHR7,677.70	+261.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 TND0.960	$0.73 KHR2,947.37	+124.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 TND1.040	$0.88 KHR3,517.43	+147.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 TND0.990	$0.54 KHR2,152.91	+58.3%
Average			+152.3%

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pay 54.5% more for transportation

	Ben Arous	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.28 TND9.600	$4.33 KHR17,367.82	+32.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.72 TND40.160	$9.60 KHR38,505.60	-30.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,157.36 TND120,479.440	$49,000.00 KHR196,539,000.00	+19.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.05 TND8.940	$9.05 KHR36,310.82	+196.6%
Average			+54.5%

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pay 93.4% more for housing

	Ben Arous	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.31 TND62.380	$21.29 KHR85,377.78	-0.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$188.64 TND552.200	$481.60 KHR1,931,706.98	+155.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.19 TND401.600	$273.92 KHR1,098,686.18	+99.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.96 TND111.120	$82.99 KHR332,856.98	+118.6%
Average			+93.4%

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Ben Arous	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$109.75 TND321.280	$293.33 KHR1,176,560.00	+167.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,515.17 TND7,362.630	$7,141.67 KHR28,645,225.00	+183.9%
Average			+175.6%

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pay 33.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Ben Arous	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.54 TND4.520	$1.21 KHR4,846.13	-21.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.75 TND2.200	$2.53 KHR10,133.05	+236.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.60 TND10.540	$1.88 KHR7,520.62	-47.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.58 TND95.380	$41.67 KHR167,125.00	+27.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.14 TND15.060	$3.75 KHR15,041.25	-27.1%
Average			+33.6%

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pay 28.7% less for clothing

	Ben Arous	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.27 TND132.530	$25.75 KHR103,283.25	-43.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.59 TND130.520	$23.33 KHR93,590.00	-47.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.40 TND276.340	$88.00 KHR352,968.00	-6.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.83 TND213.200	$60.20 KHR241,462.20	-17.3%
Average			-28.7%

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