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Phnom Penh vs. Bien Hoa Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 2.1 times more expensive than Bien Hoa.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 86.8% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 42.7% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 26.9% more in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Bien Hoa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Bien Hoa, you would:

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Bien Hoa	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,329	$5.00 KHR20,013.44	+164.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.79 ₫98,658	$7.00 KHR28,018.82	+84.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 ₫11,181	$0.93 KHR3,720.15	+116.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.21 ₫5,591	$0.91 KHR3,655.64	+325.5%
Average			+172.7%

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pay 86.8% more for groceries

	Bien Hoa	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 ₫19,732	$1.65 KHR6,606.49	+117.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.67 ₫148K	$6.70 KHR26,818.01	+18.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.68 ₫122K	$8.17 KHR32,692.98	+74.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.37 ₫35,714	$1.82 KHR7,280.45	+32.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$0.86 ₫22,375	$2.01 KHR8,039.03	+133.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.95 ₫24,613	$1.81 KHR7,247.23	+91.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 ₫13,517	$0.88 KHR3,540.40	+70.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.52 ₫13,425	$1.91 KHR7,661.79	+271.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 ₫11,188	$0.73 KHR2,941.26	+71.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,115	$0.88 KHR3,510.14	+74.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 ₫14,076	$0.54 KHR2,148.45	-0.7%
Average			+86.8%

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pay 42.7% more for transportation

	Bien Hoa	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.17 ₫82,565	$4.33 KHR17,331.83	+36.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.10 ₫185K	$9.60 KHR38,425.81	+35.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,122.40 ₫967M	$49,000.00 KHR196M	+32.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.42 ₫141K	$9.05 KHR36,235.57	+67.1%
Average			+42.7%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Bien Hoa	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.88 ₫179K	$21.29 KHR85,200.87	+209.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$189.40 ₫5M	$481.60 KHR2M	+154.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$113.64 ₫3M	$273.92 KHR1M	+141.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.62 ₫1M	$82.99 KHR332K	+114.9%
Average			+154.9%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Bien Hoa	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$66.29 ₫2M	$293.33 KHR1M	+342.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,892.02 ₫362M	$7,141.67 KHR29M	-48.6%
Average			+146.9%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Bien Hoa	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.53 ₫13,812	$1.21 KHR4,836.09	+127.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.14 ₫29,598	$2.53 KHR10,112.06	+122.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.25 ₫32,557	$1.88 KHR7,505.04	+50.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$10.73 ₫280K	$41.67 KHR167K	+288.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.41 ₫88,793	$3.75 KHR15,010.08	+10.0%
Average			+119.7%

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pay 26.9% more for clothing

	Bien Hoa	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.05 ₫444K	$25.75 KHR103K	+51.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$15.15 ₫395K	$23.33 KHR93,396.07	+54.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.45 ₫2M	$88.00 KHR352K	+26.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.23 ₫2M	$60.20 KHR241K	-24.0%
Average			+26.9%

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