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Phnom Penh vs. Bukit Mertajam Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 28.5% more expensive than Bukit Mertajam.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 4.3% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 43.8% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 9.9% more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.5% less in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 37.0% less in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Bukit Mertajam Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Bukit Mertajam, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Bukit Mertajam	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.90 MYR7.79	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	+163.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.79 MYR15.59	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	+84.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 MYR2.92	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	+30.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 MYR1.53	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	+145.3%
Average			+106.1%

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pay 4.3% more for groceries

	Bukit Mertajam	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.13 MYR4.63	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	+46.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.26 MYR46.27	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	-40.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.28 MYR25.81	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	+30.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.88 MYR7.72	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	-3.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.23 MYR9.17	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	-10.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.80 MYR7.40	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	+0.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MYR3.27	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	+11.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.54 MYR6.33	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	+24.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.18 MYR4.86	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	-37.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 MYR3.24	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	+11.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 MYR1.91	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	+15.2%
Average			+4.3%

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pay 43.8% more for transportation

	Bukit Mertajam	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.84 MYR7.58	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	+134.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$9.60 KHR38,436.20
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,905.21 MYR180,494.33	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	+11.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.66 MYR43.84	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	-15.1%
Average			+43.8%

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pay 9.9% more for housing

	Bukit Mertajam	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.53 MYR117.29	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	-25.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$57.19 MYR235.12	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	+45.1%
Average			+9.9%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Bukit Mertajam	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$118.48 MYR487.09	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	+147.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,344.39 MYR17,859.79	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	+64.4%
Average			+106.0%

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pay 33.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Bukit Mertajam	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.08 MYR12.66	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	-60.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.21 MYR9.09	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	+14.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.27 MYR17.54	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	-56.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$41.67 KHR166,823.77
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.45 MYR22.41	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	-31.2%
Average			-33.5%

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pay 37.0% less for clothing

	Bukit Mertajam	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$110.58 MYR454.61	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	-76.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.90 MYR262.70	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	-63.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.75 MYR311.41	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	+16.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.99 MYR324.72	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	-23.8%
Average			-37.0%

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