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Phnom Penh vs. Changchun Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 56.4% more expensive than Changchun.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 91.9% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 5.2% less in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.0% less in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 14.8% less in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Changchun Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Changchun	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.80 CN¥19.84	$5.00 KHR20,025.00	+78.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.26 CN¥37.20	$7.00 KHR28,035.00	+33.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 CN¥3.14	$0.93 KHR3,722.29	+109.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.28 CN¥1.98	$0.91 KHR3,657.75	+225.7%
Average			+111.6%

Changchun vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of restaurants

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pay 91.9% more for groceries

	Changchun	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.22 CN¥8.60	$1.65 KHR6,610.31	+35.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$16.12 CN¥114.07	$6.70 KHR26,833.50	-58.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.02 CN¥63.83	$8.17 KHR32,711.86	-9.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.09 CN¥7.73	$1.82 KHR7,284.65	+66.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 CN¥11.25	$2.01 KHR8,043.68	+26.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.65 CN¥4.61	$1.81 KHR7,251.42	+177.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 CN¥3.37	$0.88 KHR3,542.45	+85.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.38 CN¥2.70	$1.91 KHR7,666.22	+401.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.27	$0.73 KHR2,942.96	+21.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 CN¥2.25	$0.88 KHR3,512.17	+175.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 CN¥2.02	$0.54 KHR2,149.69	+87.6%
Average			+91.9%

Changchun vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Changchun	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.36 CN¥30.88	$4.33 KHR17,341.84	-0.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$9.60 KHR38,448.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,211.64 CN¥128,852.83	$49,000.00 KHR196,245,000.00	+169.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.36 CN¥23.81	$9.05 KHR36,256.50	+169.0%
Average			+112.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Changchun	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.02 CN¥99.19	$21.29 KHR85,250.07	+51.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$154.22 CN¥1,091.13	$481.60 KHR1,928,817.37	+212.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$233.66 CN¥1,653.23	$273.92 KHR1,097,042.67	+17.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$32.16 CN¥227.56	$82.99 KHR332,359.07	+158.0%
Average			+109.8%

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pay 5.2% less for childcare

	Changchun	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$280.39 CN¥1,983.88	$293.33 KHR1,174,800.00	+4.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,411.84 CN¥59,516.32	$7,141.67 KHR28,602,375.00	-15.1%
Average			-5.2%

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pay 11.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Changchun	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.94	$1.21 KHR4,838.88	+7.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.47 CN¥17.46	$2.53 KHR10,117.89	+2.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.15 CN¥22.32	$1.88 KHR7,509.38	-40.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.06 CN¥297.58	$41.67 KHR166,875.00	-0.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.91 CN¥34.72	$3.75 KHR15,018.75	-23.6%
Average			-11.0%

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pay 14.8% less for clothing

	Changchun	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$28.04 CN¥198.39	$25.75 KHR103,128.75	-8.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.06 CN¥297.58	$23.33 KHR93,450.00	-44.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.77 CN¥529.03	$88.00 KHR352,440.00	+17.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.45 CN¥562.10	$60.20 KHR241,101.00	-24.2%
Average			-14.8%

Changchun vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of clothing

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