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Phnom Penh vs. Dushanbe Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 48.2% more expensive than Dushanbe.

Restaurants: pay 44.3% more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 76.8% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 31.9% more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 85.3% more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.4% less in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 12.3% less in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Dushanbe Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 44.3% more for restaurants

	Dushanbe	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.09 TJS56.16	$5.00 KHR20,025.00	-17.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.00 TJS83.01	$7.00 KHR28,035.00	-22.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 TJS5.53	$0.93 KHR3,722.29	+54.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 TJS3.21	$0.91 KHR3,657.75	+162.5%
Average			+44.3%

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pay 76.8% more for groceries

	Dushanbe	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$0.59 TJS5.48	$1.65 KHR6,610.31	+177.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.82 TJS53.71	$6.70 KHR26,833.50	+15.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.96 TJS36.56	$8.17 KHR32,711.86	+106.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 TJS16.26	$1.82 KHR7,284.65	+3.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.05 TJS18.94	$2.01 KHR8,043.68	-2.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.77 TJS7.15	$1.81 KHR7,251.42	+133.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.34 TJS12.33	$0.88 KHR3,542.45	-33.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 TJS8.51	$1.91 KHR7,666.22	+107.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 TJS5.26	$0.73 KHR2,942.96	+28.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 TJS2.85	$0.88 KHR3,512.17	+183.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.24 TJS2.19	$0.54 KHR2,149.69	+125.7%
Average			+76.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Dushanbe	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.12 TJS38.00	$4.33 KHR17,341.84	+5.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.59 TJS97.66	$9.60 KHR38,448.00	-9.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,647.15 TJS107,429.74	$49,000.00 KHR196,245,000.00	+320.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.60 TJS33.21	$9.05 KHR36,256.50	+151.5%
Average			+117.0%

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pay 31.9% more for housing

	Dushanbe	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.59 TJS180.68	$21.29 KHR85,250.07	+8.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$432.36 TJS3,987.92	$481.60 KHR1,928,817.37	+11.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$249.58 TJS2,302.07	$273.92 KHR1,097,042.67	+9.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.01 TJS387.48	$82.99 KHR332,359.07	+97.5%
Average			+31.9%

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pay 85.3% more for childcare

	Dushanbe	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$105.88 TJS976.63	$293.33 KHR1,174,800.00	+177.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,623.59 TJS70,317.65	$7,141.67 KHR28,602,375.00	-6.3%
Average			+85.3%

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pay 5.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Dushanbe	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.06 TJS9.77	$1.21 KHR4,838.88	+14.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.94 TJS17.90	$2.53 KHR10,117.89	+30.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.18 TJS29.30	$1.88 KHR7,509.38	-41.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.10 TJS388.33	$41.67 KHR166,875.00	-1.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.29 TJS48.83	$3.75 KHR15,018.75	-29.2%
Average			-5.4%

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pay 12.3% less for clothing

	Dushanbe	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.43 TJS299.09	$25.75 KHR103,128.75	-20.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.87 TJS376.98	$23.33 KHR93,450.00	-42.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.41 TJS732.48	$88.00 KHR352,440.00	+10.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$58.24 TJS537.15	$60.20 KHR241,101.00	+3.4%
Average			-12.3%

Dushanbe vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of clothing

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