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Phnom Penh vs. Grass Valley Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 42.8% cheaper than Grass Valley.

Restaurants: pay 48.1% less in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 21.9% less in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 12.7% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 64.4% less in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 82.1% less in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.9% less in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 34.0% less in Phnom Penh

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, and groceries are lower in Phnom Penh.

Phnom Penh vs. Grass Valley Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Grass Valley, you would:

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pay 48.1% less for restaurants

	Grass Valley	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	$5.00 KHR20,025.00	-75.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00	$7.00 KHR28,035.00	-12.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.75	$0.93 KHR3,722.29	-66.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50	$0.91 KHR3,657.75	-38.9%
Average			-48.1%

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pay 21.9% less for groceries

	Grass Valley	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$4.00	$1.65 KHR6,610.31	-58.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.55	$6.70 KHR26,833.50	-29.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.16	$8.17 KHR32,711.86	+58.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.30	$1.82 KHR7,284.65	-65.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.39	$2.01 KHR8,043.68	-54.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.00	$1.81 KHR7,251.42	-9.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00	$0.88 KHR3,542.45	-11.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.00	$1.91 KHR7,666.22	+91.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.24	$0.73 KHR2,942.96	-77.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.00	$0.88 KHR3,512.17	-12.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.88	$0.54 KHR2,149.69	-71.4%
Average			-21.9%

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pay 12.7% more for transportation

	Grass Valley	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.70	$4.33 KHR17,341.84	-7.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$9.60 KHR38,448.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,753.89	$49,000.00 KHR196,245,000.00	+33.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$9.05 KHR36,256.50
Average			+12.7%

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pay 64.4% less for housing

	Grass Valley	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.00	$21.29 KHR85,250.07	-64.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,775.00	$481.60 KHR1,928,817.37	-72.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,575.00	$273.92 KHR1,097,042.67	-82.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$133.06	$82.99 KHR332,359.07	-37.6%
Average			-64.4%

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pay 82.1% less for childcare

	Grass Valley	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,158.33	$293.33 KHR1,174,800.00	-86.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$32,215.00	$7,141.67 KHR28,602,375.00	-77.8%
Average			-82.1%

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pay 61.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Grass Valley	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.50	$1.21 KHR4,838.88	-83.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.96	$2.53 KHR10,117.89	-57.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.00	$1.88 KHR7,509.38	-81.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00	$41.67 KHR166,875.00	-16.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.50	$3.75 KHR15,018.75	-70.0%
Average			-61.9%

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pay 34.0% less for clothing

	Grass Valley	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$35.00	$25.75 KHR103,128.75	-26.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.00	$23.33 KHR93,450.00	-33.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.00	$88.00 KHR352,440.00	-2.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$233.33	$60.20 KHR241,101.00	-74.2%
Average			-34.0%

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