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Phnom Penh vs. Hua Hin Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 24.4% more expensive than Hua Hin.

Restaurants: pay 56.4% more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 45.9% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 23.6% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 11.1% more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 39.0% more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.1% less in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 25.2% more in Phnom Penh

The cost of restaurants, groceries, childcare, clothing, transportation, and housing in Phnom Penh are more expensive than in Hua Hin.

Phnom Penh vs. Hua Hin Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Hua Hin, you would:

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pay 56.4% more for restaurants

	Hua Hin	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB97.52	$5.00 KHR19,986.53	+61.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 THB277.44	$7.00 KHR27,981.15	-20.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 THB22.04	$0.93 KHR3,715.14	+32.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 THB11.38	$0.91 KHR3,650.72	+152.4%
Average			+56.4%

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pay 45.9% more for groceries

	Hua Hin	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 THB43.75	$1.65 KHR6,597.61	+18.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.20 THB195.04	$6.70 KHR26,781.96	+8.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.46 THB171.63	$8.17 KHR32,649.02	+49.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.88 THB59.10	$1.82 KHR7,270.66	-3.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.24 THB39.10	$2.01 KHR8,028.23	+61.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 THB38.04	$1.81 KHR7,237.49	+49.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 THB11.61	$0.88 KHR3,535.64	+139.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 THB27.28	$1.91 KHR7,651.49	+120.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 THB20.64	$0.73 KHR2,937.30	+11.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 THB20.04	$0.88 KHR3,505.42	+37.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 THB15.15	$0.54 KHR2,145.56	+11.4%
Average			+45.9%

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pay 23.6% more for transportation

	Hua Hin	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.97 THB156.26	$4.33 KHR17,308.52	-12.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.41 THB390.07	$9.60 KHR38,374.14	-22.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,709.13 THB682,630.16	$49,000.00 KHR195,868,029.72	+125.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.68 THB273.05	$9.05 KHR36,186.85	+4.3%
Average			+23.6%

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pay 11.1% more for housing

	Hua Hin	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.64 THB586.09	$21.29 KHR85,086.31	+14.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$460.03 THB14,465.26	$481.60 KHR1,925,112.27	+4.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$316.33 THB9,946.90	$273.92 KHR1,094,935.34	-13.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.81 THB1,880.59	$82.99 KHR331,720.63	+38.8%
Average			+11.1%

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pay 39.0% more for childcare

	Hua Hin	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$139.56 THB4,388.34	$293.33 KHR1,172,543.31	+110.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,544.43 THB331,563.22	$7,141.67 KHR28,547,432.22	-32.3%
Average			+39.0%

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pay 30.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Hua Hin	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.17 THB68.26	$1.21 KHR4,829.58	-44.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.06 THB64.78	$2.53 KHR10,098.46	+22.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.65 THB146.28	$1.88 KHR7,494.95	-59.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.65 THB1,592.80	$41.67 KHR166,554.45	-17.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.75 THB243.80	$3.75 KHR14,989.90	-51.6%
Average			-30.1%

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pay 25.2% more for clothing

	Hua Hin	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.44 THB516.85	$25.75 KHR102,930.65	+56.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.85 THB624.12	$23.33 KHR93,270.49	+17.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.74 THB2,633.00	$88.00 KHR351,762.99	+5.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.62 THB1,560.30	$60.20 KHR240,637.87	+21.3%
Average			+25.2%

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