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Phnom Penh vs. Joinville Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 16.3% more expensive than Joinville.

Restaurants: pay 1.8% more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 82.7% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 3.0% less in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 47.3% more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 13.2% more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.5% more in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 28.6% less in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Joinville Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.8% more for restaurants

	Joinville	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 R$40.80	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	-33.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.56 R$35.70	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	+6.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 R$5.58	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	-9.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.64 R$3.48	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	+43.0%
Average			+1.8%

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pay 82.7% more for groceries

	Joinville	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 R$6.73	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	+33.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.64 R$19.79	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	+84.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.19 R$17.38	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	+155.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.58 R$14.01	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	-29.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.46 R$7.93	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	+37.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.63 R$3.42	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	+187.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.46 R$2.48	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	+94.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.55 R$3.01	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	+246.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 R$3.68	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	+8.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 R$2.92	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	+63.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 R$2.27	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	+28.4%
Average			+82.7%

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pay 3.0% less for transportation

	Joinville	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.19 R$22.77	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	+3.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$51.57 R$280.52	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	-81.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,411.17 R$138,221.54	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	+92.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.38 R$67.33	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	-26.9%
Average			-3.0%

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pay 47.3% more for housing

	Joinville	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.82 R$118.67	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	-2.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$284.43 R$1,547.13	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	+69.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$215.67 R$1,173.10	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	+27.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.47 R$231.04	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	+95.4%
Average			+47.3%

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pay 13.2% more for childcare

	Joinville	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$281.30 R$1,530.13	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	+4.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,851.13 R$31,826.66	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	+22.1%
Average			+13.2%

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pay 0.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Joinville	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.81 R$15.30	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	-57.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.49 R$8.09	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	+69.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.91 R$15.81	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	-35.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.41 R$127.34	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	+78.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.97 R$43.35	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	-53.0%
Average			+0.5%

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pay 28.6% less for clothing

	Joinville	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.88 R$255.02	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	-45.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.01 R$408.03	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	-68.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.39 R$459.04	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	+4.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$63.01 R$342.75	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	-4.5%
Average			-28.6%

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