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Phnom Penh vs. Kalamazoo Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 34.9% cheaper than Kalamazoo.

Restaurants: pay 54.5% less in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 1.5% less in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 12.0% less in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 56.0% less in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 45.8% less in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.6% less in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 25.2% less in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Kalamazoo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 54.5% less for restaurants

	Kalamazoo	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	$10.00	$7.00 KHR28,035.00	-30.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.51	$0.93 KHR3,722.29	-63.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.82	$0.91 KHR3,657.75	-49.8%
Average			-54.5%

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pay 1.5% less for groceries

	Kalamazoo	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$2.94	$1.65 KHR6,610.31	-43.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.64	$6.70 KHR26,833.50	+44.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.83	$8.17 KHR32,711.86	+188.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61	$1.82 KHR7,284.65	-30.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.07	$2.01 KHR8,043.68	-60.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.08	$1.81 KHR7,251.42	-12.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.55	$0.88 KHR3,542.45	+62.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.65	$1.91 KHR7,666.22	-27.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.80	$0.73 KHR2,942.96	-73.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.98	$0.88 KHR3,512.17	-10.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.13	$0.54 KHR2,149.69	-52.3%
Average			-1.5%

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pay 12.0% less for transportation

	Kalamazoo	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.27	$4.33 KHR17,341.84	+32.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$60.00	$9.60 KHR38,448.00	-84.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,699.74	$49,000.00 KHR196,245,000.00	+37.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.68	$9.05 KHR36,256.50	-33.8%
Average			-12.0%

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pay 56.0% less for housing

	Kalamazoo	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$88.32	$21.29 KHR85,250.07	-75.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,200.00	$481.60 KHR1,928,817.37	-59.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$720.83	$273.92 KHR1,097,042.67	-62.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$112.10	$82.99 KHR332,359.07	-26.0%
Average			-56.0%

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pay 45.8% less for childcare

	Kalamazoo	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$660.00	$293.33 KHR1,174,800.00	-55.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,136.00	$7,141.67 KHR28,602,375.00	-35.9%
Average			-45.8%

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pay 49.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Kalamazoo	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.75	$1.21 KHR4,838.88	-67.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.86	$2.53 KHR10,117.89	-48.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.00	$1.88 KHR7,509.38	-73.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.00	$41.67 KHR166,875.00	+1.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.50	$3.75 KHR15,018.75	-60.5%
Average			-49.6%

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pay 25.2% less for clothing

	Kalamazoo	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.33	$25.75 KHR103,128.75	-55.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.50	$23.33 KHR93,450.00	+8.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.00	$88.00 KHR352,440.00	-9.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.00	$60.20 KHR241,101.00	-44.8%
Average			-25.2%

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