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Phnom Penh vs. Khon Kaen Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 23.4% more expensive than Khon Kaen.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 49.3% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 2.9% less in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 50.5% more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 23.2% less in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.0% less in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 20.8% less in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Khon Kaen Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Khon Kaen, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Khon Kaen	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.55 THB48.76	$5.00 KHR19,986.53	+222.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB195.04	$7.00 KHR27,981.15	+12.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.64 THB19.99	$0.93 KHR3,715.14	+46.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 THB9.36	$0.91 KHR3,650.72	+206.8%
Average			+122.1%

Khon Kaen vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of restaurants

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pay 49.3% more for groceries

	Khon Kaen	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 THB39.01	$1.65 KHR6,597.61	+33.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$6.70 KHR26,781.96
Milk (1 gallon)	??	$8.17 KHR32,649.02
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 THB81.92	$1.82 KHR7,270.66	-30.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.39 THB43.79	$2.01 KHR8,028.23	+44.2%
Apples (1 lb)	??	$1.81 KHR7,237.49
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.42 THB13.27	$0.88 KHR3,535.64	+109.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 THB22.12	$1.91 KHR7,651.49	+172.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 THB17.69	$0.73 KHR2,937.30	+30.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.88 KHR3,505.42
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 THB19.68	$0.54 KHR2,145.56	-14.3%
Average			+49.3%

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pay 2.9% less for transportation

	Khon Kaen	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.86 THB152.92	$4.33 KHR17,308.52	-11.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$9.60 KHR38,374.14
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$46,519.56 THB1,462,778.91	$49,000.00 KHR195,868,029.72	+5.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$9.05 KHR36,186.85
Average			-2.9%

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pay 50.5% more for housing

	Khon Kaen	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.27 THB731.81	$21.29 KHR85,086.31	-8.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$253.27 THB7,964.02	$481.60 KHR1,925,112.27	+90.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$170.57 THB5,363.52	$273.92 KHR1,094,935.34	+60.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$52.03 THB1,635.95	$82.99 KHR331,720.63	+59.5%
Average			+50.5%

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pay 23.2% less for childcare

	Khon Kaen	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$293.33 KHR1,172,543.31
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,303.91 THB292,555.78	$7,141.67 KHR28,547,432.22	-23.2%
Average			-23.2%

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pay 11.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Khon Kaen	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 THB58.02	$1.21 KHR4,829.58	-34.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.55 THB48.76	$2.53 KHR10,098.46	+62.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$1.88 KHR7,494.95
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.03 THB1,950.37	$41.67 KHR166,554.45	-32.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.20 THB195.04	$3.75 KHR14,989.90	-39.5%
Average			-11.0%

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pay 20.8% less for clothing

	Khon Kaen	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$31.01 THB975.19	$25.75 KHR102,930.65	-17.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.87 THB1,316.50	$23.33 KHR93,270.49	-44.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.53 THB2,437.96	$88.00 KHR351,762.99	+13.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.04 THB2,925.56	$60.20 KHR240,637.87	-35.3%
Average			-20.8%

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