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Phnom Penh vs. Macaé Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 37.9% more expensive than Macaé.

Restaurants: pay 23.0% more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 93.5% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 26.0% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 41.6% more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 62.0% more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.0% more in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 3.5% more in Phnom Penh

The cost of groceries, childcare, housing, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Phnom Penh are more expensive than in Macaé. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Phnom Penh.

Phnom Penh vs. Macaé Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.0% more for restaurants

	Macaé	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.91 R$21.29	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	+27.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.34 R$34.47	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	+10.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 R$6.42	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	-21.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 R$2.84	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	+75.0%
Average			+23.0%

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pay 93.5% more for groceries

	Macaé	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.57 R$8.53	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	+5.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.35 R$23.66	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	+54.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.34 R$18.17	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	+144.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 R$10.34	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	-4.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.45 R$7.91	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	+38.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 R$4.14	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	+137.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.53 R$2.87	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	+67.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.42 R$2.30	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	+352.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 R$2.94	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	+35.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 R$1.95	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	+144.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 R$1.92	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	+52.4%
Average			+93.5%

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pay 26.0% more for transportation

	Macaé	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.34 R$23.60	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	-0.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$77.73 R$422.78	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	-87.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,639.33 R$101,386.77	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	+162.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.03 R$38.24	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	+28.8%
Average			+26.0%

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pay 41.6% more for housing

	Macaé	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.64 R$90.49	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	+28.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$372.79 R$2,027.74	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	+29.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$242.31 R$1,318.03	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	+13.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.29 R$230.01	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	+96.3%
Average			+41.6%

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pay 62.0% more for childcare

	Macaé	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$134.82 R$733.36	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	+117.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,710.16 R$36,499.24	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	+6.4%
Average			+62.0%

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pay 16.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Macaé	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.93 R$5.07	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	+29.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 R$8.79	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	+56.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.49 R$8.11	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	+25.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.39 R$219.67	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	+3.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.78 R$31.43	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	-35.1%
Average			+16.0%

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pay 3.5% more for clothing

	Macaé	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.02 R$321.06	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	-56.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.82 R$162.22	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	-21.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$60.58 R$329.51	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	+45.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.01 R$223.05	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	+46.8%
Average			+3.5%

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