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Phnom Penh vs. Manado Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 2.0 times more expensive than Manado.

Restaurants: pay 3.4 times more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 64.7% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 80.4% more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.6% more in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 19.6% less in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Manado Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.4 times more for restaurants

	Manado	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.19 IDR19,874.10	$5.00 KHR20,025.00	+318.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.98 IDR49,685.26	$7.00 KHR28,035.00	+134.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 IDR4,968.53	$0.93 KHR3,722.29	+211.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.24 IDR3,974.82	$0.91 KHR3,657.75	+282.5%
Average			+236.8%

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pay 64.7% more for groceries

	Manado	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$0.90 IDR14,905.58	$1.65 KHR6,610.31	+84.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.98 IDR49,685.26	$6.70 KHR26,833.50	+124.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.12 IDR85,262.57	$8.17 KHR32,711.86	+59.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.75 IDR29,148.69	$1.82 KHR7,284.65	+3.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.34 IDR22,311.51	$2.01 KHR8,043.68	+49.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 IDR20,283.19	$1.81 KHR7,251.42	+48.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 IDR14,648.97	$0.88 KHR3,542.45	+0.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 IDR9,916.23	$1.91 KHR7,666.22	+221.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 IDR9,690.86	$0.73 KHR2,942.96	+26.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 IDR6,310.33	$0.88 KHR3,512.17	+131.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.87 IDR14,423.60	$0.54 KHR2,149.69	-38.0%
Average			+64.7%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Manado	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.70 IDR44,871.94	$4.33 KHR17,341.84	+60.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$9.60 KHR38,448.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$49,000.00 KHR196,245,000.00
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.69 IDR44,716.73	$9.05 KHR36,256.50	+237.0%
Average			+148.8%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Manado	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.43 IDR223,583.67	$21.29 KHR85,250.07	+58.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$318.35 IDR5,299,761.14	$481.60 KHR1,928,817.37	+51.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$97.49 IDR1,623,051.85	$273.92 KHR1,097,042.67	+181.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.09 IDR317,803.81	$82.99 KHR332,359.07	+334.7%
Average			+156.4%

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pay 80.4% more for childcare

	Manado	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$134.30 IDR2,235,836.73	$293.33 KHR1,174,800.00	+118.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,013.94 IDR83,471,237.99	$7,141.67 KHR28,602,375.00	+42.4%
Average			+80.4%

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pay 42.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Manado	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.58 IDR59,622.31	$1.21 KHR4,838.88	-66.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.59 IDR26,498.81	$2.53 KHR10,117.89	+58.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.30 IDR38,257.65	$1.88 KHR7,509.38	-18.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.93 IDR231,864.55	$41.67 KHR166,875.00	+199.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.69 IDR44,716.73	$3.75 KHR15,018.75	+39.6%
Average			+42.6%

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pay 19.6% less for clothing

	Manado	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.69 IDR993,705.21	$25.75 KHR103,128.75	-56.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.88 IDR397,482.09	$23.33 KHR93,450.00	-2.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.03 IDR1,515,400.45	$88.00 KHR352,440.00	-3.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.63 IDR1,192,446.26	$60.20 KHR241,101.00	-16.0%
Average			-19.6%

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