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Phnom Penh vs. Martinsburg Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 47.2% cheaper than Martinsburg.

Restaurants: pay 63.5% less in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 9.8% less in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 14.6% less in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 62.5% less in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 85.1% less in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.9% less in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 34.3% less in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Martinsburg Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 63.5% less for restaurants

	Martinsburg	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	-75.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.20	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	-47.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.88	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	-67.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.55	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	-64.2%
Average			-63.5%

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pay 9.8% less for groceries

	Martinsburg	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$2.72	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	-39.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.36	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	+25.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.25	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	+151.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.48	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	-47.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.36	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	-40.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.54	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	+18.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	+55.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.67	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	-47.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.50	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	-70.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.56	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	-43.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.67	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	-67.8%
Average			-9.8%

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pay 14.6% less for transportation

	Martinsburg	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.09	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	+40.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$70.00	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	-86.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,231.99	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	+43.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.16	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	-55.1%
Average			-14.6%

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pay 62.5% less for housing

	Martinsburg	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$67.00	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	-68.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,225.00	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	-60.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$937.50	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	-70.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$166.32	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	-50.1%
Average			-62.5%

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pay 85.1% less for childcare

	Martinsburg	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,966.67	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	-85.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73
Average			-85.1%

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pay 60.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Martinsburg	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	-79.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.29	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	-52.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.38	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	-80.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	-16.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.25	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	-75.4%
Average			-60.9%

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pay 34.3% less for clothing

	Martinsburg	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.50	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	-45.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.33	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	-51.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.00	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	+10.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.00	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	-49.8%
Average			-34.3%

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