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Phnom Penh vs. Moldova Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 14.8% more expensive than Moldova overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.8% more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 96.1% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 27.8% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 20.1% more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 2.7% more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.0% less in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 41.8% less in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Moldova Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.8% more for restaurants

	Moldova	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.86 MDL150.08	$5.00 KHR20,025.00	-43.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.75 MDL131.33	$7.00 KHR28,035.00	-9.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 MDL14.65	$0.93 KHR3,722.29	+7.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 MDL9.85	$0.91 KHR3,657.75	+57.1%
Average			+2.8%

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pay 96.1% more for groceries

	Moldova	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$0.46 MDL7.73	$1.65 KHR6,610.31	+261.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.18 MDL87.68	$6.70 KHR26,833.50	+29.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.54 MDL76.86	$8.17 KHR32,711.86	+80.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.13 MDL36.10	$1.82 KHR7,284.65	-14.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.43 MDL41.09	$2.01 KHR8,043.68	-17.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.41 MDL6.92	$1.81 KHR7,251.42	+343.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 MDL14.53	$0.88 KHR3,542.45	+3.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 MDL13.76	$1.91 KHR7,666.22	+135.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MDL16.29	$0.73 KHR2,942.96	-23.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 MDL5.74	$0.88 KHR3,512.17	+158.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.27 MDL4.51	$0.54 KHR2,149.69	+101.6%
Average			+96.1%

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pay 27.8% more for transportation

	Moldova	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.28 MDL89.36	$4.33 KHR17,341.84	-17.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.10 MDL272.74	$9.60 KHR38,448.00	-40.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,784.24 MDL538,319.30	$49,000.00 KHR196,245,000.00	+54.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.21 MDL71.27	$9.05 KHR36,256.50	+115.1%
Average			+27.8%

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pay 20.1% more for housing

	Moldova	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.63 MDL180.09	$21.29 KHR85,250.07	+100.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$424.82 MDL7,194.99	$481.60 KHR1,928,817.37	+13.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$315.71 MDL5,347.02	$273.92 KHR1,097,042.67	-13.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$104.05 MDL1,762.28	$82.99 KHR332,359.07	-20.2%
Average			+20.1%

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pay 2.7% more for childcare

	Moldova	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$314.41 MDL5,325.09	$293.33 KHR1,174,800.00	-6.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.73 MDL107,763.51	$7,141.67 KHR28,602,375.00	+12.2%
Average			+2.7%

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pay 4.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Moldova	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.61 MDL27.27	$1.21 KHR4,838.88	-25.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.68 MDL28.50	$2.53 KHR10,117.89	+50.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.36 MDL56.97	$1.88 KHR7,509.38	-44.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.99 MDL541.85	$41.67 KHR166,875.00	+30.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.42 MDL91.86	$3.75 KHR15,018.75	-30.9%
Average			-4.0%

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pay 41.8% less for clothing

	Moldova	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.94 MDL964.36	$25.75 KHR103,128.75	-54.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.36 MDL819.02	$23.33 KHR93,450.00	-51.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.20 MDL1,968.11	$88.00 KHR352,440.00	-24.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.29 MDL1,597.02	$60.20 KHR241,101.00	-36.2%
Average			-41.8%

Moldova vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of clothing

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