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Phnom Penh vs. Monaco Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 71.2% cheaper than Monaco overall.

Restaurants: pay 75.7% less in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 49.6% less in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 48.3% less in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 84.4% less in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 84.0% less in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 79.4% less in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 77.2% less in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Monaco Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 75.7% less for restaurants

	Monaco	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$39.76 €34.14	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	-87.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.60 €9.96	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	-39.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$6.54 €5.62	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	-85.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$9.00 €7.73	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	-89.9%
Average			-75.7%

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pay 49.6% less for groceries

	Monaco	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$4.78 €4.10	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	-65.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.68 €10.03	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	-42.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.92 €6.80	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	+3.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.24 €4.50	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	-65.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.89 €6.78	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	-74.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.06 €1.77	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	-12.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.52 €2.16	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	-64.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.27 €1.95	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	-15.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.07 €2.64	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	-76.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.15 €1.85	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	-59.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.99 €1.71	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	-73.0%
Average			-49.6%

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pay 48.3% less for transportation

	Monaco	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.23 €7.93	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	-53.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.41 €27.84	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	-70.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$53,574.22 €46,010.13	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	-8.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.36 €20.06	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	-61.2%
Average			-48.3%

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pay 84.4% less for housing

	Monaco	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$83.51 €71.72	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	-74.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$8,162.46 €7,010.01	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	-94.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$5,372.75 €4,614.18	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	-94.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$318.65 €273.66	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	-74.0%
Average			-84.4%

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pay 84.0% less for childcare

	Monaco	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$3,007.57 €2,582.94	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	-90.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$32,046.71 €27,522.07	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	-77.7%
Average			-84.0%

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pay 79.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Monaco	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.22 €8.78	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	-88.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.37 €4.61	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	-53.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.72 €11.79	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	-86.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$558.45 €479.60	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	-92.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.35 €14.04	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	-77.1%
Average			-79.4%

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pay 77.2% less for clothing

	Monaco	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$211.84 €181.93	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	-87.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$87.40 €75.06	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	-73.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$221.48 €190.21	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	-60.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$487.05 €418.29	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	-87.6%
Average			-77.2%

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