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Phnom Penh vs. Mossel Bay Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 42.7% more expensive than Mossel Bay.

Restaurants: pay 27.5% less in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 47.8% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 65.0% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 11.3% less in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 3.4 times more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.7% less in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 6.8% less in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Mossel Bay Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Mossel Bay, you would:

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pay 27.5% less for restaurants

	Mossel Bay	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.77 ZAR233.01	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	-63.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.32 ZAR140.78	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	-15.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 ZAR22.01	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	-28.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 ZAR15.78	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	-2.0%
Average			-27.5%

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pay 47.8% more for groceries

	Mossel Bay	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 ZAR17.59	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	+58.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.45 ZAR75.24	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	+50.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.05 ZAR68.59	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	+101.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 ZAR50.10	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	-38.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.24 ZAR37.87	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	-10.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.75 ZAR12.62	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	+142.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 ZAR8.37	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	+78.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 ZAR11.45	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	+183.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 ZAR14.97	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	-16.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 ZAR14.53	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	+2.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 ZAR12.33	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	-26.3%
Average			+47.8%

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pay 65.0% more for transportation

	Mossel Bay	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.05 ZAR85.42	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	-14.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$9.60 KHR38,436.20
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,075.72 ZAR339,807.66	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	+144.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$9.05 KHR36,245.37
Average			+65.0%

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pay 11.3% less for housing

	Mossel Bay	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$40.11 ZAR678.97	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	-46.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$477.99 ZAR8,090.66	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	+0.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$344.16 ZAR5,825.27	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	-20.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.54 ZAR1,160.06	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	+21.1%
Average			-11.3%

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pay 3.4 times more for childcare

	Mossel Bay	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$120.45 ZAR2,038.85	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	+143.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,606.06 ZAR27,184.61	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	+344.7%
Average			+244.1%

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pay 12.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Mossel Bay	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.29 ZAR38.84	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	-47.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 ZAR41.02	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	+4.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.44 ZAR58.25	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	-45.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.36 ZAR344.66	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	+104.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.35 ZAR310.68	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	-79.6%
Average			-12.7%

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pay 6.8% less for clothing

	Mossel Bay	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.00 ZAR727.84	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	-40.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.37 ZAR378.64	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	+4.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.41 ZAR1,310.20	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	+13.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$63.48 ZAR1,074.44	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	-5.2%
Average			-6.8%

Mossel Bay vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of clothing

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