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Phnom Penh vs. Nakhon Ratchasima Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 20.5% more expensive than Nakhon Ratchasima.

Restaurants: pay 72.5% more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 28.7% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 20.7% less in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 60.7% more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 12.7% more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.2% less in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 7.6% more in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Nakhon Ratchasima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Nakhon Ratchasima, you would:

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pay 72.5% more for restaurants

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.02 THB96.21	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	+65.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.34 THB201.79	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	+10.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 THB18.25	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	+62.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 THB11.51	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	+152.4%
Average			+72.5%

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pay 28.7% more for groceries

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 THB41.10	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	+27.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.13 THB290.47	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	-26.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.43 THB204.50	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	+27.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.55 THB49.26	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	+17.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.47 THB46.76	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	+36.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.43 THB45.60	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	+26.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 THB19.94	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	+41.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 THB27.69	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	+119.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 THB24.03	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	-2.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 THB20.28	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	+37.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 THB15.33	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	+11.4%
Average			+28.7%

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pay 20.7% less for transportation

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.66 THB148.23	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	-7.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.16 THB641.37	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	-52.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$47,636.03 THB1,515,608.25	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	+2.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.25 THB389.76	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	-26.1%
Average			-20.7%

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pay 60.7% more for housing

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.64 THB593.02	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	+14.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$216.93 THB6,901.82	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	+122.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$163.26 THB5,194.25	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	+67.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.81 THB1,902.85	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	+38.8%
Average			+60.7%

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pay 12.7% more for childcare

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$186.08 THB5,920.34	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	+57.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,544.43 THB335,486.20	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	-32.3%
Average			+12.7%

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pay 18.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.86 THB59.20	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	-35.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.11 THB67.10	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	+19.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.95 THB93.74	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	-36.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.08 THB1,561.49	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	-15.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.96 THB157.88	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	-24.4%
Average			-18.2%

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pay 7.6% more for clothing

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$30.19 THB960.41	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	-14.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.85 THB631.50	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	+17.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.63 THB2,565.48	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	+9.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.86 THB1,618.23	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	+18.4%
Average			+7.6%

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