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Phnom Penh vs. Nelspruit Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 26.4% more expensive than Nelspruit.

Restaurants: pay 7.0% more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 27.9% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 18.3% more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 49.5% more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.3% more in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 32.0% less in Phnom Penh

The cost of groceries, childcare, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Phnom Penh are more expensive than in Nelspruit. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Phnom Penh.

Phnom Penh vs. Nelspruit Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.0% more for restaurants

	Nelspruit	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.47 ZAR194.10	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	-56.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.73 ZAR63.08	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	+87.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 ZAR17.97	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	-12.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 ZAR14.14	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	+9.3%
Average			+7.0%

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Nelspruit	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$0.96 ZAR16.18	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	+72.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.30 ZAR72.79	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	+55.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.73 ZAR80.12	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	+72.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.06 ZAR34.94	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	-11.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.89 ZAR31.92	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	+6.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.72 ZAR12.11	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	+153.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 ZAR8.58	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	+74.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.33 ZAR5.50	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	+488.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 ZAR12.77	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	-2.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 ZAR4.40	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	+237.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 ZAR9.68	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	-6.2%
Average			+103.7%

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pay 27.9% more for transportation

	Nelspruit	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.84 ZAR81.85	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	-10.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$9.60 KHR38,436.20
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,935.00 ZAR388,204.67	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	+113.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.24 ZAR190.22	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	-19.4%
Average			+27.9%

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pay 18.3% more for housing

	Nelspruit	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.40 ZAR582.31	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	-38.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$258.02 ZAR4,367.30	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	+86.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$200.68 ZAR3,396.79	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	+36.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$94.17 ZAR1,594.01	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	-11.9%
Average			+18.3%

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pay 49.5% more for childcare

	Nelspruit	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$172.01 ZAR2,911.54	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	+70.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,558.87 ZAR94,091.11	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	+28.5%
Average			+49.5%

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pay 10.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Nelspruit	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.55 ZAR26.20	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	-22.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.01 ZAR33.97	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	+25.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.58 ZAR43.67	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	-27.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.93 ZAR388.20	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	+81.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.01 ZAR67.94	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	-6.6%
Average			+10.3%

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pay 32.0% less for clothing

	Nelspruit	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.84 ZAR911.35	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	-52.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.31 ZAR699.21	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	-43.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.70 ZAR1,568.99	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	-5.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.87 ZAR1,402.76	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	-27.4%
Average			-32.0%

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