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Phnom Penh vs. Nha Trang Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 74.3% more expensive than Nha Trang.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 99.9% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 55.0% more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 3.3% more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.5% more in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 15.6% less in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Nha Trang Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Nha Trang, you would:

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Nha Trang	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.94 ₫77,227	$5.00 KHR19,986.53	+70.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.79 ₫99,647	$7.00 KHR27,981.15	+84.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 ₫10,297	$0.93 KHR3,715.14	+137.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.22 ₫5,780	$0.91 KHR3,650.72	+315.7%
Average			+152.1%

Nha Trang vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	Nha Trang	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$0.46 ₫12,207	$1.65 KHR6,597.61	+255.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.00 ₫157,775	$6.70 KHR26,781.96	+11.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.85 ₫127,495	$8.17 KHR32,649.02	+68.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.41 ₫37,069	$1.82 KHR7,270.66	+29.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 ₫36,385	$2.01 KHR8,028.23	+45.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.64 ₫16,950	$1.81 KHR7,237.49	+181.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.36 ₫9,582	$0.88 KHR3,535.64	+142.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.23 ₫6,102	$1.91 KHR7,651.49	+725.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 ₫11,300	$0.73 KHR2,937.30	+71.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 ₫7,985	$0.88 KHR3,505.42	+188.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 ₫7,345	$0.54 KHR2,145.56	+92.2%
Average			+164.7%

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pay 99.9% more for transportation

	Nha Trang	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.29 ₫86,486	$4.33 KHR17,308.52	+31.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$9.60 KHR38,374.14
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,046.00 ₫448,412,076	$49,000.00 KHR195,868,029.72	+187.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.02 ₫132,032	$9.05 KHR36,186.85	+80.4%
Average			+99.9%

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pay 55.0% more for housing

	Nha Trang	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.02 ₫237,160	$21.29 KHR85,086.31	+136.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$371.70 ₫9,777,874	$481.60 KHR1,925,112.27	+29.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$225.88 ₫5,941,915	$273.92 KHR1,094,935.34	+21.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.40 ₫1,641,491	$82.99 KHR331,720.63	+33.0%
Average			+55.0%

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pay 3.3% more for childcare

	Nha Trang	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$284.10 ₫7,473,535	$293.33 KHR1,172,543.31	+3.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$7,141.67 KHR28,547,432.22
Average			+3.3%

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pay 60.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Nha Trang	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.59 ₫15,445	$1.21 KHR4,829.58	+105.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.70 ₫44,758	$2.53 KHR10,098.46	+48.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.52 ₫39,859	$1.88 KHR7,494.95	+23.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.67 ₫569,982	$41.67 KHR166,554.45	+92.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.84 ₫74,735	$3.75 KHR14,989.90	+32.0%
Average			+60.5%

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pay 15.6% less for clothing

	Nha Trang	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.96 ₫866,992	$25.75 KHR102,930.65	-21.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.27 ₫796,181	$23.33 KHR93,270.49	-22.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.20 ₫1,688,836	$88.00 KHR351,762.99	+37.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$132.58 ₫3,487,649	$60.20 KHR240,637.87	-54.6%
Average			-15.6%

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