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Phnom Penh vs. Nicosia Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 14.1% cheaper than Nicosia.

Restaurants: pay 13.0% less in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 10.7% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 16.8% less in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 39.9% less in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 37.2% more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.6% less in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 32.2% less in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Nicosia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.0% less for restaurants

	Nicosia	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.33 €11.38	$5.00 KHR20,061.68	-59.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.50 €6.93	$7.00 KHR28,086.36	-6.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 €1.36	$1.12 KHR4,507.19	-23.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 €0.68	$1.01 KHR4,056.79	+37.6%
Average			-13.0%

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pay 10.7% more for groceries

	Nicosia	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 €1.71	$1.85 KHR7,422.82	-0.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.54 €6.03	$6.08 KHR24,408.38	-6.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.37 €6.81	$8.07 KHR32,371.44	+9.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.68 €3.40	$1.90 KHR7,616.14	-48.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.97 €3.66	$1.87 KHR7,507.37	-52.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 €1.11	$2.17 KHR8,720.68	+81.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.82	$0.87 KHR3,470.94	-2.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 €0.75	$1.89 KHR7,571.06	+131.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.08	$0.67 KHR2,703.95	-42.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 €0.50	$0.76 KHR3,063.61	+40.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 €0.55	$0.65 KHR2,608.62	+8.9%
Average			+10.7%

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pay 16.8% less for transportation

	Nicosia	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.64 €5.21	$4.40 KHR17,636.44	-22.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.59 €49.47	$10.60 KHR42,530.77	-80.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,348.13 €26,170.74	$49,000.00 KHR196,604,505.41	+72.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.47 €13.36	$9.00 KHR36,111.03	-37.8%
Average			-16.8%

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pay 39.9% less for housing

	Nicosia	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.63 €27.35	$22.30 KHR89,470.47	-24.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$707.36 €653.03	$502.11 KHR2,014,615.45	-29.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$588.46 €543.27	$277.36 KHR1,112,844.77	-52.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$153.51 €141.72	$72.12 KHR289,388.25	-53.0%
Average			-39.9%

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pay 37.2% more for childcare

	Nicosia	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$423.35 €390.83	$340.00 KHR1,364,194.53	-19.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,161.35 €6,611.29	$13,900.83 KHR55,774,825.76	+94.1%
Average			+37.2%

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pay 44.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Nicosia	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.29 €3.96	$1.50 KHR6,018.51	-65.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.48 €3.21	$2.77 KHR11,129.46	-20.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.36 €4.95	$2.00 KHR8,024.67	-62.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.50 €60.47	$48.33 KHR193,929.61	-26.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 €9.89	$5.50 KHR22,067.85	-48.7%
Average			-44.6%

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pay 32.2% less for clothing

	Nicosia	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.72 €75.44	$24.67 KHR98,970.98	-69.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.90 €33.15	$20.80 KHR83,456.61	-42.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.71 €73.59	$93.00 KHR373,147.33	+16.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.82 €94.00	$67.67 KHR271,501.46	-33.5%
Average			-32.2%

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