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Phnom Penh vs. Novo Mesto Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 23.0% cheaper than Novo Mesto.

Restaurants: pay 47.6% less in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 16.2% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 8.3% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 37.0% less in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 31.1% less in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.7% less in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 48.3% less in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Novo Mesto Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Novo Mesto, you would:

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pay 47.6% less for restaurants

	Novo Mesto	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.85 €10.97	$5.00 KHR20,055.00	-61.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.34 €7.98	$7.00 KHR28,077.00	-25.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.34 €1.99	$0.93 KHR3,727.87	-60.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.64 €1.40	$0.91 KHR3,663.23	-44.1%
Average			-47.6%

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pay 16.2% more for groceries

	Novo Mesto	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.75 €1.50	$1.65 KHR6,620.21	-5.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.01 €5.98	$6.70 KHR26,873.70	-4.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.15 €4.40	$8.17 KHR32,760.87	+58.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.56 €3.04	$1.82 KHR7,295.56	-48.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.19 €3.57	$2.01 KHR8,055.73	-52.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 €0.68	$1.81 KHR7,262.28	+127.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 €0.69	$0.88 KHR3,547.75	+9.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 €0.79	$1.91 KHR7,677.70	+106.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.59 €1.36	$0.73 KHR2,947.37	-53.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 €0.45	$0.88 KHR3,517.43	+65.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 €0.60	$0.54 KHR2,152.91	-23.8%
Average			+16.2%

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pay 8.3% more for transportation

	Novo Mesto	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.30 €5.38	$4.33 KHR17,367.82	-31.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$9.60 KHR38,505.60
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,279.77 €22,439.29	$49,000.00 KHR196,539,000.00	+86.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.96 €11.07	$9.05 KHR36,310.82	-30.2%
Average			+8.3%

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pay 37.0% less for housing

	Novo Mesto	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.87 €28.92	$21.29 KHR85,377.78	-37.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$525.60 €448.79	$481.60 KHR1,931,706.98	-8.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$438.00 €373.99	$273.92 KHR1,098,686.18	-37.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$237.71 €202.97	$82.99 KHR332,856.98	-65.1%
Average			-37.0%

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pay 31.1% less for childcare

	Novo Mesto	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$521.51 €445.30	$293.33 KHR1,176,560.00	-43.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,759.92 €7,479.76	$7,141.67 KHR28,645,225.00	-18.5%
Average			-31.1%

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pay 21.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Novo Mesto	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.27 €2.79	$1.21 KHR4,846.13	-63.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.87 €1.60	$2.53 KHR10,133.05	+35.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.07 €5.19	$1.88 KHR7,520.62	-69.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.20 €24.93	$41.67 KHR167,125.00	+42.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.18 €6.98	$3.75 KHR15,041.25	-54.1%
Average			-21.7%

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pay 48.3% less for clothing

	Novo Mesto	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$93.44 €79.78	$25.75 KHR103,283.25	-72.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.04 €29.92	$23.33 KHR93,590.00	-33.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.69 €103.05	$88.00 KHR352,968.00	-27.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$151.84 €129.65	$60.20 KHR241,462.20	-60.4%
Average			-48.3%

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