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Phnom Penh vs. Paranaque City Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 59.1% more expensive than Paranaque City.

Restaurants: pay 90.8% more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 24.0% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 82.0% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 0.7% less in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 3.2 times more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.8% less in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 6.5% more in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Paranaque City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Paranaque City, you would:

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pay 90.8% more for restaurants

	Paranaque City	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.13 ₱241.87	$5.00 KHR20,055.00	+21.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.58 ₱151.17	$7.00 KHR28,077.00	+171.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 ₱46.11	$0.93 KHR3,727.87	+18.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 ₱21.16	$0.91 KHR3,663.23	+152.8%
Average			+90.8%

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pay 24.0% more for groceries

	Paranaque City	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 ₱72.61	$1.65 KHR6,620.21	+33.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.58 ₱151.17	$6.70 KHR26,873.70	+159.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.62 ₱387.85	$8.17 KHR32,760.87	+23.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.92 ₱112.54	$1.82 KHR7,295.56	-5.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.87 ₱109.71	$2.01 KHR8,055.73	+7.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.93 ₱113.14	$1.81 KHR7,262.28	-6.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69 ₱40.23	$0.88 KHR3,547.75	+28.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.30 ₱75.88	$1.91 KHR7,677.70	+47.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 ₱42.97	$0.73 KHR2,947.37	+0.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 ₱44.19	$0.88 KHR3,517.43	+16.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91 ₱53.33	$0.54 KHR2,152.91	-41.0%
Average			+24.0%

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pay 82.0% more for transportation

	Paranaque City	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.12 ₱241.36	$4.33 KHR17,367.82	+5.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.32 ₱604.67	$9.60 KHR38,505.60	-7.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,224.21 ₱1,360,508.79	$49,000.00 KHR196,539,000.00	+111.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.84 ₱166.28	$9.05 KHR36,310.82	+218.9%
Average			+82.0%

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pay 0.7% less for housing

	Paranaque City	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.12 ₱1,647.26	$21.29 KHR85,377.78	-24.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$331.16 ₱19,399.85	$481.60 KHR1,931,706.98	+45.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$279.55 ₱16,376.49	$273.92 KHR1,098,686.18	-2.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$106.28 ₱6,225.87	$82.99 KHR332,856.98	-21.9%
Average			-0.7%

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

	Paranaque City	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$78.85 ₱4,619.01	$293.33 KHR1,176,560.00	+272.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,709.49 ₱158,726.03	$7,141.67 KHR28,645,225.00	+163.6%
Average			+217.8%

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pay 6.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Paranaque City	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 ₱70.54	$1.21 KHR4,846.13	+0.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.89 ₱110.60	$2.53 KHR10,133.05	+33.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.32 ₱136.05	$1.88 KHR7,520.62	-19.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.01 ₱2,519.46	$41.67 KHR167,125.00	-3.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.88 ₱403.11	$3.75 KHR15,041.25	-45.5%
Average			-6.8%

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pay 6.5% more for clothing

	Paranaque City	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$35.44 ₱2,076.04	$25.75 KHR103,283.25	-27.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$15.48 ₱907.01	$23.33 KHR93,590.00	+50.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.51 ₱3,779.19	$88.00 KHR352,968.00	+36.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.18 ₱5,341.26	$60.20 KHR241,462.20	-34.0%
Average			+6.5%

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