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Abu Dhabi vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Abu Dhabi is 2.1 times more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 35.2% more in Abu Dhabi
Groceries: pay 4.1% more in Abu Dhabi
Transportation: pay 28.2% more in Abu Dhabi
Housing: pay 3.3 times more in Abu Dhabi
Childcare: pay 96.1% more in Abu Dhabi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.0 times more in Abu Dhabi
Clothing: pay 82.3% more in Abu Dhabi

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, clothing, restaurants, and transportation in Abu Dhabi are more expensive than in Phnom Penh. Notably, entertainment and sports, housing, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Abu Dhabi.

Abu Dhabi vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Abu Dhabi instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 35.2% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Abu Dhabi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,025.00	$10.89 AED40.00	+117.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,035.00	$9.53 AED35.00	+36.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,722.29	$1.29 AED4.74	+38.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,657.75	$0.44 AED1.61	-51.9%
Average			+35.2%

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pay 4.1% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Abu Dhabi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,610.31	$1.60 AED5.89	-2.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,833.50	$5.28 AED19.39	-21.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,711.86	$7.50 AED27.54	-8.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,284.65	$3.64 AED13.37	+100.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,043.68	$4.12 AED15.11	+104.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,251.42	$1.15 AED4.21	-36.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,542.45	$0.82 AED3.00	-7.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,666.22	$0.83 AED3.05	-56.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,942.96	$0.67 AED2.46	-8.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,512.17	$0.53 AED1.96	-39.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,149.69	$0.65 AED2.39	+21.4%
Average			+4.1%

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pay 28.2% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Abu Dhabi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,341.84	$2.94 AED10.80	-32.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,448.00	$25.87 AED95.00	+169.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,245,000.00	$44,639.07 AED163,937.00	-8.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,256.50	$7.62 AED28.00	-15.8%
Average			+28.2%

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pay 3.3 times more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Abu Dhabi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,250.07	$100.96 AED370.79	+374.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,928,817.37	$1,490.68 AED5,474.52	+209.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,097,042.67	$1,109.19 AED4,073.48	+304.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,359.07	$115.93 AED425.75	+39.7%
Average			+232.1%

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pay 96.1% more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Abu Dhabi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,800.00	$625.43 AED2,296.88	+113.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,602,375.00	$12,786.81 AED46,959.57	+79.0%
Average			+96.1%

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pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Abu Dhabi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,838.88	$11.29 AED41.45	+834.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,117.89	$5.77 AED21.18	+128.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,509.38	$6.26 AED23.00	+234.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,875.00	$62.90 AED230.98	+50.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,018.75	$13.61 AED50.00	+263.1%
Average			+302.1%

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pay 82.3% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Abu Dhabi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,128.75	$60.62 AED222.62	+135.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,450.00	$51.93 AED190.71	+122.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,440.00	$98.09 AED360.23	+11.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,101.00	$96.21 AED353.33	+59.8%
Average			+82.3%

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