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Aliso Viejo vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Aliso Viejo is 3.2 times more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Aliso Viejo
Groceries: pay 87.4% more in Aliso Viejo
Transportation: pay 27.6% more in Aliso Viejo
Housing: pay 5.1 times more in Aliso Viejo
Childcare: pay 4.9 times more in Aliso Viejo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.1 times more in Aliso Viejo
Clothing: pay 97.4% more in Aliso Viejo

The cost of housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, and groceries in Aliso Viejo are more expensive than in Phnom Penh. Notably, housing, childcare, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Aliso Viejo.

Aliso Viejo vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Aliso Viejo instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Aliso Viejo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,025.00	$25.00	+400.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,035.00	$12.84	+83.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,722.29	$2.83	+204.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,657.75	$2.26	+147.8%
Average			+208.8%

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pay 87.4% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Aliso Viejo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,610.31	$4.52	+173.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,833.50	$6.22	-7.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,711.86	$4.62	-43.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,284.65	$4.50	+147.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,043.68	$7.55	+276.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,251.42	$2.90	+60.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,542.45	$0.74	-16.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,666.22	$1.75	-8.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,942.96	$2.17	+194.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,512.17	$1.38	+57.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,149.69	$1.22	+127.4%
Average			+87.4%

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pay 27.6% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Aliso Viejo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,341.84	$4.78	+10.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,448.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,245,000.00	$28,500.00	-41.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,256.50	$19.41	+114.4%
Average			+27.6%

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pay 5.1 times more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Aliso Viejo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,250.07	$74.01	+247.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,928,817.37	$2,800.00	+481.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,097,042.67	$2,500.00	+812.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,359.07	$153.80	+85.3%
Average			+406.8%

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pay 4.9 times more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Aliso Viejo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,800.00	$1,762.50	+500.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,602,375.00	$27,000.00	+278.1%
Average			+389.5%

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pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Aliso Viejo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,838.88	$8.00	+562.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,117.89	$5.67	+124.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,509.38	$10.50	+460.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,875.00	$50.00	+20.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,018.75	$18.00	+380.0%
Average			+309.3%

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pay 97.4% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Aliso Viejo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,128.75	$61.25	+137.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,450.00	$44.15	+89.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,440.00	$100.00	+13.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,101.00	$149.85	+148.9%
Average			+97.4%

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