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Baia Mare vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Baia Mare is 26.1% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 66.2% more in Baia Mare
Groceries: pay 17.2% less in Baia Mare
Transportation: pay 12.6% more in Baia Mare
Housing: pay 25.7% less in Baia Mare
Childcare: pay 22.4% more in Baia Mare
Entertainment and Sports: pay 73.6% more in Baia Mare
Clothing: pay 50.7% more in Baia Mare

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

Baia Mare vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Baia Mare instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 66.2% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Baia Mare
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,055.00	$10.35 RON44.88	+107.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,077.00	$7.48 RON32.41	+6.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,727.87	$1.86 RON8.06	+100.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,663.23	$1.38 RON5.98	+51.1%
Average			+66.2%

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pay 17.2% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Baia Mare
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,620.21	$1.27 RON5.49	-23.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,873.70	$3.59 RON15.58	-46.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,760.87	$5.03 RON21.81	-38.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,295.56	$3.17 RON13.76	+74.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,055.73	$2.71 RON11.76	+35.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,262.28	$0.50 RON2.15	-72.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,547.75	$0.71 RON3.09	-19.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,677.70	$0.75 RON3.24	-60.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,947.37	$1.03 RON4.45	+39.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,517.43	$0.46 RON1.99	-47.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,152.91	$0.37 RON1.62	-30.3%
Average			-17.2%

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pay 12.6% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Baia Mare
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,367.82	$5.87 RON25.46	+35.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,505.60	$16.10 RON69.81	+67.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,539,000.00	$28,323.13 RON122,792.08	-42.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,310.82	$8.08 RON35.02	-10.8%
Average			+12.6%

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pay 25.7% less for housing

	Phnom Penh	Baia Mare
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,377.78	$11.82 RON51.24	-44.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,931,706.98	$286.61 RON1,242.57	-40.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,098,686.18	$207.90 RON901.32	-24.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,856.98	$88.13 RON382.10	+6.2%
Average			-25.7%

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pay 22.4% more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Baia Mare
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,176,560.00	$430.56 RON1,866.65	+46.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,645,225.00	$7,004.32 RON30,366.52	-1.9%
Average			+22.4%

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pay 73.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Baia Mare
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,846.13	$1.96 RON8.48	+61.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,133.05	$2.30 RON9.97	-8.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,520.62	$5.75 RON24.93	+206.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR167,125.00	$51.76 RON224.40	+24.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,041.25	$6.90 RON29.92	+84.0%
Average			+73.6%

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pay 50.7% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Baia Mare
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,283.25	$53.49 RON231.88	+107.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,590.00	$38.19 RON165.56	+63.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,968.00	$69.01 RON299.20	-21.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,462.20	$92.02 RON398.93	+52.9%
Average			+50.7%

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