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Bajah vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Bajah is 19.4% cheaper than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 42.0% less in Bajah
Groceries: pay 38.0% less in Bajah
Transportation: pay 31.1% less in Bajah
Housing: pay 32.4% less in Bajah
Childcare: pay 80.8% less in Bajah
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.7% more in Bajah
Clothing: pay 78.7% more in Bajah

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

Bajah vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bajah instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 42.0% less for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Bajah
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR19,957.85	$3.77 TND11.030	-24.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR27,940.99	$4.97 TND14.530	-29.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,709.81	$0.55 TND1.600	-41.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,645.48	$0.24 TND0.700	-73.7%
Average			-42.0%

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pay 38.0% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Bajah
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,588.14	$0.14 TND0.400	-91.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,743.52	$3.43 TND10.020	-48.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,602.16	$1.88 TND5.480	-77.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,260.22	$1.77 TND5.170	-2.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,016.70	$2.59 TND7.560	+28.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,227.10	$0.78 TND2.270	-57.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,530.57	$1.53 TND4.480	+73.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,640.51	$0.45 TND1.310	-76.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,933.09	$0.30 TND0.880	-58.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,500.39	$0.31 TND0.910	-64.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,142.48	$0.30 TND0.890	-43.3%
Average			-38.0%

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pay 31.1% less for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Bajah
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,283.68	$2.99 TND8.730	-31.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,319.07	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196M	$47,842.00 TND140K	-2.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,134.91	$3.64 TND10.620	-59.8%
Average			-31.1%

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pay 32.4% less for housing

	Phnom Penh	Bajah
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR84,964.19	$18.69 TND54.630	-12.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR2M	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1M	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR331K	$39.34 TND114.970	-52.6%
Average			-32.4%

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pay 80.8% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Bajah
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1M	$61.74 TND180.420	-79.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR29M	$1,234.72 TND3,608.300	-82.7%
Average			-80.8%

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pay 9.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Bajah
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,822.65	$1.20 TND3.510	-0.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,083.97	$0.69 TND2.000	-72.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,484.19	$3.69 TND10.770	+96.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166K	$21.44 TND62.640	-48.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR14,968.39	$6.52 TND19.040	+73.8%
Average			+9.7%

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pay 78.7% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Bajah
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103K	$42.30 TND123.620	+64.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,136.62	$61.74 TND180.420	+164.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR351K	$128.62 TND375.860	+46.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR240K	$84.03 TND245.560	+39.6%
Average			+78.7%

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