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Bangkok vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 9.5% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 25.7% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 0.5% less in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 37.6% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 2.4% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 13.6% more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.0% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 73.1% more in Bangkok

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

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Bangkok vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 25.7% less for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.00 KHR16,282.49	$2.97 THB98.83	-25.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,494.35	$6.98 THB232.24	-0.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.82 KHR7,428.89	$0.65 THB21.64	-64.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.64 KHR2,600.68	$0.35 THB11.72	-44.8%
Average			-25.7%

Phnom Penh vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.5% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62 KHR6,582.93	$1.48 THB49.16	-8.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.46 KHR30,360.06	$8.63 THB287.02	+15.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.16 KHR33,214.92	$7.27 THB241.89	-10.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.72 KHR6,996.95	$2.56 THB85.32	+49.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.89 KHR7,703.61	$1.63 THB54.28	-13.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.79 KHR7,277.91	$1.77 THB58.85	-1.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 KHR3,215.82	$0.81 THB26.83	+2.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,785.68	$1.24 THB41.35	-35.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 KHR3,969.77	$0.87 THB29.09	-10.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 KHR2,935.78	$0.78 THB26.00	+8.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 KHR2,292.62	$0.69 THB23.01	+22.8%
Average			-0.5%

Phnom Penh vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries

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pay 37.6% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.09 KHR20,702.80	$5.32 THB176.90	+4.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR39,077.97	$34.98 THB1,163.67	+264.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 KHR142M	$31,193.83 THB1M	-10.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.11 KHR37,065.53	$10.55 THB350.83	+15.8%
Average			+37.6%

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pay 2.4% less for housing

	Phnom Penh	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.89 KHR101K	$17.88 THB594.63	-28.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$646.36 KHR3M	$675.80 THB22,480.48	+4.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$370.33 KHR2M	$346.10 THB11,513.16	-6.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.19 KHR331K	$82.03 THB2,728.64	+1.0%
Average			-2.4%

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pay 13.6% more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$661.77 KHR3M	$568.31 THB18,904.94	-14.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,987.71 KHR45M	$16,500.59 THB549K	+50.2%
Average			+13.6%

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pay 60.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 KHR4,070.62	$2.67 THB88.94	+167.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.95 KHR11,992.68	$2.79 THB92.95	-5.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.89 KHR7,693.48	$4.60 THB153.18	+143.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.62 KHR165K	$58.43 THB1,943.57	+43.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 KHR20,353.11	$7.58 THB252.00	+51.5%
Average			+60.0%

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pay 73.1% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$28.00 KHR114K	$70.75 THB2,353.53	+152.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.00 KHR97,694.93	$42.94 THB1,428.36	+78.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.83 KHR370K	$97.05 THB3,228.30	+6.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$59.17 KHR241K	$109.92 THB3,656.54	+85.8%
Average			+73.1%

Phnom Penh vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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