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Bayan Lepas vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Bayan Lepas is 6.1% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 34.9% less in Bayan Lepas
Groceries: pay 10.7% more in Bayan Lepas
Transportation: pay 1.4% less in Bayan Lepas
Housing: pay 27.0% less in Bayan Lepas
Childcare: pay 9.8% less in Bayan Lepas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 90.3% more in Bayan Lepas
Clothing: pay 15.1% more in Bayan Lepas

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

Bayan Lepas vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bayan Lepas instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 34.9% less for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Bayan Lepas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	$2.96 MYR12.18	-40.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	$3.91 MYR16.07	-44.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	$0.79 MYR3.25	-15.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	$0.55 MYR2.27	-39.5%
Average			-34.9%

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pay 10.7% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Bayan Lepas
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	$0.88 MYR3.62	-46.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	$27.19 MYR111.79	+305.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	$9.21 MYR37.86	+12.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	$1.93 MYR7.95	+6.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	$2.06 MYR8.45	+2.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	$1.34 MYR5.52	-25.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	$0.72 MYR2.95	-19.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	$1.34 MYR5.52	-29.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	$0.53 MYR2.19	-27.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	$0.46 MYR1.90	-47.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	$0.47 MYR1.91	-13.3%
Average			+10.7%

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pay 1.4% less for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Bayan Lepas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	$2.12 MYR8.73	-51.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	$14.22 MYR58.45	+48.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	??
Average			-1.4%

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pay 27.0% less for housing

	Phnom Penh	Bayan Lepas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	$30.38 MYR124.87	+42.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	$189.57 MYR779.34	-60.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	$215.64 MYR886.50	-21.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	$25.80 MYR106.07	-68.9%
Average			-27.0%

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pay 9.8% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Bayan Lepas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	$236.97 MYR974.17	-19.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	$7,109.00 MYR29,225.12	-0.5%
Average			-9.8%

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pay 90.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Bayan Lepas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	$4.74 MYR19.48	+292.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	$2.69 MYR11.04	+6.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	$4.98 MYR20.46	+165.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	$31.99 MYR131.51	-23.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	$4.15 MYR17.05	+10.6%
Average			+90.3%

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pay 15.1% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Bayan Lepas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	$37.91 MYR155.87	+47.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	$25.95 MYR106.67	+11.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	$62.40 MYR256.53	-29.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	$78.99 MYR324.72	+31.2%
Average			+15.1%

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