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Beau Bassin vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Beau Bassin is 28.3% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 2.1% less in Beau Bassin
Groceries: pay 15.0% less in Beau Bassin
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in Beau Bassin
Housing: pay 11.8% more in Beau Bassin
Childcare: pay 39.0% less in Beau Bassin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.9% more in Beau Bassin
Clothing: pay 4.2% more in Beau Bassin

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

Beau Bassin vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Beau Bassin instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 2.1% less for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Beau Bassin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	$7.15 MUR329.22	+42.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	$5.50 MUR253.24	-21.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	$0.99 MUR45.58	+6.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	$0.58 MUR26.77	-36.4%
Average			-2.1%

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pay 15.0% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Beau Bassin
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	$0.75 MUR34.69	-54.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	$6.38 MUR293.92	-4.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	$5.10 MUR234.86	-37.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	$2.21 MUR101.80	+21.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	$2.37 MUR109.21	+18.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	$0.92 MUR42.27	-49.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	$0.90 MUR41.35	+1.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	$0.67 MUR30.78	-65.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	$1.22 MUR56.06	+65.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	$0.47 MUR21.44	-46.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	$0.47 MUR21.44	-13.3%
Average			-15.0%

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Beau Bassin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	$5.42 MUR249.55	+25.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	$57.36 MUR2,642.54	+497.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	$34,080.91 MUR1,570,107.70	-30.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	$24.63 MUR1,134.53	+172.0%
Average			+166.1%

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pay 11.8% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Beau Bassin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	$32.98 MUR1,519.46	+54.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	$491.06 MUR22,623.06	+2.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	$410.44 MUR18,908.82	+49.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	$33.73 MUR1,554.03	-59.4%
Average			+11.8%

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pay 39.0% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Beau Bassin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	$159.41 MUR7,344.05	-45.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	$4,837.29 MUR222,854.00	-32.3%
Average			-39.0%

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pay 71.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Beau Bassin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	$2.20 MUR101.30	+82.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	$2.42 MUR111.43	-4.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	$6.60 MUR303.89	+251.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	$28.58 MUR1,316.86	-31.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	$6.05 MUR278.57	+61.2%
Average			+71.9%

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pay 4.2% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Beau Bassin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	$36.65 MUR1,688.29	+42.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	$27.12 MUR1,249.33	+16.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	$69.63 MUR3,207.75	-20.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	$47.64 MUR2,194.77	-20.9%
Average			+4.2%

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