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Bucharest vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Bucharest is 20.7% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Bucharest
Groceries: pay 24.2% less in Bucharest
Transportation: pay 24.5% more in Bucharest
Housing: pay 14.8% more in Bucharest
Childcare: pay 11.3% more in Bucharest
Entertainment and Sports: pay 82.0% more in Bucharest
Clothing: pay 61.1% more in Bucharest

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, transportation, housing, and childcare in Bucharest are more expensive than in Phnom Penh. Notably, restaurants and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Bucharest.

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Bucharest vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Bucharest
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.00 KHR16,282.49	$14.64 RON69.25	+266.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,494.35	$7.32 RON34.63	+4.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.82 KHR7,428.89	$2.42 RON11.44	+32.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.64 KHR2,600.68	$2.25 RON10.65	+252.5%
Average			+112.5%

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pay 24.2% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Bucharest
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62 KHR6,582.93	$1.32 RON6.24	-18.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.46 KHR30,360.06	$4.36 RON20.63	-41.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.16 KHR33,214.92	$6.22 RON29.40	-23.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.72 KHR6,996.95	$3.67 RON17.35	+113.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.89 KHR7,703.61	$3.05 RON14.45	+61.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.79 KHR7,277.91	$0.57 RON2.70	-68.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 KHR3,215.82	$0.72 RON3.43	-8.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,785.68	$0.69 RON3.25	-64.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 KHR3,969.77	$1.15 RON5.42	+17.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 KHR2,935.78	$0.36 RON1.73	-49.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 KHR2,292.62	$0.34 RON1.62	-39.2%
Average			-24.2%

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pay 24.5% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Bucharest
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.09 KHR20,702.80	$7.45 RON35.25	+46.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR39,077.97	$20.91 RON98.93	+117.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 KHR142M	$28,531.98 RON135K	-18.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.11 KHR37,065.53	$5.65 RON26.71	-38.0%
Average			+24.5%

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pay 14.8% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Bucharest
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.89 KHR101K	$9.27 RON43.83	-62.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$646.36 KHR3M	$677.15 RON3,203.34	+4.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$370.33 KHR2M	$451.32 RON2,135.02	+21.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.19 KHR331K	$147.83 RON699.33	+82.1%
Average			+14.8%

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pay 11.3% more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Bucharest
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$661.77 KHR3M	$627.11 RON2,966.59	-5.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,987.71 KHR45M	$14,371.87 RON67,987.54	+30.8%
Average			+11.3%

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pay 82.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Bucharest
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 KHR4,070.62	$3.76 RON17.81	+276.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.95 KHR11,992.68	$3.51 RON16.59	+19.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.89 KHR7,693.48	$6.43 RON30.42	+240.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.62 KHR165K	$49.22 RON232.83	+21.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 KHR20,353.11	$8.37 RON39.57	+67.3%
Average			+82.0%

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pay 61.1% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Bucharest
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$28.00 KHR114K	$88.76 RON419.90	+217.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.00 KHR97,694.93	$38.43 RON181.80	+60.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.83 KHR370K	$77.83 RON368.20	-14.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$59.17 KHR241K	$91.69 RON433.74	+55.0%
Average			+61.1%

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