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Cabo Verde vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 43.8% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 57.8% more in Cabo Verde
Groceries: pay 32.0% more in Cabo Verde
Transportation: pay 82.0% more in Cabo Verde
Housing: pay 44.2% more in Cabo Verde
Childcare: pay 54.2% less in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 70.5% more in Cabo Verde
Clothing: pay 74.2% more in Cabo Verde

The cost of transportation, clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, and groceries in Cabo Verde are more expensive than in Phnom Penh. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Cabo Verde.

Cabo Verde vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 57.8% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	$7.62 CVE721.50	+52.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	$7.18 CVE679.88	+2.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	$2.28 CVE216.18	+145.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	$1.19 CVE112.67	+30.3%
Average			+57.8%

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pay 32.0% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Cabo Verde
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	$1.85 CVE175.41	+12.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	$9.18 CVE868.72	+37.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	$5.62 CVE532.36	-31.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	$2.65 CVE250.50	+45.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	$3.86 CVE365.84	+92.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	$1.60 CVE151.25	-11.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	$1.17 CVE111.06	+32.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	$1.48 CVE140.54	-22.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	$2.05 CVE193.66	+178.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	$0.60 CVE56.93	-31.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	$0.81 CVE76.50	+50.5%
Average			+32.0%

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pay 82.0% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	$6.20 CVE586.80	+43.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	$30.66 CVE2,903.16	+219.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	$30,364.84 CVE2,874,837.81	-38.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	$18.41 CVE1,742.94	+103.4%
Average			+82.0%

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pay 44.2% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Cabo Verde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	$55.12 CVE5,218.65	+159.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	$408.47 CVE38,672.46	-15.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	$282.06 CVE26,704.41	+3.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	$107.81 CVE10,206.77	+29.9%
Average			+44.2%

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pay 54.2% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	$149.25 CVE14,130.84	-49.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	$2,897.28 CVE274,304.02	-59.4%
Average			-54.2%

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pay 70.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	$3.41 CVE322.72	+182.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	$1.71 CVE162.33	-32.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	$4.97 CVE470.65	+165.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	$33.73 CVE3,193.34	-19.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	$5.86 CVE554.79	+56.3%
Average			+70.5%

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pay 74.2% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Cabo Verde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	$60.02 CVE5,682.51	+133.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	$31.96 CVE3,026.15	+37.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	$85.23 CVE8,069.72	-3.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	$138.47 CVE13,109.42	+130.0%
Average			+74.2%

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