Cost of living comparison

Cambodia

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Carpi vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Carpi is 90.3% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Carpi
Groceries: pay 59.1% more in Carpi
Transportation: pay 45.5% more in Carpi
Housing: pay 31.2% more in Carpi
Childcare: pay 45.5% more in Carpi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7 times more in Carpi
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Carpi

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

Carpi vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Carpi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR19,950.73	$19.85 €17.23	+297.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR27,931.03	$11.97 €10.39	+71.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,708.49	$3.05 €2.65	+227.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,644.18	$1.36 €1.18	+48.5%
Average			+161.1%

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pay 59.1% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Carpi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,585.79	$2.82 €2.45	+71.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,733.98	$9.46 €8.21	+41.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,590.54	$5.39 €4.67	-34.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,257.63	$4.74 €4.11	+160.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,013.85	$6.89 €5.98	+242.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,224.53	$1.10 €0.96	-39.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,529.31	$1.06 €0.92	+19.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,637.79	$1.32 €1.15	-30.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,932.04	$1.80 €1.56	+144.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,499.14	$1.06 €0.92	+20.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,141.72	$0.82 €0.71	+53.3%
Average			+59.1%

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pay 45.5% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Carpi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,277.52	$7.91 €6.87	+82.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,305.41	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196M	$28,030.34 €24,330.84	-42.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,122.03	$17.80 €15.45	+96.6%
Average			+45.5%

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pay 31.2% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Carpi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR84,933.90	$29.85 €25.91	+40.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR2M	$408.78 €354.82	-15.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1M	$291.98 €253.45	+6.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR331K	$160.39 €139.22	+93.3%
Average			+31.2%

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pay 45.5% more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Carpi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1M	$661.83 €574.48	+125.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28M	$4,671.72 €4,055.14	-34.6%
Average			+45.5%

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Carpi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,820.93	$5.84 €5.07	+383.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,080.37	$2.03 €1.76	-19.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,481.53	$7.01 €6.08	+273.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166K	$35.04 €30.41	-15.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR14,963.05	$11.68 €10.14	+211.4%
Average			+166.6%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Carpi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103K	$99.27 €86.17	+285.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,103.42	$40.88 €35.48	+75.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR351K	$105.11 €91.24	+19.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR240K	$127.30 €110.50	+111.5%
Average			+122.9%

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