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Central African Republic vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Central African Republic is 2.5 times more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 95.0% more in Central African Republic
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in Central African Republic
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Central African Republic
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Central African Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7 times more in Central African Republic

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and restaurants in Central African Republic are more expensive than in Phnom Penh. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Central African Republic.

Central African Republic vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Central African Republic instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 95.0% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Central African Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,055.00	??
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,077.00	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,727.87	??
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,663.23	$1.78 FCFA997	+95.0%
Average			+95.0%

Phnom Penh vs. Central African Republic - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Central African Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,620.21	$4.45 FCFA2,493	+169.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,873.70	$4.45 FCFA2,493	-33.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,760.87	$20.22 FCFA11,326	+147.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,295.56	$5.34 FCFA2,992	+193.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,055.73	$4.04 FCFA2,262	+101.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,262.28	??
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,547.75	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,677.70	$3.23 FCFA1,809	+68.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,947.37	$2.42 FCFA1,357	+229.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,517.43	$2.02 FCFA1,131	+130.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,152.91	$2.83 FCFA1,583	+426.7%
Average			+159.3%

Phnom Penh vs. Central African Republic - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Central African Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,367.82	$10.11 FCFA5,663	+133.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,505.60	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,539,000.00	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,310.82	??
Average			+133.5%

Phnom Penh vs. Central African Republic - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Central African Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,377.78	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,931,706.98	$1,335.44 FCFA747,976	+177.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,098,686.18	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,856.98	??
Average			+177.3%

Phnom Penh vs. Central African Republic - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Central African Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,176,560.00	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,645,225.00	??

Phnom Penh vs. Central African Republic - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Central African Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,846.13	$3.56 FCFA1,995	+194.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,133.05	??
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,520.62	$4.45 FCFA2,493	+137.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR167,125.00	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,041.25	??
Average			+166.1%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Central African Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,283.25	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,590.00	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,968.00	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,462.20	??

Phnom Penh vs. Central African Republic - Cost of clothing

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