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Chisinau vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Chisinau is 25.3% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 13.0% more in Chisinau
Groceries: pay 25.0% less in Chisinau
Transportation: pay 4.2% less in Chisinau
Housing: pay 31.6% more in Chisinau
Childcare: pay 15.9% more in Chisinau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.3% more in Chisinau
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Chisinau

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

Chisinau vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.0% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Chisinau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,025.00	$8.95 MDL151.67	+79.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,035.00	$7.76 MDL131.44	+10.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,722.29	$0.87 MDL14.80	-6.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,657.75	$0.62 MDL10.56	-31.8%
Average			+13.0%

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pay 25.0% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Chisinau
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,610.31	$0.58 MDL9.82	-64.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,833.50	$5.29 MDL89.52	-21.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,711.86	$4.69 MDL79.49	-42.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,284.65	$2.64 MDL44.68	+45.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,043.68	$2.55 MDL43.15	+26.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,251.42	$0.40 MDL6.84	-77.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,542.45	$0.85 MDL14.35	-4.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,666.22	$0.85 MDL14.45	-55.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,942.96	$0.95 MDL16.10	+29.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,512.17	$0.36 MDL6.07	-59.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,149.69	$0.26 MDL4.45	-51.0%
Average			-25.0%

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pay 4.2% less for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Chisinau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,341.84	$5.36 MDL90.83	+23.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,448.00	$13.97 MDL236.60	+45.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,245,000.00	$31,402.03 MDL531,845.90	-35.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,256.50	$4.48 MDL75.83	-50.5%
Average			-4.2%

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pay 31.6% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Chisinau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,250.07	$10.50 MDL177.90	-50.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,928,817.37	$675.28 MDL11,437.00	+40.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,097,042.67	$492.96 MDL8,349.13	+80.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,359.07	$130.19 MDL2,205.03	+56.9%
Average			+31.6%

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pay 15.9% more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Chisinau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,800.00	$407.06 MDL6,894.21	+38.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,602,375.00	$6,644.14 MDL112,529.60	-7.0%
Average			+15.9%

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pay 40.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Chisinau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,838.88	$1.79 MDL30.33	+48.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,117.89	$1.85 MDL31.26	-26.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,509.38	$3.34 MDL56.62	+78.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,875.00	$39.44 MDL668.04	-5.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,018.75	$7.76 MDL131.44	+107.0%
Average			+40.3%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Chisinau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,128.75	$66.56 MDL1,127.31	+158.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,450.00	$53.80 MDL911.23	+130.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,440.00	$115.49 MDL1,956.04	+31.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,101.00	$122.07 MDL2,067.39	+102.8%
Average			+105.8%

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