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Chon Buri vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Chon Buri is 6.5% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 29.9% less in Chon Buri
Groceries: pay 18.4% less in Chon Buri
Transportation: pay 9.3% more in Chon Buri
Housing: pay 2.0% less in Chon Buri
Childcare: pay 35.0% more in Chon Buri
Entertainment and Sports: pay 64.9% more in Chon Buri
Clothing: pay 13.1% less in Chon Buri

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

Chon Buri vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chon Buri instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 29.9% less for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Chon Buri
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	$2.02 THB64.14	-59.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	$7.75 THB246.68	+10.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	$0.70 THB22.30	-24.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	$0.49 THB15.62	-46.2%
Average			-29.9%

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pay 18.4% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Chon Buri
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	$1.33 THB42.43	-19.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	$6.20 THB197.34	-7.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	$5.46 THB173.66	-33.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	$1.88 THB59.80	+3.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	$1.24 THB39.57	-38.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	$1.21 THB38.49	-33.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	$0.37 THB11.75	-58.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	$0.87 THB27.60	-54.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	$0.66 THB20.89	-10.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	$0.79 THB25.06	-10.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	$0.85 THB27.19	+59.2%
Average			-18.4%

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pay 9.3% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Chon Buri
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	$5.08 THB161.56	+17.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	$55,823.47 THB1,776,103.42	+13.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	$8.76 THB278.75	-3.2%
Average			+9.3%

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pay 2.0% less for housing

	Phnom Penh	Chon Buri
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	$22.05 THB701.64	+3.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	$542.73 THB17,267.67	+12.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	$263.61 THB8,387.16	-3.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	$65.89 THB2,096.52	-20.6%
Average			-2.0%

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pay 35.0% more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Chon Buri
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	$139.56 THB4,440.26	-52.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	$15,878.68 THB505,202.75	+122.3%
Average			+35.0%

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pay 64.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Chon Buri
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	$1.86 THB59.20	+54.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	$1.86 THB59.20	-26.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	$4.65 THB148.01	+148.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	$59.07 THB1,879.37	+41.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	$7.75 THB246.68	+106.8%
Average			+64.9%

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pay 13.1% less for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Chon Buri
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	$16.44 THB522.96	-36.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	$24.81 THB789.38	+6.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	$83.74 THB2,664.16	-4.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	$49.62 THB1,578.76	-17.6%
Average			-13.1%

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