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Cochrane vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Cochrane is 99.7% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Cochrane
Groceries: pay 16.4% more in Cochrane
Transportation: pay 7.3% more in Cochrane
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Cochrane
Childcare: pay 75.8% more in Cochrane
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.7 times more in Cochrane
Clothing: pay 61.8% more in Cochrane

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

Cochrane vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Cochrane
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR19,980.19	$17.22 CA$23.91	+244.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR27,972.26	$10.05 CA$13.95	+43.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,713.96	$2.09 CA$2.91	+125.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,649.56	$1.70 CA$2.37	+86.6%
Average			+124.9%

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pay 16.4% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Cochrane
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,595.51	$2.33 CA$3.24	+41.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,773.45	$4.48 CA$6.23	-33.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,638.66	$7.81 CA$10.84	-4.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,268.35	$3.23 CA$4.48	+77.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,025.68	$3.91 CA$5.42	+94.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,235.19	$2.03 CA$2.82	+12.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,534.52	$0.61 CA$0.84	-31.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,649.06	$1.71 CA$2.37	-10.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,936.37	$0.65 CA$0.90	-11.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,504.31	$0.65 CA$0.90	-25.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,144.88	$0.92 CA$1.28	+71.2%
Average			+16.4%

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pay 7.3% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Cochrane
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,303.03	$3.72 CA$5.16	-14.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,361.96	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196M	$24,382.26 CA$33,856.70	-50.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,175.36	$16.86 CA$23.42	+86.3%
Average			+7.3%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Cochrane
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,059.29	$63.09 CA$87.60	+196.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR2M	$1,219.90 CA$1,693.93	+153.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1M	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332K	$148.79 CA$206.61	+79.3%
Average			+143.0%

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pay 75.8% more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Cochrane
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1M	$665.47 CA$924.06	+126.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR29M	$8,898.11 CA$12,355.73	+24.6%
Average			+75.8%

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pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Cochrane
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,828.05	$5.74 CA$7.97	+375.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,095.25	$3.68 CA$5.11	+45.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,492.57	$14.35 CA$19.93	+665.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR167K	$46.64 CA$64.77	+11.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR14,985.14	$12.92 CA$17.94	+244.4%
Average			+268.5%

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pay 61.8% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Cochrane
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103K	$49.96 CA$69.38	+94.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,240.87	$43.81 CA$60.83	+87.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352K	$86.55 CA$120.18	-1.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241K	$100.50 CA$139.56	+67.0%
Average			+61.8%

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