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Colombo vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Colombo is 21.0% cheaper than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 30.2% less in Colombo
Groceries: pay 4.6% less in Colombo
Transportation: pay 29.8% less in Colombo
Housing: pay 35.4% less in Colombo
Childcare: pay 93.7% less in Colombo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.4% more in Colombo
Clothing: pay 10.8% less in Colombo

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, transportation, clothing, and groceries are lower in Colombo.

Colombo vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 30.2% less for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Colombo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR19,977.02	$3.40 LKR1,004.51	-32.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR27,967.83	$7.48 LKR2,209.92	+6.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 KHR4,488.17	$0.74 LKR218.48	-34.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 KHR4,039.67	$0.39 LKR115.52	-61.4%
Average			-30.2%

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pay 4.6% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Colombo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 KHR7,391.50	$0.57 LKR168.39	-69.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.08 KHR24,305.38	$6.94 LKR2,050.34	+14.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.07 KHR32,234.83	$6.54 LKR1,933.18	-18.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 KHR7,584.00	$2.22 LKR655.51	+16.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.87 KHR7,475.68	$2.38 LKR703.81	+27.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.17 KHR8,683.88	$3.28 LKR968.53	+50.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 KHR3,456.29	$0.51 LKR150.83	-41.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.89 KHR7,539.11	$2.65 LKR782.01	+40.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 KHR2,692.54	$0.53 LKR156.54	-21.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 KHR3,050.68	$0.51 LKR150.29	-33.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 KHR2,597.61	$0.55 LKR161.31	-16.1%
Average			-4.6%

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pay 29.8% less for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Colombo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.40 KHR17,562.01	$4.84 LKR1,429.48	+10.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.60 KHR42,351.28	$6.80 LKR2,009.02	-35.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR195,774,806.78	$35,303.89 LKR10,436,845.97	-28.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.00 KHR35,958.64	$3.13 LKR924.15	-65.3%
Average			-29.8%

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pay 35.4% less for housing

	Phnom Penh	Colombo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.30 KHR89,092.89	$16.40 LKR4,847.95	-26.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$502.11 KHR2,006,113.49	$297.60 LKR87,978.23	-40.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.36 KHR1,108,148.41	$180.09 LKR53,238.86	-35.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.12 KHR288,166.99	$43.85 LKR12,962.28	-39.2%
Average			-35.4%

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pay 93.7% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Colombo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$340.00 KHR1,358,437.43	$28.60 LKR8,454.62	-91.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,900.83 KHR55,539,448.16	$586.98 LKR173,528.89	-95.8%
Average			-93.7%

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pay 57.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Colombo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 KHR5,993.11	$2.04 LKR602.71	+35.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.77 KHR11,082.49	$2.59 LKR765.85	-6.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 KHR7,990.81	$9.34 LKR2,762.40	+367.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.33 KHR193,111.20	$13.89 LKR4,104.96	-71.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.50 KHR21,974.72	$3.40 LKR1,004.51	-38.2%
Average			+57.4%

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pay 10.8% less for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Colombo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.67 KHR98,553.30	$29.69 LKR8,777.40	+20.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.80 KHR83,104.41	$22.31 LKR6,596.27	+7.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.00 KHR371,572.59	$68.77 LKR20,330.38	-26.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.67 KHR270,355.69	$37.51 LKR11,088.23	-44.6%
Average			-10.8%

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