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Concepcion vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Concepcion is 27.6% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 32.7% more in Concepcion
Groceries: pay 11.8% less in Concepcion
Transportation: pay 77.1% more in Concepcion
Housing: pay 9.9% more in Concepcion
Childcare: pay 13.9% less in Concepcion
Entertainment and Sports: pay 84.3% more in Concepcion
Clothing: pay 14.7% more in Concepcion

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

Concepcion vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.7% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Concepcion
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR19,986.53	$7.29 CLF0.1700	+45.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR27,981.15	$8.13 CLF0.1900	+16.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,715.14	$1.40 CLF0.0300	+50.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,650.72	$1.08 CLF0.0300	+18.7%
Average			+32.7%

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pay 11.8% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Concepcion
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,597.61	$1.47 CLF0.0300	-11.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,781.96	$5.52 CLF0.1300	-17.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,649.02	$4.73 CLF0.1100	-42.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,270.66	$3.60 CLF0.0800	+98.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,028.23	$2.95 CLF0.0700	+47.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,237.49	$0.68 CLF0.0200	-62.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,535.64	$0.61 CLF0.0100	-31.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,651.49	$0.66 CLF0.0200	-65.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,937.30	$0.66 CLF0.0200	-10.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,505.42	$0.49 CLF0.0100	-43.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,145.56	$0.58 CLF0.0100	+8.6%
Average			-11.8%

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pay 77.1% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Concepcion
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,308.52	$5.08 CLF0.1200	+17.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,374.14	$32.53 CLF0.7600	+238.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR195,868,029.72	$20,101.50 CLF467.4200	-59.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,186.85	$19.12 CLF0.4400	+111.2%
Average			+77.1%

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pay 9.9% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Concepcion
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,086.31	$27.09 CLF0.6300	+27.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,925,112.27	$458.51 CLF10.6600	-4.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,094,935.34	$343.88 CLF8.0000	+25.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR331,720.63	$76.07 CLF1.7700	-8.3%
Average			+9.9%

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pay 13.9% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Concepcion
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,172,543.31	$325.65 CLF7.5700	+11.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,547,432.22	$4,376.69 CLF101.7700	-38.7%
Average			-13.9%

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pay 84.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Concepcion
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,829.58	$3.91 CLF0.0900	+223.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,098.46	$2.61 CLF0.0600	+3.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,494.95	$5.21 CLF0.1200	+177.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,554.45	$26.83 CLF0.6200	-35.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR14,989.90	$5.73 CLF0.1300	+52.8%
Average			+84.3%

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pay 14.7% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Concepcion
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR102,930.65	$42.72 CLF0.9900	+65.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,270.49	$27.35 CLF0.6400	+17.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR351,762.99	$57.31 CLF1.3300	-34.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR240,637.87	$66.43 CLF1.5400	+10.4%
Average			+14.7%

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