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Da Nang vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Da Nang is 20.0% cheaper than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 50.9% less in Da Nang
Groceries: pay 32.3% less in Da Nang
Transportation: pay 40.2% less in Da Nang
Housing: pay 29.9% less in Da Nang
Childcare: pay 32.1% more in Da Nang
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.4% less in Da Nang
Clothing: pay 9.3% more in Da Nang

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

Da Nang vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Da Nang instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 50.9% less for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Da Nang
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	$1.89 ₫49,934	-62.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	$4.74 ₫124,835	-32.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	$0.54 ₫14,150	-42.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	$0.30 ₫7,967	-66.9%
Average			-50.9%

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pay 32.3% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Da Nang
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	$1.09 ₫28,795	-33.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	$6.16 ₫162,286	-8.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	$5.28 ₫139,246	-35.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	$1.43 ₫37,684	-21.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	$1.70 ₫44,847	-15.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	$1.17 ₫30,955	-35.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	$0.47 ₫12,457	-46.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	$0.48 ₫12,692	-74.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	$0.53 ₫14,043	-27.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	$0.50 ₫13,307	-42.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	$0.46 ₫12,080	-14.6%
Average			-32.3%

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pay 40.2% less for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Da Nang
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	$3.23 ₫85,250	-25.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	$3.79 ₫99,868	-60.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	$26,516.00 ₫699,078,025	-45.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	$6.40 ₫168,842	-29.3%
Average			-40.2%

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pay 29.9% less for housing

	Phnom Penh	Da Nang
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	$8.40 ₫221,375	-60.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	$373.58 ₫9,849,293	-22.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	$263.18 ₫6,938,654	-3.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	$55.98 ₫1,475,835	-32.5%
Average			-29.9%

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pay 32.1% more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Da Nang
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	$159.10 ₫4,194,468	-45.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	$15,004.74 ₫395,590,777	+110.1%
Average			+32.1%

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pay 28.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Da Nang
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	$1.14 ₫29,960	-5.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	$1.56 ₫41,146	-38.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	$1.38 ₫36,452	-26.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	$19.80 ₫522,039	-52.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	$3.03 ₫79,895	-19.2%
Average			-28.4%

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pay 9.3% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Da Nang
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	$35.04 ₫923,782	+36.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	$23.11 ₫609,197	-1.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	$67.24 ₫1,772,662	-23.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	$75.76 ₫1,997,366	+25.8%
Average			+9.3%

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