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Fort Smith vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Fort Smith is 2.2 times more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Fort Smith
Groceries: pay 17.4% more in Fort Smith
Transportation: pay 55.8% more in Fort Smith
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Fort Smith
Childcare: pay 3.2 times more in Fort Smith
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.0 times more in Fort Smith
Clothing: pay 55.7% more in Fort Smith

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

Fort Smith vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Fort Smith instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Fort Smith
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,055.00	$20.00	+300.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,077.00	$11.00	+57.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,727.87	$2.33	+151.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,663.23	$2.02	+120.8%
Average			+157.2%

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pay 17.4% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Fort Smith
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,620.21	$3.08	+86.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,873.70	$3.74	-44.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,760.87	$4.10	-49.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,295.56	$2.94	+61.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,055.73	$4.46	+121.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,262.28	$2.16	+19.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,547.75	$0.65	-26.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,677.70	$1.13	-41.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,947.37	$0.98	+33.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,517.43	$0.88	+0.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,152.91	$0.70	+30.4%
Average			+17.4%

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pay 55.8% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Fort Smith
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,367.82	$2.79	-35.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,505.60	$35.00	+264.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,539,000.00	$26,000.00	-46.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,310.82	$12.75	+40.8%
Average			+55.8%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Fort Smith
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,377.78	$68.50	+221.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,931,706.98	$683.33	+41.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,098,686.18	$675.00	+146.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,856.98	$184.39	+122.2%
Average			+133.1%

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Fort Smith
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,176,560.00	$900.00	+206.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,645,225.00	$23,460.00	+228.5%
Average			+217.7%

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pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Fort Smith
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,846.13	$6.00	+396.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,133.05	$5.32	+110.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,520.62	$8.21	+338.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR167,125.00	$26.67	-36.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,041.25	$11.00	+193.3%
Average			+200.5%

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pay 55.7% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Fort Smith
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,283.25	$55.00	+113.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,590.00	$41.00	+75.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,968.00	$93.33	+6.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,462.20	$76.66	+27.3%
Average			+55.7%

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