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Fort Worth vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Fort Worth is 2.9 times more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Fort Worth
Groceries: pay 65.4% more in Fort Worth
Transportation: pay 2.8 times more in Fort Worth
Housing: pay 3.4 times more in Fort Worth
Childcare: pay 4.8 times more in Fort Worth
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.2 times more in Fort Worth
Clothing: pay 92.8% more in Fort Worth

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

Fort Worth vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Fort Worth
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	$18.00	+260.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	$12.00	+71.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	$2.68	+188.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	$2.06	+125.0%
Average			+161.2%

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pay 65.4% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Fort Worth
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	$3.14	+90.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	$4.98	-25.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	$3.29	-59.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	$3.44	+89.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	$6.90	+243.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	$2.73	+50.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	$1.12	+26.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	$1.79	-6.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	$1.82	+148.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	$1.08	+23.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	$1.29	+140.0%
Average			+65.4%

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pay 2.8 times more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Fort Worth
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	$2.81	-35.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	$78.26	+715.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	$30,000.00	-38.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	$16.92	+86.9%
Average			+182.1%

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pay 3.4 times more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Fort Worth
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	$75.00	+252.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	$1,623.75	+237.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	$1,250.83	+356.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	$176.25	+112.4%
Average			+239.6%

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pay 4.8 times more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Fort Worth
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	$1,853.57	+531.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	$23,333.33	+226.7%
Average			+379.3%

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pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Fort Worth
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	$5.00	+313.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	$6.37	+152.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	$9.00	+380.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	$35.88	-13.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	$13.50	+260.0%
Average			+218.4%

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pay 92.8% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Fort Worth
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	$60.85	+136.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	$45.20	+93.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	$114.43	+30.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	$127.23	+111.3%
Average			+92.8%

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