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Garden Grove vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Garden Grove is 3.0 times more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Garden Grove
Groceries: pay 71.5% more in Garden Grove
Transportation: pay 2.8 times more in Garden Grove
Housing: pay 3.3 times more in Garden Grove
Childcare: pay 4.9 times more in Garden Grove
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.3 times more in Garden Grove
Clothing: pay 47.0% more in Garden Grove

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, transportation, and groceries in Garden Grove are more expensive than in Phnom Penh. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and housing are significantly more expensive in Garden Grove.

Garden Grove vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Garden Grove instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Garden Grove
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,025.00	$22.50	+350.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,035.00	$11.50	+64.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,722.29	$2.65	+185.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,657.75	$1.90	+108.0%
Average			+176.8%

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pay 71.5% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Garden Grove
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,610.31	$4.17	+152.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,833.50	$5.32	-20.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,711.86	$4.15	-49.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,284.65	$4.50	+147.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,043.68	$4.74	+136.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,251.42	$1.57	-13.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,542.45	$0.74	-16.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,666.22	$1.75	-8.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,942.96	$2.48	+237.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,512.17	$1.47	+67.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,149.69	$1.36	+154.1%
Average			+71.5%

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pay 2.8 times more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Garden Grove
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,341.84	$4.76	+9.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,448.00	$69.00	+618.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,245,000.00	$28,500.00	-41.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,256.50	$19.41	+114.4%
Average			+175.3%

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pay 3.3 times more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Garden Grove
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,250.07	$74.25	+248.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,928,817.37	$2,200.00	+356.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,097,042.67	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,359.07	$153.80	+85.3%
Average			+230.3%

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pay 4.9 times more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Garden Grove
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,800.00	$1,206.00	+311.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,602,375.00	$40,160.00	+462.3%
Average			+386.7%

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pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Garden Grove
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,838.88	$7.00	+479.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,117.89	$5.55	+119.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,509.38	$9.63	+413.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,875.00	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,018.75	$14.75	+293.3%
Average			+326.6%

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pay 47.0% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Garden Grove
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,128.75	$54.27	+110.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,450.00	$34.67	+48.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,440.00	$77.00	-12.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,101.00	$85.00	+41.2%
Average			+47.0%

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