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Idaho Falls vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Idaho Falls is 2.1 times more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Idaho Falls
Groceries: pay 33.3% more in Idaho Falls
Transportation: pay 0.8% more in Idaho Falls
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Idaho Falls
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Idaho Falls
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.0 times more in Idaho Falls
Clothing: pay 67.7% more in Idaho Falls

The cost of entertainment and sports, childcare, housing, restaurants, clothing, and groceries in Idaho Falls are more expensive than in Phnom Penh. Notably, entertainment and sports, childcare, and housing are significantly more expensive in Idaho Falls.

Idaho Falls vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Idaho Falls instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Idaho Falls
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,025.00	$17.50	+250.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,035.00	$11.00	+57.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,722.29	$2.21	+137.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,657.75	$1.60	+75.2%
Average			+130.0%

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pay 33.3% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Idaho Falls
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,610.31	$3.23	+95.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,833.50	$5.22	-22.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,711.86	$3.47	-57.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,284.65	$4.23	+132.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,043.68	$4.60	+129.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,251.42	$1.54	-15.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,542.45	$0.62	-29.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,666.22	$1.21	-36.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,942.96	$1.24	+68.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,512.17	$0.74	-16.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,149.69	$1.17	+118.0%
Average			+33.3%

Phnom Penh vs. Idaho Falls - Cost of groceries

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pay 0.8% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Idaho Falls
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,341.84	$3.36	-22.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,448.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,245,000.00	$34,677.84	-29.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,256.50	$13.93	+53.9%
Average			+0.8%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Idaho Falls
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,250.07	$57.50	+170.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,928,817.37	$1,000.00	+107.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,097,042.67	$1,150.00	+319.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,359.07	$121.08	+45.9%
Average			+160.8%

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Idaho Falls
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,800.00	$950.00	+223.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,602,375.00	$18,333.33	+156.7%
Average			+190.3%

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pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Idaho Falls
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,838.88	$4.50	+272.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,117.89	$5.14	+103.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,509.38	$9.00	+380.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,875.00	$38.00	-8.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,018.75	$13.25	+253.3%
Average			+200.1%

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pay 67.7% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Idaho Falls
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,128.75	$58.50	+127.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,450.00	$44.17	+89.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,440.00	$85.00	-3.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,101.00	$95.00	+57.8%
Average			+67.7%

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