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Karlovy Vary vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Karlovy Vary is 49.9% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 66.2% more in Karlovy Vary
Groceries: pay 1.4% more in Karlovy Vary
Transportation: pay 60.6% more in Karlovy Vary
Housing: pay 58.8% more in Karlovy Vary
Childcare: pay 47.2% less in Karlovy Vary
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Karlovy Vary
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Karlovy Vary

The cost of entertainment and sports, clothing, restaurants, transportation, housing, and groceries in Karlovy Vary are more expensive than in Phnom Penh. Notably, entertainment and sports and clothing are significantly more expensive in Karlovy Vary.

Karlovy Vary vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Karlovy Vary instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 66.2% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Karlovy Vary
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,055.00	$8.16 CZK169.55	+63.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,077.00	$7.92 CZK164.56	+13.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,727.87	$2.02 CZK42.06	+117.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,663.23	$1.56 CZK32.41	+70.8%
Average			+66.2%

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pay 1.4% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Karlovy Vary
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,620.21	$1.43 CZK29.65	-13.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,873.70	$6.13 CZK127.42	-8.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,760.87	$4.26 CZK88.58	-47.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,295.56	$2.84 CZK59.10	+56.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,055.73	$3.27 CZK67.86	+62.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,262.28	$0.79 CZK16.40	-56.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,547.75	$0.82 CZK17.13	-6.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,677.70	$1.05 CZK21.84	-45.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,947.37	$1.58 CZK32.93	+115.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,517.43	$0.56 CZK11.63	-36.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,152.91	$0.51 CZK10.54	-5.5%
Average			+1.4%

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pay 60.6% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Karlovy Vary
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,367.82	$6.52 CZK135.39	+50.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,505.60	$26.40 CZK548.55	+175.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,539,000.00	$28,797.76 CZK598,414.57	-41.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,310.82	$14.30 CZK297.21	+58.0%
Average			+60.6%

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pay 58.8% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Karlovy Vary
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,377.78	$19.62 CZK407.72	-7.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,931,706.98	$746.34 CZK15,508.91	+55.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,098,686.18	$404.13 CZK8,397.75	+47.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,856.98	$199.42 CZK4,143.92	+140.3%
Average			+58.8%

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pay 47.2% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Karlovy Vary
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,176,560.00	$191.99 CZK3,989.43	-34.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,645,225.00	$2,879.78 CZK59,841.46	-59.7%
Average			-47.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Karlovy Vary
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,846.13	$2.16 CZK44.88	+78.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,133.05	$2.98 CZK61.84	+17.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,520.62	$7.68 CZK159.58	+309.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR167,125.00	$60.00 CZK1,246.70	+44.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,041.25	$7.20 CZK149.60	+92.0%
Average			+108.4%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Karlovy Vary
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,283.25	$88.55 CZK1,840.12	+243.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,590.00	$38.40 CZK797.89	+64.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,968.00	$101.59 CZK2,111.07	+15.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,462.20	$109.06 CZK2,266.25	+81.2%
Average			+101.3%

Phnom Penh vs. Karlovy Vary - Cost of clothing

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