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Luang Prabang vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Luang Prabang is 36.9% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 31.1% less in Luang Prabang
Groceries: pay 5.3% more in Luang Prabang
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Luang Prabang
Housing: pay 64.5% more in Luang Prabang
Childcare: pay 7.9% more in Luang Prabang
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.8% more in Luang Prabang
Clothing: pay 79.3% more in Luang Prabang

The cost of transportation, clothing, housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, and groceries in Luang Prabang are more expensive than in Phnom Penh. Notably, transportation and clothing are significantly more expensive in Luang Prabang.

Luang Prabang vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Luang Prabang instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 31.1% less for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Luang Prabang
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR19,980.19	$1.85 LAK40,115	-63.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR27,972.26	$5.54 LAK120K	-20.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,713.96	$0.90 LAK19,538	-3.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,649.56	$0.57 LAK12,489	-37.1%
Average			-31.1%

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pay 5.3% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Luang Prabang
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,595.51	$1.10 LAK23,949	-33.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,773.45	$12.58 LAK273K	+87.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,638.66	$6.50 LAK141K	-20.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,268.35	$2.40 LAK52,143	+32.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,025.68	$1.20 LAK26,072	-40.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,235.19	$0.62 LAK13,469	-65.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,534.52	$1.00 LAK21,726	+13.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,649.06	$1.00 LAK21,726	-47.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,936.37	$2.00 LAK43,453	+172.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,504.31	$0.67 LAK14,557	-23.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,144.88	$0.45 LAK9,777	-16.2%
Average			+5.3%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Luang Prabang
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,303.03	$4.27 LAK92,687	-1.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,361.96	$59.59 LAK1M	+520.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196M	$28,543.54 LAK620M	-41.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,175.36	$10.16 LAK221K	+12.2%
Average			+122.4%

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pay 64.5% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Luang Prabang
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,059.29	$6.92 LAK150K	-67.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR2M	$1,142.50 LAK25M	+137.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1M	$850.11 LAK18M	+210.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332K	$64.60 LAK1M	-22.2%
Average			+64.5%

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pay 7.9% more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Luang Prabang
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1M	$254.79 LAK6M	-13.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR29M	$9,201.32 LAK200M	+28.8%
Average			+7.9%

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pay 9.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Luang Prabang
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,828.05	$1.34 LAK29,079	+10.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,095.25	$1.58 LAK34,348	-37.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,492.57	$2.00 LAK43,453	+6.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR167K	$84.48 LAK2M	+102.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR14,985.14	$2.49 LAK54,024	-33.7%
Average			+9.8%

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pay 79.3% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Luang Prabang
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103K	$72.71 LAK2M	+182.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,240.87	$61.17 LAK1M	+162.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352K	$74.56 LAK2M	-15.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241K	$52.86 LAK1M	-12.2%
Average			+79.3%

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