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Mecca vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Mecca is 44.2% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 11.9% less in Mecca
Groceries: pay 7.8% less in Mecca
Transportation: pay 58.2% more in Mecca
Housing: pay 69.5% more in Mecca
Childcare: pay 0.8% more in Mecca
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7 times more in Mecca
Clothing: pay 27.1% more in Mecca

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, clothing, and childcare in Mecca are more expensive than in Phnom Penh. Expenses including restaurants and groceries are lower in Mecca. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Mecca.

Mecca vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mecca instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 11.9% less for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Mecca
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,055.00	$5.07 SAR19.00	+1.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,077.00	$9.33 SAR35.00	+33.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,727.87	$0.78 SAR2.92	-16.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,663.23	$0.31 SAR1.17	-65.9%
Average			-11.9%

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pay 7.8% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Mecca
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,620.21	$0.87 SAR3.25	-47.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,873.70	$3.49 SAR13.10	-47.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,760.87	$6.39 SAR23.98	-21.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,295.56	$2.96 SAR11.11	+62.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,055.73	$3.80 SAR14.24	+89.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,262.28	$1.07 SAR4.01	-41.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,547.75	$0.72 SAR2.68	-19.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,677.70	$0.83 SAR3.10	-56.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,947.37	$0.95 SAR3.55	+28.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,517.43	$0.56 SAR2.09	-36.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,152.91	$0.56 SAR2.09	+3.6%
Average			-7.8%

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pay 58.2% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Mecca
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,367.82	$2.35 SAR8.82	-45.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,505.60	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,539,000.00	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,310.82	$23.73 SAR89.00	+162.1%
Average			+58.2%

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pay 69.5% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Mecca
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,377.78	$67.06 SAR251.51	+215.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,931,706.98	$246.63 SAR925.03	-48.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,098,686.18	$660.55 SAR2,477.51	+141.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,856.98	$58.62 SAR219.86	-29.4%
Average			+69.5%

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pay 0.8% more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Mecca
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,176,560.00	$399.94 SAR1,500.05	+36.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,645,225.00	$4,666.01 SAR17,500.59	-34.7%
Average			+0.8%

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Mecca
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,846.13	$1.60 SAR6.00	+32.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,133.05	$3.24 SAR12.14	+28.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,520.62	$7.87 SAR29.50	+319.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR167,125.00	$86.17 SAR323.21	+106.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,041.25	$18.00 SAR67.50	+379.9%
Average			+173.3%

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pay 27.1% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Mecca
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,283.25	$22.66 SAR85.00	-12.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,590.00	$62.66 SAR235.01	+168.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,968.00	$59.55 SAR223.34	-32.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,462.20	$50.66 SAR190.01	-15.8%
Average			+27.1%

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