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Montego Bay vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Montego Bay is 32.5% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 21.6% more in Montego Bay
Groceries: pay 32.5% more in Montego Bay
Transportation: pay 61.4% more in Montego Bay
Housing: pay 57.8% more in Montego Bay
Childcare: pay 78.0% less in Montego Bay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Montego Bay
Clothing: pay 3.3% less in Montego Bay

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

Montego Bay vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Montego Bay instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 21.6% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Montego Bay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	$7.50 JMD1,200.74	+50.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	$8.13 JMD1,300.80	+16.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	$1.28 JMD205.58	+38.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	$0.75 JMD119.69	-18.1%
Average			+21.6%

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pay 32.5% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Montego Bay
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	$2.68 JMD428.39	+62.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	$5.66 JMD906.25	-15.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	$9.61 JMD1,537.83	+17.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	$3.51 JMD562.35	+93.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	$2.84 JMD453.87	+41.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	$1.88 JMD300.19	+3.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	$1.13 JMD181.55	+28.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	$1.91 JMD305.55	-0.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	$1.13 JMD181.55	+54.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	$0.93 JMD149.40	+6.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	$0.89 JMD142.80	+66.2%
Average			+32.5%

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pay 61.4% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Montego Bay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	$4.78 JMD764.43	+10.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	$42,823.81 JMD6,854,238.36	-12.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	$25.94 JMD4,152.57	+186.6%
Average			+61.4%

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pay 57.8% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Montego Bay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	$47.61 JMD7,620.46	+123.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	$260.49 JMD41,692.45	-45.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	$556.29 JMD89,038.16	+103.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	$124.70 JMD19,958.42	+50.3%
Average			+57.8%

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pay 78.0% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Montego Bay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	$52.10 JMD8,338.49	-82.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	$1,875.50 JMD300,185.62	-73.7%
Average			-78.0%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Montego Bay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	$2.50 JMD400.25	+107.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	$4.55 JMD729.02	+80.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	$8.75 JMD1,400.87	+366.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	$40.64 JMD6,504.02	-2.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	$8.44 JMD1,350.84	+125.1%
Average			+135.3%

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pay 3.3% less for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Montego Bay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	$23.44 JMD3,752.32	-9.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	$21.88 JMD3,502.17	-6.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	$66.68 JMD10,673.27	-24.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	$76.06 JMD12,174.19	+26.3%
Average			-3.3%

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