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Montevideo vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Montevideo is 59.3% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Montevideo
Groceries: pay 25.6% more in Montevideo
Transportation: pay 73.3% more in Montevideo
Housing: pay 39.5% more in Montevideo
Childcare: pay 2.7% less in Montevideo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Montevideo
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Montevideo

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

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Montevideo vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Montevideo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.00 KHR16,282.49	$15.00 UYU604.72	+275.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,494.35	$14.46 UYU583.02	+106.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.82 KHR7,428.89	$2.70 UYU108.81	+47.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.64 KHR2,600.68	$2.05 UYU82.66	+220.9%
Average			+173.0%

Phnom Penh vs. Montevideo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 25.6% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Montevideo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62 KHR6,582.93	$2.84 UYU114.69	+75.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.46 KHR30,360.06	$7.03 UYU283.55	-5.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.16 KHR33,214.92	$5.10 UYU205.48	-37.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.72 KHR6,996.95	$4.57 UYU184.15	+165.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.89 KHR7,703.61	$5.46 UYU220.10	+188.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.79 KHR7,277.91	$1.28 UYU51.67	-28.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 KHR3,215.82	$1.27 UYU51.03	+60.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,785.68	$0.80 UYU32.15	-58.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 KHR3,969.77	$1.44 UYU58.00	+47.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 KHR2,935.78	$0.92 UYU37.22	+28.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 KHR2,292.62	$0.96 UYU38.73	+70.6%
Average			+25.6%

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pay 73.3% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Montevideo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.09 KHR20,702.80	$8.25 UYU332.50	+62.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR39,077.97	$74.80 UYU3,015.63	+679.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 KHR142M	$26,990.00 UYU1M	-22.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.11 KHR37,065.53	$5.27 UYU212.50	-42.1%
Average			+73.3%

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pay 39.5% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Montevideo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.89 KHR101K	$44.58 UYU1,797.10	+79.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$646.36 KHR3M	$706.61 UYU28,486.90	+9.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$370.33 KHR2M	$583.28 UYU23,514.79	+57.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.19 KHR331K	$144.76 UYU5,836.03	+78.3%
Average			+39.5%

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pay 2.7% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Montevideo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$661.77 KHR3M	$626.83 UYU25,270.58	-5.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,987.71 KHR45M	$10,986.11 UYU443K
Average			-2.7%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Montevideo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 KHR4,070.62	$4.92 UYU198.53	+392.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.95 KHR11,992.68	$4.59 UYU184.84	+55.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.89 KHR7,693.48	$5.49 UYU221.15	+190.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.62 KHR165K	$54.39 UYU2,192.54	+33.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 KHR20,353.11	$12.22 UYU492.55	+144.4%
Average			+124.8%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Montevideo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$28.00 KHR114K	$102.85 UYU4,146.32	+267.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.00 KHR97,694.93	$56.61 UYU2,282.30	+135.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.83 KHR370K	$124.46 UYU5,017.67	+37.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$59.17 KHR241K	$130.21 UYU5,249.43	+120.1%
Average			+126.1%

Phnom Penh vs. Montevideo - Cost of clothing

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