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New Glasgow Nova Scotia vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

New Glasgow Nova Scotia is 92.0% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 86.4% more in New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Groceries: pay 54.8% more in New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Childcare: pay 45.0% less in New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.3 times more in New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Clothing: pay 43.5% more in New Glasgow Nova Scotia

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

New Glasgow Nova Scotia vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Glasgow Nova Scotia instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 86.4% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	$15.07 CA$20.84	+201.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	$8.61 CA$11.91	+23.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	$1.66 CA$2.30	+79.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	$1.30 CA$1.79	+42.1%
Average			+86.4%

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pay 54.8% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	$2.86 CA$3.96	+73.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	$6.11 CA$8.45	-8.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	$7.32 CA$10.13	-10.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	$3.53 CA$4.88	+94.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	$5.34 CA$7.38	+165.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	$1.77 CA$2.44	-2.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	$0.68 CA$0.95	-22.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	$1.50 CA$2.07	-21.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	$2.24 CA$3.10	+205.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	$0.81 CA$1.12	-8.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	$1.28 CA$1.77	+138.9%
Average			+54.8%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	$4.16 CA$5.75	-4.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	$57.41 CA$79.39	+498.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	$24,390.16 CA$33,727.93	-50.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	$14.17 CA$19.60	+56.6%
Average			+125.1%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Phnom Penh	New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	$69.37 CA$95.92	+225.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	$1,076.38 CA$1,488.48	+123.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	$896.99 CA$1,240.40	+227.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	$98.77 CA$136.59	+19.0%
Average			+149.0%

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pay 45.0% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	$161.46 CA$223.27	-45.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	??
Average			-45.0%

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pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	$3.77 CA$5.21	+211.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	$3.73 CA$5.16	+47.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	$15.07 CA$20.84	+703.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	$41.98 CA$58.05	+0.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	$10.76 CA$14.88	+187.0%
Average			+230.2%

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pay 43.5% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	New Glasgow Nova Scotia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	$40.04 CA$55.37	+55.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	$34.09 CA$47.14	+46.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	$84.32 CA$116.60	-4.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	$106.20 CA$146.86	+76.4%
Average			+43.5%

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