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Novo Mesto vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Novo Mesto is 68.6% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Novo Mesto
Groceries: pay 15.5% more in Novo Mesto
Transportation: pay 14.1% more in Novo Mesto
Housing: pay 78.6% more in Novo Mesto
Childcare: pay 50.2% more in Novo Mesto
Entertainment and Sports: pay 91.3% more in Novo Mesto
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Novo Mesto

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

Novo Mesto vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Novo Mesto instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Novo Mesto
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,055.00	$12.85 €10.97	+157.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,077.00	$9.34 €7.98	+33.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,727.87	$2.34 €1.99	+151.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,663.23	$1.64 €1.40	+79.0%
Average			+105.2%

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pay 15.5% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Novo Mesto
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,620.21	$1.75 €1.50	+6.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,873.70	$7.01 €5.98	+4.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,760.87	$5.15 €4.40	-36.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,295.56	$3.56 €3.04	+95.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,055.73	$4.19 €3.57	+108.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,262.28	$0.79 €0.68	-56.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,547.75	$0.81 €0.69	-8.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,677.70	$0.93 €0.79	-51.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,947.37	$1.59 €1.36	+116.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,517.43	$0.53 €0.45	-39.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,152.91	$0.70 €0.60	+31.3%
Average			+15.5%

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pay 14.1% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Novo Mesto
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,367.82	$6.30 €5.38	+45.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,505.60	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,539,000.00	$26,279.77 €22,439.29	-46.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,310.82	$12.96 €11.07	+43.2%
Average			+14.1%

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pay 78.6% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Novo Mesto
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,377.78	$33.87 €28.92	+59.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,931,706.98	$525.60 €448.79	+9.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,098,686.18	$438.00 €373.99	+59.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,856.98	$237.71 €202.97	+186.4%
Average			+78.6%

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pay 50.2% more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Novo Mesto
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,176,560.00	$521.51 €445.30	+77.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,645,225.00	$8,759.92 €7,479.76	+22.7%
Average			+50.2%

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pay 91.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Novo Mesto
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,846.13	$3.27 €2.79	+170.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,133.05	$1.87 €1.60	-26.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,520.62	$6.07 €5.19	+223.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR167,125.00	$29.20 €24.93	-29.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,041.25	$8.18 €6.98	+118.0%
Average			+91.3%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Novo Mesto
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,283.25	$93.44 €79.78	+262.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,590.00	$35.04 €29.92	+50.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,968.00	$120.69 €103.05	+37.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,462.20	$151.84 €129.65	+152.2%
Average			+125.6%

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