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Palm Springs vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Palm Springs is 2.5 times more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Palm Springs
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Palm Springs
Transportation: pay 83.2% more in Palm Springs
Housing: pay 3.7 times more in Palm Springs
Childcare: pay 51.8% more in Palm Springs
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.7 times more in Palm Springs
Clothing: pay 50.1% more in Palm Springs

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

Palm Springs vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Palm Springs instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Palm Springs
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,025.00	$28.00	+460.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,035.00	$10.00	+42.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,722.29	$2.67	+186.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,657.75	$1.51	+65.1%
Average			+188.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Palm Springs
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,610.31	$4.17	+152.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,833.50	$7.00	+4.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,711.86	$4.78	-41.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,284.65	$5.63	+209.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,043.68	$6.21	+209.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,251.42	$2.23	+23.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,542.45	$1.00	+13.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,666.22	$2.50	+30.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,942.96	$2.35	+219.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,512.17	$1.95	+122.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,149.69	$1.95	+262.9%
Average			+109.6%

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pay 83.2% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Palm Springs
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,341.84	$4.67	+7.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,448.00	$34.00	+254.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,245,000.00	$33,376.95	-31.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,256.50	$18.36	+102.8%
Average			+83.2%

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pay 3.7 times more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Palm Springs
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,250.07	$65.00	+205.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,928,817.37	$1,921.17	+298.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,097,042.67	$1,516.67	+453.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,359.07	$189.35	+128.2%
Average			+271.6%

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pay 51.8% more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Palm Springs
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,800.00	$545.83	+86.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,602,375.00	$8,400.00	+17.6%
Average			+51.8%

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pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Palm Springs
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,838.88	$5.00	+313.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,117.89	$5.80	+129.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,509.38	$15.00	+700.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,875.00	$32.50	-22.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,018.75	$12.00	+220.0%
Average			+268.3%

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pay 50.1% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Palm Springs
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,128.75	$38.46	+49.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,450.00	$32.17	+37.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,440.00	$72.00	-18.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,101.00	$139.17	+131.2%
Average			+50.1%

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