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Piraeus (Pireas) vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Piraeus (Pireas) is 73.7% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 51.2% more in Piraeus (Pireas)
Groceries: pay 8.9% more in Piraeus (Pireas)
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Piraeus (Pireas)
Housing: pay 48.3% more in Piraeus (Pireas)
Childcare: pay 39.4% more in Piraeus (Pireas)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6 times more in Piraeus (Pireas)
Clothing: pay 90.6% more in Piraeus (Pireas)

The cost of entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, restaurants, housing, and childcare in Piraeus (Pireas) are more expensive than in Phnom Penh. Notably, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Piraeus (Pireas).

Piraeus (Pireas) vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Piraeus (Pireas) instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 51.2% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Piraeus (Pireas)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR19,986.53	$11.68 €9.95	+133.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR27,981.15	$9.34 €7.96	+33.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,715.14	$1.60 €1.36	+71.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,650.72	$0.60 €0.51	-33.9%
Average			+51.2%

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pay 8.9% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Piraeus (Pireas)
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,597.61	$1.24 €1.05	-25.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,781.96	$7.12 €6.07	+6.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,649.02	$7.21 €6.14	-11.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,270.66	$3.92 €3.34	+115.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,028.23	$4.70 €4.01	+134.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,237.49	$1.19 €1.01	-34.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,535.64	$1.03 €0.88	+16.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,651.49	$0.56 €0.47	-70.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,937.30	$0.88 €0.75	+20.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,505.42	$0.56 €0.48	-36.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,145.56	$0.45 €0.38	-16.1%
Average			+8.9%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Piraeus (Pireas)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,308.52	$7.95 €6.77	+83.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,374.14	$35.04 €29.85	+265.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR195,868,029.72	$34,924.06 €29,755.51	-28.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,186.85	$23.36 €19.90	+158.0%
Average			+119.5%

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pay 48.3% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Piraeus (Pireas)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,086.31	$32.70 €27.86	+53.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,925,112.27	$569.39 €485.13	+18.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,094,935.34	$408.80 €348.30	+49.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR331,720.63	$142.91 €121.76	+72.2%
Average			+48.3%

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pay 39.4% more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Piraeus (Pireas)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,172,543.31	$408.80 €348.30	+39.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,547,432.22	??
Average			+39.4%

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Piraeus (Pireas)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,829.58	$5.84 €4.98	+383.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,098.46	$3.80 €3.23	+50.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,494.95	$5.26 €4.48	+180.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,554.45	$43.22 €36.82	+3.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR14,989.90	$10.22 €8.71	+172.5%
Average			+158.0%

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pay 90.6% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Piraeus (Pireas)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR102,930.65	$73.58 €62.69	+185.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,270.49	$40.88 €34.83	+75.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR351,762.99	$128.48 €109.46	+46.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR240,637.87	$93.44 €79.61	+55.2%
Average			+90.6%

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