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Podgorica vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Podgorica is 28.0% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 56.3% more in Podgorica
Groceries: pay 10.8% less in Podgorica
Transportation: pay 42.8% more in Podgorica
Housing: pay 31.6% more in Podgorica
Childcare: pay 35.9% less in Podgorica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.0% more in Podgorica
Clothing: pay 92.1% more in Podgorica

The cost of clothing, restaurants, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports in Podgorica are more expensive than in Phnom Penh. Expenses including childcare and groceries are lower in Podgorica. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Podgorica.

Podgorica vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 56.3% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Podgorica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,015.35	$8.57 €7.53	+71.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,021.49	$8.04 €7.06	+14.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 KHR4,496.78	$2.13 €1.87	+89.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 KHR4,047.42	$1.51 €1.32	+49.3%
Average			+56.3%

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pay 10.8% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Podgorica
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 KHR7,405.68	$0.93 €0.81	-50.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.08 KHR24,352.01	$3.98 €3.49	-34.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.07 KHR32,296.68	$4.94 €4.34	-38.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 KHR7,598.56	$2.96 €2.60	+55.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.87 KHR7,490.03	$3.59 €3.15	+91.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.17 KHR8,700.54	$0.61 €0.53	-72.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 KHR3,462.92	$0.85 €0.74	-2.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.89 KHR7,553.58	$0.67 €0.59	-64.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 KHR2,697.71	$1.06 €0.93	+57.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 KHR3,056.54	$0.44 €0.39	-42.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 KHR2,602.60	$0.52 €0.46	-20.0%
Average			-10.8%

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pay 42.8% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Podgorica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.40 KHR17,595.71	$6.02 €5.29	+37.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.60 KHR42,432.55	$32.15 €28.22	+203.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,150,451.56	$27,933.36 €24,517.11	-43.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.00 KHR36,027.63	$6.64 €5.83	-26.2%
Average			+42.8%

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pay 31.6% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Podgorica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.30 KHR89,263.84	$29.29 €25.70	+31.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$502.11 KHR2,009,962.74	$586.17 €514.48	+16.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.36 KHR1,110,274.68	$453.87 €398.36	+63.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.12 KHR288,719.91	$82.62 €72.51	+14.6%
Average			+31.6%

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pay 35.9% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Podgorica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$340.00 KHR1,361,043.95	$265.47 €233.00	-21.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,900.83 KHR55,646,015.01	$6,966.46 €6,114.46	-49.9%
Average			-35.9%

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pay 20.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Podgorica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 KHR6,004.61	$2.36 €2.07	+57.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.77 KHR11,103.75	$1.95 €1.71	-29.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 KHR8,006.14	$3.86 €3.39	+92.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.33 KHR193,481.74	$39.72 €34.86	-17.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.50 KHR22,016.89	$5.36 €4.70	-2.6%
Average			+20.0%

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pay 92.1% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Podgorica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.67 KHR98,742.40	$76.10 €66.79	+208.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.80 KHR83,263.87	$41.90 €36.77	+101.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.00 KHR372,285.55	$93.78 €82.31	+0.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.67 KHR270,874.43	$106.69 €93.64	+57.7%
Average			+92.1%

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