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Polokwane vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Polokwane is 4.8% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 21.7% more in Polokwane
Groceries: pay 21.3% less in Polokwane
Transportation: pay 35.0% more in Polokwane
Housing: pay 1.4% more in Polokwane
Childcare: pay 61.0% less in Polokwane
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.2% more in Polokwane
Clothing: pay 36.3% more in Polokwane

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

Polokwane vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.7% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Polokwane
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	$11.47 ZAR194.10	+129.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	$4.93 ZAR83.46	-29.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	$0.89 ZAR15.04	-4.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	$0.84 ZAR14.14	-8.5%
Average			+21.7%

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pay 21.3% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Polokwane
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	$1.11 ZAR18.73	-32.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	$3.66 ZAR61.95	-45.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	$4.73 ZAR80.12	-42.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	$2.37 ZAR40.14	+30.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	$1.76 ZAR29.79	-12.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	$0.78 ZAR13.27	-56.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	$0.72 ZAR12.11	-19.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	$0.72 ZAR12.14	-62.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	$0.80 ZAR13.51	+8.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	$0.66 ZAR11.14	-24.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	$0.66 ZAR11.11	+22.3%
Average			-21.3%

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pay 35.0% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Polokwane
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	$4.82 ZAR81.55	+11.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	$28.67 ZAR485.26	+198.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	$14,334.37 ZAR242,627.92	-70.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	$9.12 ZAR154.31	+0.7%
Average			+35.0%

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pay 1.4% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Polokwane
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	$35.26 ZAR596.86	+65.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	$272.35 ZAR4,609.93	-43.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	$191.12 ZAR3,235.04	-30.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	$94.17 ZAR1,594.01	+13.5%
Average			+1.4%

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pay 61.0% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Polokwane
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	$172.01 ZAR2,911.54	-41.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	$1,376.10 ZAR23,292.28	-80.7%
Average			-61.0%

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pay 21.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Polokwane
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	$1.66 ZAR28.14	+37.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	$2.24 ZAR37.94	-11.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	$2.58 ZAR43.67	+37.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	$19.64 ZAR332.40	-52.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	$7.31 ZAR123.74	+94.9%
Average			+21.2%

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pay 36.3% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Polokwane
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	$43.58 ZAR737.59	+69.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	$35.36 ZAR598.48	+51.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	$76.45 ZAR1,294.02	-13.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	$82.87 ZAR1,402.76	+37.7%
Average			+36.3%

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