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Ponta Delgada vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Ponta Delgada is 71.5% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 90.8% more in Ponta Delgada
Groceries: pay 23.4% more in Ponta Delgada
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Ponta Delgada
Housing: pay 81.3% more in Ponta Delgada
Childcare: pay 1.2% less in Ponta Delgada
Entertainment and Sports: pay 85.9% more in Ponta Delgada
Clothing: pay 63.9% more in Ponta Delgada

The cost of transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, and groceries in Ponta Delgada are more expensive than in Phnom Penh. Notably, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Ponta Delgada.

Ponta Delgada vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ponta Delgada instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 90.8% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Ponta Delgada
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	$12.85 €11.03	+157.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	$10.45 €8.98	+49.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	$1.89 €1.62	+103.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	$1.40 €1.20	+53.5%
Average			+90.8%

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pay 23.4% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Ponta Delgada
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	$1.71 €1.47	+3.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	$8.60 €7.39	+28.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	$3.83 €3.29	-53.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	$3.14 €2.70	+72.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	$5.36 €4.61	+167.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	$1.14 €0.98	-36.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	$0.81 €0.70	-8.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	$1.01 €0.86	-47.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	$1.46 €1.26	+99.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	$0.75 €0.64	-15.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	$0.79 €0.68	+46.7%
Average			+23.4%

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Ponta Delgada
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	$7.18 €6.17	+65.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	$58.40 €50.15	+508.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	$29,199.74 €25,077.06	-40.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	$17.45 €14.99	+92.8%
Average			+156.7%

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pay 81.3% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Ponta Delgada
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	$31.54 €27.08	+48.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	$953.86 €819.18	+98.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	$661.86 €568.41	+141.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	$113.88 €97.80	+37.2%
Average			+81.3%

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pay 1.2% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Ponta Delgada
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	$292.00 €250.77	-0.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	$7,007.94 €6,018.49	-1.9%
Average			-1.2%

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pay 85.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Ponta Delgada
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	$3.21 €2.76	+165.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	$1.78 €1.52	-29.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	$4.67 €4.01	+149.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	$34.46 €29.59	-17.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	$9.81 €8.43	+161.6%
Average			+85.9%

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pay 63.9% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Ponta Delgada
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	$49.64 €42.63	+92.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	$35.04 €30.09	+50.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	$70.08 €60.18	-20.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	$140.16 €120.37	+132.8%
Average			+63.9%

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