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Porto Alegre vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Porto Alegre is 31.2% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 12.2% more in Porto Alegre
Groceries: pay 22.3% less in Porto Alegre
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Porto Alegre
Housing: pay 16.9% less in Porto Alegre
Childcare: pay 7.2% more in Porto Alegre
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.9% more in Porto Alegre
Clothing: pay 71.0% more in Porto Alegre

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

Porto Alegre vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Porto Alegre instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 12.2% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Porto Alegre
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR19,986.53	$6.56 R$35.57	+31.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR27,981.15	$6.56 R$35.57	-6.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,715.14	$1.21 R$6.58	+30.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,650.72	$0.85 R$4.60	-7.2%
Average			+12.2%

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pay 22.3% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Porto Alegre
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,597.61	$1.50 R$8.13	-9.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,781.96	$5.51 R$29.88	-17.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,649.02	$3.37 R$18.27	-58.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,270.66	$2.27 R$12.31	+24.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,028.23	$2.11 R$11.46	+5.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,237.49	$0.97 R$5.25	-46.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,535.64	$0.63 R$3.40	-29.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,651.49	$0.63 R$3.42	-67.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,937.30	$0.70 R$3.82	-4.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,505.42	$0.54 R$2.92	-38.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,145.56	$0.51 R$2.77	-4.9%
Average			-22.3%

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Porto Alegre
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,308.52	$4.23 R$22.94	-2.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,374.14	$67.51 R$365.88	+603.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR195,868,029.72	$26,255.09 R$142,286.82	-46.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,186.85	$10.69 R$57.93	+18.1%
Average			+143.2%

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pay 16.9% less for housing

	Phnom Penh	Porto Alegre
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,086.31	$21.48 R$116.40	+0.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,925,112.27	$317.11 R$1,718.53	-34.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,094,935.34	$293.03 R$1,588.02	+7.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR331,720.63	$48.69 R$263.90	-41.3%
Average			-16.9%

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pay 7.2% more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Porto Alegre
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,172,543.31	$320.69 R$1,737.93	+9.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,547,432.22	$7,501.45 R$40,653.38	+5.0%
Average			+7.2%

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pay 23.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Porto Alegre
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,829.58	$2.25 R$12.20	+86.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,098.46	$2.00 R$10.86	-20.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,494.95	$2.06 R$11.18	+10.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,554.45	$28.69 R$155.47	-31.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR14,989.90	$6.56 R$35.57	+75.0%
Average			+23.9%

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pay 71.0% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Porto Alegre
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR102,930.65	$50.01 R$271.02	+94.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,270.49	$64.03 R$347.01	+174.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR351,762.99	$92.04 R$498.79	+4.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR240,637.87	$66.68 R$361.36	+10.8%
Average			+71.0%

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