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Quatre Bornes vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Quatre Bornes is 15.1% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 31.8% less in Quatre Bornes
Groceries: pay 28.4% less in Quatre Bornes
Transportation: pay 67.4% more in Quatre Bornes
Housing: pay 10.8% less in Quatre Bornes
Childcare: pay 45.2% less in Quatre Bornes
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.5% more in Quatre Bornes
Clothing: pay 86.7% more in Quatre Bornes

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

Quatre Bornes vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Quatre Bornes instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 31.8% less for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Quatre Bornes
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	$3.82 MUR176.11	-23.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	$5.46 MUR251.58	-22.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	$0.76 MUR35.22	-17.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	$0.33 MUR15.10	-64.1%
Average			-31.8%

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pay 28.4% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Quatre Bornes
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	$0.54 MUR24.66	-67.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	$1.53 MUR70.44	-77.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	$4.96 MUR228.56	-39.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	$2.07 MUR95.27	+13.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	$1.78 MUR82.16	-11.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	$0.79 MUR36.52	-56.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	$0.79 MUR36.52	-10.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	$0.66 MUR30.58	-65.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	$1.21 MUR55.69	+64.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	$0.45 MUR20.54	-49.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	$0.46 MUR21.30	-13.9%
Average			-28.4%

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pay 67.4% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Quatre Bornes
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	$5.38 MUR247.92	+24.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	$19,659.24 MUR905,701.26	-59.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	$30.58 MUR1,408.87	+237.8%
Average			+67.4%

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pay 10.8% less for housing

	Phnom Penh	Quatre Bornes
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	$31.60 MUR1,455.83	+48.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	$349.50 MUR16,101.36	-27.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	$262.12 MUR12,076.02	-4.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	$33.30 MUR1,534.29	-59.9%
Average			-10.8%

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pay 45.2% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Quatre Bornes
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	$124.51 MUR5,736.11	-57.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	$4,805.59 MUR221,393.64	-32.7%
Average			-45.2%

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pay 67.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Quatre Bornes
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	$2.18 MUR100.63	+80.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	$2.51 MUR115.73	-0.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	$6.12 MUR281.77	+226.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	$29.49 MUR1,358.55	-29.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	$6.01 MUR276.74	+60.2%
Average			+67.5%

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pay 86.7% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Quatre Bornes
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	$73.72 MUR3,396.38	+186.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	$49.15 MUR2,264.25	+110.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	$106.49 MUR4,905.88	+21.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	$77.54 MUR3,572.49	+28.8%
Average			+86.7%

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