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Saint Joseph vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Saint Joseph is 2.0 times more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Saint Joseph
Groceries: pay 40.0% more in Saint Joseph
Transportation: pay 37.0% less in Saint Joseph
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Saint Joseph
Childcare: pay 3.2 times more in Saint Joseph
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.0 times more in Saint Joseph
Clothing: pay 42.5% more in Saint Joseph

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, clothing, and groceries in Saint Joseph are more expensive than in Phnom Penh. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and housing are significantly more expensive in Saint Joseph.

Saint Joseph vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint Joseph instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Saint Joseph
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,055.00	$15.00	+200.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,077.00	$9.00	+28.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,727.87	$2.44	+163.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,663.23	$1.65	+80.1%
Average			+118.0%

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pay 40.0% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Saint Joseph
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,620.21	$2.98	+80.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,873.70	$3.86	-42.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,760.87	$3.20	-60.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,295.56	$4.00	+119.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,055.73	$4.85	+141.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,262.28	$2.85	+57.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,547.75	$0.76	-14.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,677.70	$1.36	-29.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,947.37	$1.59	+116.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,517.43	$0.57	-35.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,152.91	$1.10	+105.6%
Average			+40.0%

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pay 37.0% less for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Saint Joseph
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,367.82	$3.41	-21.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,505.60	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,539,000.00	$23,195.00	-52.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,310.82	??
Average			-37.0%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Saint Joseph
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,377.78	$51.25	+140.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,931,706.98	$1,066.67	+121.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,098,686.18	$833.33	+204.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,856.98	$132.55	+59.7%
Average			+131.6%

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Saint Joseph
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,176,560.00	$950.00	+223.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,645,225.00	??
Average			+223.9%

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pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Saint Joseph
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,846.13	$4.00	+231.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,133.05	$4.25	+68.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,520.62	$11.38	+506.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR167,125.00	$40.00	-4.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,041.25	$10.50	+180.0%
Average			+196.4%

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pay 42.5% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Saint Joseph
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,283.25	$40.00	+55.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,590.00	$50.00	+114.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,968.00	$66.67	-24.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,462.20	$75.00	+24.6%
Average			+42.5%

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