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Salalah vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Salalah is 40.1% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants
pay 2.9% less in Salalah
Groceries
pay 29.8% less in Salalah
Transportation
pay 2.0 times more in Salalah
Housing
pay 37.0% more in Salalah
Childcare
pay 64.0% less in Salalah
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.4 times more in Salalah
Clothing
pay 3.7% less in Salalah

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

Salalah vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.9% less for restaurants

 
Phnom Penh
Salalah
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.00
KHR20,061.90
$5.20
OMR2.000
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.00
KHR28,086.66
$13.00
OMR5.000
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.93
KHR3,729.15
$0.65
OMR0.250

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pay 29.8% less for groceries

 
Phnom Penh
Salalah
Bread
1 loaf
$1.65
KHR6,622.49
$1.25
OMR0.480
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.70
KHR26,882.95
$3.45
OMR1.320
Milk (1 gallon) $8.17
KHR32,772.14
$6.56
OMR2.520

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

 
Phnom Penh
Salalah
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.33
KHR17,373.79
$2.36
OMR0.910
Monthly public transit pass $9.60
KHR38,518.85
$54.62
OMR20.990
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $49,000.00
KHR197M
$20,806.46
OMR7,997.440

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pay 37.0% more for housing

 
Phnom Penh
Salalah
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$21.29
KHR85,407.16
$76.07
OMR29.240
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $481.60
KHR2M
$255.75
OMR98.300
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $273.92
KHR1M
$212.40
OMR81.640

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pay 64.0% less for childcare

 
Phnom Penh
Salalah
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $293.33
KHR1M
$112.70
OMR43.320
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,141.67
KHR29M
$2,392.74
OMR919.710

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pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Phnom Penh
Salalah
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.21
KHR4,847.79
$9.10
OMR3.500
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.53
KHR10,136.54
$5.33
OMR2.050
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.88
KHR7,523.21
$5.85
OMR2.250

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pay 3.7% less for clothing

 
Phnom Penh
Salalah
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$25.75
KHR103K
$27.74
OMR10.660
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$23.33
KHR93,622.20
$31.21
OMR12.000
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$88.00
KHR353K
$63.29
OMR24.330

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