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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:

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pay 2.9% less for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Salalah
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR19,986.53	$5.20 OMR1.990	+4.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR27,981.15	$13.00 OMR4.980	+85.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,715.14	$0.65 OMR0.250	-30.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,650.72	$0.26 OMR0.100	-71.5%
Average			-2.9%

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pay 29.8% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Salalah
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,597.61	$1.25 OMR0.480	-24.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,781.96	$3.45 OMR1.320	-48.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,649.02	$6.56 OMR2.510	-19.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,270.66	$1.92 OMR0.740	+5.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,028.23	$2.12 OMR0.810	+5.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,237.49	$0.94 OMR0.360	-47.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,535.64	$0.49 OMR0.190	-44.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,651.49	$0.71 OMR0.270	-63.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,937.30	$0.53 OMR0.200	-27.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,505.42	$0.59 OMR0.220	-33.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,145.56	$0.37 OMR0.140	-30.4%
Average			-29.8%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Salalah
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,308.52	$2.36 OMR0.900	-45.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,374.14	$54.62 OMR20.900	+468.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR195,868,029.72	$20,806.46 OMR7,962.090	-57.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,186.85	$12.68 OMR4.850	+40.1%
Average			+101.5%

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pay 37.0% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Salalah
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,086.31	$76.07 OMR29.110	+257.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,925,112.27	$255.75 OMR97.870	-46.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,094,935.34	$212.40 OMR81.280	-22.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR331,720.63	$49.72 OMR19.030	-40.1%
Average			+37.0%

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pay 64.0% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Salalah
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,172,543.31	$112.70 OMR43.130	-61.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,547,432.22	$2,392.74 OMR915.640	-66.5%
Average			-64.0%

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pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Salalah
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,829.58	$9.10 OMR3.480	+653.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,098.46	$5.33 OMR2.040	+111.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,494.95	$5.85 OMR2.240	+212.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,554.45	$94.82 OMR36.290	+127.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR14,989.90	$7.80 OMR2.990	+108.1%
Average			+242.4%

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pay 3.7% less for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Salalah
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR102,930.65	$27.74 OMR10.620	+7.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,270.49	$31.21 OMR11.940	+33.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR351,762.99	$63.29 OMR24.220	-28.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR240,637.87	$43.35 OMR16.590	-28.0%
Average			-3.7%

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