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Salt Lake City vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Salt Lake City is 2.7 times more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Salt Lake City
Groceries: pay 57.6% more in Salt Lake City
Transportation: pay 3.0 times more in Salt Lake City
Housing: pay 3.5 times more in Salt Lake City
Childcare: pay 3.1 times more in Salt Lake City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.4 times more in Salt Lake City
Clothing: pay 87.0% more in Salt Lake City

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, transportation, restaurants, and clothing in Salt Lake City are more expensive than in Phnom Penh. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Salt Lake City.

Salt Lake City vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Salt Lake City instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Salt Lake City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	$18.00	+260.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	$11.25	+60.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	$2.23	+140.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	$1.83	+100.0%
Average			+140.2%

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pay 57.6% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Salt Lake City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	$3.23	+95.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	$6.43	-4.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	$3.47	-57.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	$4.23	+132.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	$4.60	+129.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	$2.17	+19.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	$0.86	-2.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	$1.63	-14.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	$2.00	+171.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	$1.16	+32.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	$1.24	+131.4%
Average			+57.6%

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pay 3.0 times more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Salt Lake City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	$3.36	-22.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	$85.00	+785.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	$34,677.84	-29.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	$13.93	+53.9%
Average			+196.9%

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pay 3.5 times more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Salt Lake City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	$80.00	+275.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	$1,633.85	+239.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	$1,392.27	+408.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	$134.44	+62.0%
Average			+246.4%

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Salt Lake City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	$1,044.00	+255.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	$18,333.33	+156.7%
Average			+206.3%

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pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Salt Lake City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	$7.00	+479.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	$5.19	+105.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	$9.00	+380.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	$30.67	-26.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	$14.00	+273.3%
Average			+242.3%

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pay 87.0% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Salt Lake City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	$70.00	+171.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	$44.17	+89.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	$105.00	+19.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	$100.83	+67.5%
Average			+87.0%

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