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Sanaa vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Sanaa is 70.0% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 12.9% more in Sanaa
Groceries: pay 6.9% more in Sanaa
Transportation: pay 3.9 times more in Sanaa
Housing: pay 33.7% more in Sanaa
Childcare: pay 66.2% less in Sanaa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 80.2% more in Sanaa
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Sanaa

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

Sanaa vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.9% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Sanaa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR19,986.53	$6.27 YER1,495	+25.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR27,981.15	$10.45 YER2,491	+49.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,715.14	$1.15 YER274	+23.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,650.72	$0.49 YER116	-46.6%
Average			+12.9%

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pay 6.9% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Sanaa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,597.61	$1.14 YER271	-31.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,781.96	$4.91 YER1,171	-26.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,649.02	$7.15 YER1,706	-12.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,270.66	$4.11 YER981	+126.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,028.23	$3.13 YER746	+55.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,237.49	$1.83 YER437	+1.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,535.64	$0.66 YER157	-25.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,651.49	$1.11 YER265	-41.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,937.30	$0.77 YER182	+4.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,505.42	$0.77 YER184	-12.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,145.56	$0.74 YER177	+38.3%
Average			+6.9%

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pay 3.9 times more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Sanaa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,308.52	$10.28 YER2,452	+137.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,374.14	$83.58 YER19,931	+770.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR195,868,029.72	$16,715.42 YER3,986,211	-65.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,186.85	$37.61 YER8,969	+315.4%
Average			+289.4%

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pay 33.7% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Sanaa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,086.31	$84.76 YER20,213	+298.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,925,112.27	$175.51 YER41,855	-63.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,094,935.34	$94.02 YER22,422	-65.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR331,720.63	$54.69 YER13,042	-34.1%
Average			+33.7%

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pay 66.2% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Sanaa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,172,543.31	$114.82 YER27,382	-60.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,547,432.22	$2,029.53 YER483,992	-71.6%
Average			-66.2%

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pay 80.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Sanaa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,829.58	$1.79 YER428	+48.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,098.46	$3.76 YER897	+48.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,494.95	$5.43 YER1,296	+189.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,554.45	$65.82 YER15,696	+58.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR14,989.90	$5.85 YER1,395	+56.0%
Average			+80.2%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Sanaa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR102,930.65	$41.79 YER9,966	+62.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,270.49	$150.44 YER35,876	+544.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR351,762.99	$47.36 YER11,294	-46.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR240,637.87	$42.58 YER10,155	-29.3%
Average			+132.9%

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