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Santa Barbara vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Santa Barbara is 3.4 times more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 3.2 times more in Santa Barbara
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Santa Barbara
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Santa Barbara
Housing: pay 5.1 times more in Santa Barbara
Childcare: pay 5.0 times more in Santa Barbara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.1 times more in Santa Barbara
Clothing: pay 92.0% more in Santa Barbara

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

Santa Barbara vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santa Barbara instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 3.2 times more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Santa Barbara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,025.00	$25.00	+400.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,035.00	$15.00	+114.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,722.29	$2.67	+186.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,657.75	$2.42	+164.6%
Average			+216.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Santa Barbara
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,610.31	$4.40	+166.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,833.50	$12.68	+89.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,711.86	$5.25	-35.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,284.65	$5.38	+196.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,043.68	$8.38	+317.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,251.42	$2.90	+60.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,542.45	$0.74	-16.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,666.22	$1.75	-8.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,942.96	$2.48	+237.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,512.17	$1.47	+67.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,149.69	$1.36	+154.1%
Average			+111.6%

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Santa Barbara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,341.84	$4.73	+9.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,448.00	$52.00	+441.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,245,000.00	$28,500.00	-41.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,256.50	$22.78	+151.7%
Average			+140.2%

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pay 5.1 times more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Santa Barbara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,250.07	$74.25	+248.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,928,817.37	$2,720.83	+465.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,097,042.67	$2,538.89	+826.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,359.07	$166.24	+100.3%
Average			+410.2%

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pay 5.0 times more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Santa Barbara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,800.00	$1,425.00	+385.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,602,375.00	$37,000.00	+418.1%
Average			+402.0%

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pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Santa Barbara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,838.88	$8.00	+562.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,117.89	$6.14	+143.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,509.38	$11.82	+530.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,875.00	$66.50	+59.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,018.75	$12.50	+233.3%
Average			+305.7%

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pay 92.0% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Santa Barbara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,128.75	$69.00	+168.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,450.00	$40.75	+74.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,440.00	$77.00	-12.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,101.00	$143.33	+138.1%
Average			+92.0%

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