Cost of living comparison

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Santa Monica vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Santa Monica is 3.3 times more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in Santa Monica
Groceries: pay 86.2% more in Santa Monica
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in Santa Monica
Housing: pay 5.2 times more in Santa Monica
Childcare: pay 4.1 times more in Santa Monica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.3 times more in Santa Monica
Clothing: pay 97.4% more in Santa Monica

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

Santa Monica vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Santa Monica
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	$12.50	+78.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,722.29	$2.83	+204.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,657.75	$2.00	+119.0%
Average			+200.4%

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pay 86.2% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Santa Monica
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,610.31	$4.41	+167.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,833.50	$6.67	-0.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,711.86	$4.71	-42.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,284.65	$5.00	+174.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,043.68	$6.33	+215.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,251.42	$2.00	+10.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,542.45	$0.87	-1.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,666.22	$1.84	-3.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,942.96	$2.53	+244.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,512.17	$1.38	+57.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,149.69	$1.22	+127.4%
Average			+86.2%

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Santa Monica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,341.84	$4.74	+9.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,448.00	$67.50	+603.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,245,000.00	$32,727.50	-33.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,256.50	$18.01	+99.0%
Average			+169.6%

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pay 5.2 times more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Santa Monica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,250.07	$69.00	+224.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,928,817.37	$3,175.00	+559.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,097,042.67	$2,533.33	+824.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,359.07	$155.53	+87.4%
Average			+423.9%

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pay 4.1 times more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Santa Monica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,800.00	$1,762.50	+500.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,602,375.00	$15,000.00	+110.0%
Average			+305.4%

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pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Santa Monica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,838.88	$8.00	+562.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,117.89	$5.58	+120.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,509.38	$11.00	+486.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,875.00	$90.00	+116.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,018.75	$18.00	+380.0%
Average			+333.1%

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pay 97.4% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Santa Monica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,128.75	$61.25	+137.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,450.00	$44.15	+89.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,440.00	$100.09	+13.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,101.00	$149.85	+148.9%
Average			+97.4%

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