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Sao Tome vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Sao Tome is 64.1% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Sao Tome
Groceries: pay 66.5% more in Sao Tome
Transportation: pay 47.7% more in Sao Tome
Housing: pay 66.1% more in Sao Tome
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Sao Tome
Clothing: pay 68.2% less in Sao Tome

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

Sao Tome vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sao Tome instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Sao Tome
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR19,980.19	$29.20 STD651K	+484.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR27,972.26	$11.68 STD260K	+66.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,713.96	$1.92 STD42,768	+106.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,649.56	$1.17 STD26,025	+27.9%
Average			+171.3%

Phnom Penh vs. Sao Tome - Cost of restaurants

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pay 66.5% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Sao Tome
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,595.51	$1.08 STD24,088	-34.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,773.45	$10.22 STD228K	+52.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,638.66	$5.97 STD133K	-26.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,268.35	$5.09 STD114K	+180.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,025.68	$9.27 STD207K	+361.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,235.19	$2.12 STD47,219	+17.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,534.52	$0.53 STD11,805	-40.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,649.06	$1.85 STD41,316	-3.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,936.37	$1.59 STD35,414	+116.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,504.31	$1.19 STD26,561	+35.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,144.88	$0.93 STD20,658	+72.7%
Average			+66.5%

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pay 47.7% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Sao Tome
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,303.03	$6.40 STD143K	+47.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,361.96	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196M	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,175.36	??
Average			+47.7%

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pay 66.1% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Sao Tome
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,059.29	$72.42 STD2M	+240.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR2M	$350.40 STD8M	-27.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1M	$233.60 STD5M	-14.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332K	??
Average			+66.1%

Phnom Penh vs. Sao Tome - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Sao Tome
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1M	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR29M	??

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Sao Tome
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,828.05	$1.67 STD37,216	+38.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,095.25	$2.34 STD52,050	-7.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,492.57	$2.34 STD52,050	+24.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR167K	$37.38 STD833K	-10.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR14,985.14	$21.02 STD468K	+460.6%
Average			+101.1%

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pay 68.2% less for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Sao Tome
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103K	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,240.87	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352K	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241K	$19.16 STD427K	-68.2%
Average			-68.2%

Phnom Penh vs. Sao Tome - Cost of clothing

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