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Serra vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Serra is 15.3% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 18.5% less in Serra
Groceries: pay 28.2% less in Serra
Transportation: pay 68.6% more in Serra
Housing: pay 35.0% less in Serra
Childcare: pay 59.9% more in Serra
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.2% more in Serra
Clothing: pay 60.0% more in Serra

The cost of transportation, clothing, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Serra are more expensive than in Phnom Penh. Expenses including housing, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Serra.

Serra vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.5% less for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Serra
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	$4.57 R$24.83	-8.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	$6.52 R$35.47	-6.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	$0.75 R$4.05	-19.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	$0.56 R$3.04	-38.8%
Average			-18.5%

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pay 28.2% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Serra
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	$1.70 R$9.23	+2.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	$3.93 R$21.36	-41.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	$3.35 R$18.21	-59.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	$1.56 R$8.47	-14.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	$1.80 R$9.77	-10.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	$1.14 R$6.19	-37.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	$0.61 R$3.29	-31.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	$0.55 R$2.97	-71.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	$0.68 R$3.68	-8.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	$0.51 R$2.76	-42.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	$0.55 R$2.99	+2.4%
Average			-28.2%

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pay 68.6% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Serra
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	$3.90 R$21.22	-9.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	$44.26 R$240.72	+361.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	$21,894.68 R$119,093.93	-55.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	$7.12 R$38.72	-21.4%
Average			+68.6%

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pay 35.0% less for housing

	Phnom Penh	Serra
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	$16.77 R$91.22	-21.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	$232.92 R$1,266.96	-51.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	$139.75 R$760.17	-49.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	$67.83 R$368.97	-18.3%
Average			-35.0%

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pay 59.9% more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Serra
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	$172.36 R$937.55	-41.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	$18,633.77 R$101,356.54	+160.9%
Average			+59.9%

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pay 0.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Serra
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	$0.84 R$4.56	-30.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	$1.75 R$9.50	-30.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	$2.80 R$15.20	+49.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	$37.27 R$202.71	-10.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	$4.66 R$25.34	+24.2%
Average			+0.2%

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pay 60.0% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Serra
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	$47.17 R$256.60	+83.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	$53.53 R$291.15	+129.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	$93.91 R$510.84	+6.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	$72.67 R$395.29	+20.7%
Average			+60.0%

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