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Sixth of October City (6th of October) vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Sixth of October City (6th of October) is 43.9% cheaper than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 53.9% less in Sixth of October City (6th of October)
Groceries: pay 62.6% less in Sixth of October City (6th of October)
Transportation: pay 50.1% less in Sixth of October City (6th of October)
Housing: pay 84.4% less in Sixth of October City (6th of October)
Childcare: pay 83.8% less in Sixth of October City (6th of October)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.2% less in Sixth of October City (6th of October)
Clothing: pay 33.4% more in Sixth of October City (6th of October)

Expenses including housing, childcare, groceries, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Sixth of October City (6th of October).

Sixth of October City (6th of October) vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sixth of October City (6th of October) instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 53.9% less for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Sixth of October City (6th of October)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR19,950.73	$4.16 EGP225.82	-16.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR27,931.03	$3.84 EGP208.88	-45.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,708.49	$0.31 EGP16.94	-66.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,644.18	$0.12 EGP6.48	-86.9%
Average			-53.9%

Phnom Penh vs. Sixth of October City (6th of October) - Cost of restaurants

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pay 62.6% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Sixth of October City (6th of October)
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,585.79	$0.62 EGP33.87	-62.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,733.98	$1.70 EGP92.21	-74.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,590.54	$3.28 EGP178.09	-59.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,257.63	$1.43 EGP77.53	-21.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,013.85	$2.09 EGP113.70	+4.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,224.53	$0.49 EGP26.89	-72.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,529.31	$0.30 EGP16.22	-66.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,637.79	$0.14 EGP7.68	-92.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,932.04	$0.12 EGP6.32	-84.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,499.14	$0.16 EGP8.75	-81.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,141.72	$0.12 EGP6.66	-77.2%
Average			-62.6%

Phnom Penh vs. Sixth of October City (6th of October) - Cost of groceries

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pay 50.1% less for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Sixth of October City (6th of October)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,277.52	$1.28 EGP69.81	-70.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,305.41	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196M	$37,404.27 EGP2M	-23.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,122.03	$3.95 EGP214.53	-56.4%
Average			-50.1%

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pay 84.4% less for housing

	Phnom Penh	Sixth of October City (6th of October)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR84,933.90	$5.20 EGP282.27	-75.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR2M	$62.34 EGP3,387.26	-87.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1M	$37.40 EGP2,032.36	-86.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR331K	$9.53 EGP518.05	-88.5%
Average			-84.4%

Phnom Penh vs. Sixth of October City (6th of October) - Cost of housing

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pay 83.8% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Sixth of October City (6th of October)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1M	$43.29 EGP2,352.27	-85.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28M	$1,246.81 EGP67,745.30	-82.5%
Average			-83.8%

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pay 6.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Sixth of October City (6th of October)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,820.93	$1.45 EGP79.04	+20.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,080.37	$1.45 EGP79.04	-42.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,481.53	$1.77 EGP95.97	-5.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166K	$51.95 EGP2,822.72	+24.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR14,963.05	$2.70 EGP146.78	-28.0%
Average			-6.2%

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pay 33.4% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Sixth of October City (6th of October)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103K	$29.09 EGP1,580.72	+13.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,103.42	$55.07 EGP2,992.08	+136.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR351K	$83.12 EGP4,516.35	-5.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR240K	$54.29 EGP2,949.74	-9.8%
Average			+33.4%

Phnom Penh vs. Sixth of October City (6th of October) - Cost of clothing

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