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Somalia vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Somalia is 15.3% cheaper than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 38.4% less in Somalia
Groceries: pay 10.9% less in Somalia
Transportation: pay 10.9% more in Somalia
Housing: pay 17.1% less in Somalia
Childcare: pay 88.5% less in Somalia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 79.7% more in Somalia
Clothing: pay 42.9% less in Somalia

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

Somalia vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 38.4% less for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Somalia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR19,980.19	$2.88 SOS1,639	-42.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR27,972.26	$4.62 SOS2,636	-33.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,713.96	$0.74 SOS420	-20.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,649.56	$0.40 SOS226	-56.7%
Average			-38.4%

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pay 10.9% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Somalia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,595.51	$1.12 SOS641	-31.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,773.45	$2.17 SOS1,235	-67.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,638.66	$7.78 SOS4,432	-4.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,268.35	$2.51 SOS1,432	+38.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,025.68	$2.44 SOS1,390	+21.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,235.19	$1.49 SOS848	-17.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,534.52	$0.98 SOS560	+11.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,649.06	$1.27 SOS725	-33.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,936.37	$0.62 SOS355	-15.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,504.31	$0.64 SOS363	-27.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,144.88	$0.58 SOS330	+8.0%
Average			-10.9%

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pay 10.9% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Somalia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,303.03	$3.87 SOS2,206	-10.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,361.96	$25.00 SOS14,251	+160.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196M	$5,750.00 SOS3M	-88.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,175.36	$7.43 SOS4,237	-17.9%
Average			+10.9%

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pay 17.1% less for housing

	Phnom Penh	Somalia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,059.29	$37.79 SOS21,542	+77.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR2M	$142.93 SOS81,474	-70.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1M	$98.19 SOS55,969	-64.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332K	$73.70 SOS42,010	-11.2%
Average			-17.1%

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pay 88.5% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Somalia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1M	$43.33 SOS24,701	-85.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR29M	$585.00 SOS333K	-91.8%
Average			-88.5%

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pay 79.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Somalia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,828.05	$7.00 SOS3,990	+479.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,095.25	$1.19 SOS677	-53.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,492.57	$1.10 SOS627	-41.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR167K	$33.33 SOS19,001	-20.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR14,985.14	$5.00 SOS2,850	+33.3%
Average			+79.7%

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pay 42.9% less for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Somalia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103K	$15.25 SOS8,693	-40.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,240.87	$19.78 SOS11,274	-15.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352K	$19.89 SOS11,337	-77.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241K	$37.28 SOS21,249	-38.1%
Average			-42.9%

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