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Subang Jaya vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Subang Jaya is 5.5% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 31.3% less in Subang Jaya
Groceries: pay 7.4% less in Subang Jaya
Transportation: pay 21.4% less in Subang Jaya
Housing: pay 4.5% more in Subang Jaya
Childcare: pay 10.1% less in Subang Jaya
Entertainment and Sports: pay 86.2% more in Subang Jaya
Clothing: pay 17.9% more in Subang Jaya

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

Subang Jaya vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Subang Jaya instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 31.3% less for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Subang Jaya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	$3.55 MYR14.61	-28.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	$4.74 MYR19.48	-32.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	$0.78 MYR3.23	-15.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	$0.47 MYR1.94	-48.4%
Average			-31.3%

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pay 7.4% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Subang Jaya
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	$0.98 MYR4.01	-40.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	$7.13 MYR29.30	+6.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	$7.01 MYR28.83	-14.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	$2.13 MYR8.77	+17.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	$2.20 MYR9.04	+9.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	$1.50 MYR6.19	-16.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	$0.70 MYR2.87	-21.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	$1.99 MYR8.18	+4.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	$0.69 MYR2.84	-5.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	$0.57 MYR2.32	-35.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	$0.62 MYR2.55	+15.6%
Average			-7.4%

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pay 21.4% less for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Subang Jaya
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	$1.84 MYR7.58	-57.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	$11.85 MYR48.71	+23.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	$35,545.02 MYR146,125.59	-27.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	$6.87 MYR28.25	-24.1%
Average			-21.4%

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pay 4.5% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Subang Jaya
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	$30.09 MYR123.72	+41.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	$545.02 MYR2,240.59	+13.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	$331.75 MYR1,363.84	+21.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	$35.09 MYR144.25	-57.7%
Average			+4.5%

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pay 10.1% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Subang Jaya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	$264.45 MYR1,087.17	-9.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	$6,398.10 MYR26,302.61	-10.4%
Average			-10.1%

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pay 86.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Subang Jaya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	$4.74 MYR19.48	+292.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	$3.07 MYR12.63	+21.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	$4.27 MYR17.54	+127.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	$23.70 MYR97.42	-43.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	$4.98 MYR20.46	+32.7%
Average			+86.2%

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pay 17.9% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Subang Jaya
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	$61.66 MYR253.48	+139.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	$16.59 MYR68.19	-28.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	$82.94 MYR340.96	-5.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	$40.23 MYR165.37	-33.2%
Average			+17.9%

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