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Subotica vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Subotica is 31.5% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 76.2% more in Subotica
Groceries: pay 14.0% less in Subotica
Transportation: pay 10.9% more in Subotica
Housing: pay 29.2% more in Subotica
Childcare: pay 45.4% more in Subotica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.7% more in Subotica
Clothing: pay 38.0% more in Subotica

The cost of restaurants, childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, housing, and transportation in Subotica are more expensive than in Phnom Penh. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Subotica.

Subotica vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 76.2% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Subotica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,085.56	$9.97 RSD1,011	+99.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,119.78	$10.82 RSD1,097	+54.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,733.55	$1.74 RSD177	+87.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,668.81	$1.50 RSD152	+63.7%
Average			+76.2%

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pay 14.0% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Subotica
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,630.30	$0.88 RSD89	-46.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,914.65	$5.47 RSD554	-18.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,810.79	$5.52 RSD560	-32.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,306.68	$2.83 RSD287	+55.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,068.00	$3.36 RSD341	+67.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,273.35	$0.66 RSD67	-63.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,553.16	$0.90 RSD91	+1.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,689.40	$0.67 RSD68	-65.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,951.86	$1.10 RSD111	+49.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,522.79	$0.47 RSD47	-46.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,156.19	$0.25 RSD25	-53.7%
Average			-14.0%

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pay 10.9% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Subotica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,394.28	$6.77 RSD687	+56.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,564.27	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR197M	$30,957.41 RSD3M	-36.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,366.14	$10.22 RSD1,036	+12.9%
Average			+10.9%

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pay 29.2% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Subotica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,507.88	$32.56 RSD3,303	+53.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR2M	$461.06 RSD46,769	-4.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1M	$338.53 RSD34,339	+23.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR333K	$119.89 RSD12,161	+44.5%
Average			+29.2%

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pay 45.4% more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Subotica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1M	$457.64 RSD46,421	+56.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR29M	$9,629.80 RSD977K	+34.8%
Average			+45.4%

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pay 34.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Subotica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,853.51	$2.49 RSD253	+106.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,148.49	$1.97 RSD200	-22.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,532.08	$4.34 RSD440	+131.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR167K	$29.91 RSD3,034	-28.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,064.17	$3.24 RSD329	-13.6%
Average			+34.7%

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pay 38.0% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Subotica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103K	$39.88 RSD4,045	+54.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,732.61	$24.92 RSD2,528	+6.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR354K	$74.77 RSD7,584	-15.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR242K	$123.52 RSD12,529	+105.2%
Average			+38.0%

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