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Suwanee vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Suwanee is 2.9 times more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Suwanee
Groceries: pay 69.5% more in Suwanee
Transportation: pay 26.7% more in Suwanee
Housing: pay 4.2 times more in Suwanee
Childcare: pay 4.9 times more in Suwanee
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.7 times more in Suwanee
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Suwanee

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

Suwanee vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Suwanee
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,055.00	$22.00	+340.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,077.00	$9.00	+28.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,727.87	$2.65	+185.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,663.23	$2.09	+128.8%
Average			+170.6%

Phnom Penh vs. Suwanee - Cost of restaurants

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pay 69.5% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Suwanee
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,620.21	$4.40	+166.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,873.70	$5.79	-13.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,760.87	$3.74	-54.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,295.56	$3.69	+102.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,055.73	$4.50	+124.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,262.28	$2.12	+17.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,547.75	$0.82	-7.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,677.70	$1.98	+3.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,947.37	$2.29	+211.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,517.43	$1.09	+23.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,152.91	$1.56	+189.7%
Average			+69.5%

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pay 26.7% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Suwanee
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,367.82	$2.98	-31.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,505.60	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,539,000.00	$32,405.50	-33.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,310.82	$22.20	+145.2%
Average			+26.7%

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pay 4.2 times more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Suwanee
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,377.78	$93.67	+340.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,931,706.98	$1,933.33	+301.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,098,686.18	$1,700.00	+520.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,856.98	$172.06	+107.3%
Average			+317.3%

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pay 4.9 times more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Suwanee
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,176,560.00	$1,800.00	+513.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,645,225.00	$25,965.00	+263.6%
Average			+388.6%

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pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Suwanee
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,846.13	$7.50	+520.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,133.05	$5.20	+105.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,520.62	$9.00	+380.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR167,125.00	$50.00	+20.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,041.25	$16.00	+326.7%
Average			+270.7%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Suwanee
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,283.25	$65.00	+152.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,590.00	$45.00	+92.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,968.00	$118.75	+34.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,462.20	$138.33	+129.8%
Average			+102.5%

Phnom Penh vs. Suwanee - Cost of clothing

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