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Tiraspol vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Tiraspol is 8.6% cheaper than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 8.4% more in Tiraspol
Groceries: pay 29.1% less in Tiraspol
Transportation: pay 25.1% less in Tiraspol
Housing: pay 49.6% less in Tiraspol
Childcare: pay 18.0% more in Tiraspol
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.3% less in Tiraspol
Clothing: pay 22.4% more in Tiraspol

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

Tiraspol vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.4% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Tiraspol
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR19,957.85	$9.12 MDL156.55	+82.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR27,940.99	$7.60 MDL130.46	+8.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,709.81	$0.83 MDL14.26	-10.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,645.48	$0.49 MDL8.35	-46.8%
Average			+8.4%

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pay 29.1% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Tiraspol
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,588.14	$0.36 MDL6.26	-77.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,743.52	$5.38 MDL92.41	-19.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,602.16	$4.14 MDL71.11	-49.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,260.22	$2.08 MDL35.69	+14.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,016.70	$2.59 MDL44.55	+29.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,227.10	$0.41 MDL7.06	-77.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,530.57	$0.86 MDL14.82	-2.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,640.51	$0.87 MDL14.92	-54.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,933.09	$0.97 MDL16.62	+31.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,500.39	$0.32 MDL5.44	-63.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,142.48	$0.27 MDL4.60	-50.1%
Average			-29.1%

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pay 25.1% less for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Tiraspol
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,283.68	$5.18 MDL89.01	+19.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,319.07	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196M	$31,975.35 MDL549K	-34.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,134.91	$3.59 MDL61.58	-60.4%
Average			-25.1%

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pay 49.6% less for housing

	Phnom Penh	Tiraspol
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR84,964.19	$10.70 MDL183.66	-49.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR2M	$177.61 MDL3,049.30	-63.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1M	$150.21 MDL2,578.96	-45.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR331K	$49.39 MDL848.00	-40.5%
Average			-49.6%

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pay 18.0% more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Tiraspol
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1M	$414.60 MDL7,118.21	+41.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR29M	$6,769.77 MDL116K	-5.2%
Average			+18.0%

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pay 5.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Tiraspol
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,822.65	$1.22 MDL20.87	+0.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,083.97	$1.52 MDL26.09	-39.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,484.19	$3.40 MDL58.45	+81.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166K	$13.98 MDL240.05	-66.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR14,968.39	$3.65 MDL62.62	-2.7%
Average			-5.3%

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pay 22.4% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Tiraspol
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103K	$36.47 MDL626.22	+41.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,136.62	$36.47 MDL626.22	+56.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR351K	$115.50 MDL1,983.02	+31.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR240K	$36.47 MDL626.22	-39.4%
Average			+22.4%

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