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United Arab Emirates vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

United Arab Emirates is 2.1 times more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 12.3% more in United Arab Emirates
Groceries: pay 9.0% less in United Arab Emirates
Transportation: pay 99.3% more in United Arab Emirates
Housing: pay 3.2 times more in United Arab Emirates
Childcare: pay 41.9% more in United Arab Emirates
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.9 times more in United Arab Emirates
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in United Arab Emirates

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

United Arab Emirates vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in United Arab Emirates instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 12.3% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	United Arab Emirates
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	$7.91 AED29.06	+58.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	$8.65 AED31.75	+23.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	$1.04 AED3.83	+12.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	$0.50 AED1.85	-44.8%
Average			+12.3%

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pay 9.0% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	United Arab Emirates
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	$1.47 AED5.39	-11.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	$5.36 AED19.68	-20.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	$6.96 AED25.56	-14.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	$2.81 AED10.34	+54.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	$3.68 AED13.51	+83.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	$0.98 AED3.59	-46.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	$0.75 AED2.75	-15.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	$0.73 AED2.69	-61.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	$0.59 AED2.15	-20.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	$0.48 AED1.76	-45.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	$0.53 AED1.93	-1.9%
Average			-9.0%

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pay 99.3% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	United Arab Emirates
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	$2.91 AED10.69	-32.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	$53.10 AED195.00	+453.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	$40,680.12 AED149,397.75	-17.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	$8.50 AED31.21	-6.1%
Average			+99.3%

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pay 3.2 times more for housing

	Phnom Penh	United Arab Emirates
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	$101.41 AED372.42	+376.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	$1,438.18 AED5,281.71	+198.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	$990.79 AED3,638.67	+261.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	$122.67 AED450.49	+47.8%
Average			+221.1%

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pay 41.9% more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	United Arab Emirates
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	$497.28 AED1,826.25	+69.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	$8,164.49 AED29,984.10	+14.3%
Average			+41.9%

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pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	United Arab Emirates
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	$10.43 AED38.31	+763.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	$4.99 AED18.32	+97.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	$6.23 AED22.88	+232.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	$75.55 AED277.45	+81.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	$13.19 AED48.44	+251.7%
Average			+285.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	United Arab Emirates
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	$75.04 AED275.58	+191.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	$59.50 AED218.51	+155.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	$105.66 AED388.03	+20.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	$106.53 AED391.23	+77.0%
Average			+110.9%

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