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Warsaw vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Warsaw is 58.4% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Warsaw
Groceries: pay 19.9% less in Warsaw
Transportation: pay 42.6% more in Warsaw
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Warsaw
Childcare: pay 8.1% more in Warsaw
Entertainment and Sports: pay 99.1% more in Warsaw
Clothing: pay 93.6% more in Warsaw

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

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Warsaw vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Warsaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.00 KHR16,282.49	$11.51 PLN44.70	+187.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,494.35	$10.23 PLN39.73	+46.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.82 KHR7,428.89	$2.24 PLN8.69	+22.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.64 KHR2,600.68	$2.24 PLN8.71	+250.9%
Average			+112.6%

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pay 19.9% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Warsaw
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62 KHR6,582.93	$1.49 PLN5.78	-7.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.46 KHR30,360.06	$4.41 PLN17.13	-40.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.16 KHR33,214.92	$4.07 PLN15.80	-50.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.72 KHR6,996.95	$3.89 PLN15.11	+126.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.89 KHR7,703.61	$2.95 PLN11.46	+55.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.79 KHR7,277.91	$0.54 PLN2.11	-69.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 KHR3,215.82	$0.77 PLN3.00	-2.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,785.68	$0.77 PLN3.00	-59.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 KHR3,969.77	$1.83 PLN7.12	+87.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 KHR2,935.78	$0.40 PLN1.56	-44.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 KHR2,292.62	$0.41 PLN1.59	-27.5%
Average			-19.9%

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pay 42.6% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Warsaw
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.09 KHR20,702.80	$6.61 PLN25.68	+30.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR39,077.97	$28.12 PLN109.26	+193.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 KHR142M	$30,654.89 PLN119K	-12.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.11 KHR37,065.53	$12.78 PLN49.66	+40.4%
Average			+42.6%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Warsaw
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.89 KHR101K	$16.12 PLN62.61	-35.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$646.36 KHR3M	$1,178.19 PLN4,576.94	+82.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$370.33 KHR2M	$950.41 PLN3,692.09	+156.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.19 KHR331K	$262.73 PLN1,020.62	+223.6%
Average			+116.3%

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pay 8.1% more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Warsaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$661.77 KHR3M	$588.07 PLN2,284.47	-11.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,987.71 KHR45M	$14,458.55 PLN56,167.35	+31.6%
Average			+8.1%

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pay 99.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Warsaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 KHR4,070.62	$4.60 PLN17.88	+360.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.95 KHR11,992.68	$4.27 PLN16.58	+44.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.89 KHR7,693.48	$6.39 PLN24.83	+238.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.62 KHR165K	$46.71 PLN181.45	+15.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 KHR20,353.11	$9.20 PLN35.76	+84.1%
Average			+99.1%

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pay 93.6% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Warsaw
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$28.00 KHR114K	$107.88 PLN419.08	+285.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.00 KHR97,694.93	$39.61 PLN153.88	+65.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.83 KHR370K	$106.17 PLN412.46	+16.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$59.17 KHR241K	$111.84 PLN434.46	+89.0%
Average			+93.6%

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