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Yakutsk vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Yakutsk is 42.1% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 44.9% more in Yakutsk
Groceries: pay 19.2% more in Yakutsk
Transportation: pay 57.4% more in Yakutsk
Housing: pay 29.6% more in Yakutsk
Childcare: pay 41.6% less in Yakutsk
Entertainment and Sports: pay 70.2% more in Yakutsk
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Yakutsk

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

Yakutsk vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 44.9% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Yakutsk
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR19,980.19	$8.93 RUB729.17	+78.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR27,972.26	$8.93 RUB729.17	+27.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,713.96	$1.77 RUB144.62	+90.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,649.56	$0.75 RUB61.57	-17.4%
Average			+44.9%

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pay 19.2% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Yakutsk
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,595.51	$0.73 RUB59.31	-56.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,773.45	$5.80 RUB473.48	-13.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,638.66	$6.56 RUB535.33	-19.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,268.35	$2.23 RUB182.00	+22.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,025.68	$3.19 RUB260.19	+58.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,235.19	$1.69 RUB137.81	-6.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,534.52	$1.37 RUB112.12	+55.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,649.06	$1.94 RUB158.16	+1.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,936.37	$1.86 RUB152.08	+153.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,504.31	$0.61 RUB49.46	-30.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,144.88	$0.79 RUB64.28	+46.7%
Average			+19.2%

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pay 57.4% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Yakutsk
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,303.03	$2.81 RUB229.47	-35.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,361.96	$35.74 RUB2,916.68	+272.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196M	$38,119.86 RUB3M	-22.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,175.36	$10.35 RUB845.03	+14.4%
Average			+57.4%

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pay 29.6% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Yakutsk
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,059.29	$13.90 RUB1,134.26	-34.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR2M	$595.62 RUB48,611.28	+23.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1M	$456.64 RUB37,268.65	+66.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332K	$134.86 RUB11,006.18	+62.5%
Average			+29.6%

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pay 41.6% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Yakutsk
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1M	$244.21 RUB19,930.62	-16.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR29M	$2,382.49 RUB194K	-66.6%
Average			-41.6%

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pay 70.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Yakutsk
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,828.05	$2.98 RUB243.06	+146.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,095.25	$2.23 RUB182.29	-11.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,492.57	$2.98 RUB243.06	+58.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR167K	$89.34 RUB7,291.69	+114.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR14,985.14	$5.36 RUB437.50	+42.9%
Average			+70.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Yakutsk
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103K	$63.53 RUB5,185.20	+146.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,240.87	$63.53 RUB5,185.20	+172.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352K	$154.86 RUB12,638.93	+76.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241K	$99.27 RUB8,101.88	+64.9%
Average			+115.0%

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