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Phnom Penh vs. Plettenberg Bay Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 27.6% more expensive than Plettenberg Bay.

Restaurants: pay 3.8% more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 71.0% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 26.3% less in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 75.2% more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.1% less in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 22.7% less in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Plettenberg Bay Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Plettenberg Bay, you would:

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pay 3.8% more for restaurants

	Plettenberg Bay	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.60 ZAR145.63	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	-41.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.10 ZAR86.41	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	+37.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 ZAR16.99	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	-7.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 ZAR12.14	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	+27.4%
Average			+3.8%

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pay 71.0% more for groceries

	Plettenberg Bay	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 ZAR17.25	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	+62.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.93 ZAR66.56	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	+70.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.05 ZAR68.60	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	+101.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.85 ZAR48.25	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	-36.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.22 ZAR37.65	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	-9.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.78 ZAR13.21	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	+132.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 ZAR10.13	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	+47.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 ZAR9.84	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	+229.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 ZAR8.95	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	+38.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 ZAR7.05	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	+110.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 ZAR6.75	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	+34.5%
Average			+71.0%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Plettenberg Bay	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.99 ZAR84.38	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	-13.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$9.60 KHR38,436.20
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,003.22 ZAR270,875.25	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	+206.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.24 ZAR71.85	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	+113.3%
Average			+102.1%

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pay 26.3% less for housing

	Plettenberg Bay	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.59 ZAR517.80	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	-30.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$803.03 ZAR13,592.31	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	-40.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$372.83 ZAR6,310.71	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	-26.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$90.62 ZAR1,533.80	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	-8.4%
Average			-26.3%

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pay 75.2% more for childcare

	Plettenberg Bay	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$143.40 ZAR2,427.20	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	+104.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,902.96 ZAR82,988.96	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	+45.7%
Average			+75.2%

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pay 10.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Plettenberg Bay	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.29 ZAR38.84	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	-47.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.01 ZAR33.98	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	+25.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.67 ZAR45.15	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	-29.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.11 ZAR509.71	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	+38.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.02 ZAR101.94	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	-37.7%
Average			-10.1%

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pay 22.7% less for clothing

	Plettenberg Bay	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.59 ZAR703.89	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	-38.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.68 ZAR485.44	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	-18.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.42 ZAR1,682.86	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	-11.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.23 ZAR1,019.42	$60.20 KHR241,026.99
Average			-22.7%

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