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Phnom Penh vs. Podgorica Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 14.6% cheaper than Podgorica.

Restaurants: pay 44.6% less in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 42.9% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 2.2% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 28.4% less in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 2.4% less in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.0% less in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 43.2% less in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Podgorica Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 44.6% less for restaurants

	Podgorica	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.10 €9.57	$5.00 KHR20,025.00	-54.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.34 €8.06	$7.00 KHR28,035.00	-25.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.43 €2.09	$0.93 KHR3,722.29	-61.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.45 €1.25	$0.91 KHR3,657.75	-36.8%
Average			-44.6%

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pay 42.9% more for groceries

	Podgorica	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.06 €0.91	$1.65 KHR6,610.31	+55.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.45 €3.84	$6.70 KHR26,833.50	+50.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.00 €4.31	$8.17 KHR32,711.86	+63.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.23 €2.79	$1.82 KHR7,284.65	-43.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.83 €3.30	$2.01 KHR8,043.68	-47.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 €0.59	$1.81 KHR7,251.42	+164.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 €0.68	$0.88 KHR3,542.45	+11.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.76 €0.65	$1.91 KHR7,666.22	+152.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.13 €0.98	$0.73 KHR2,942.96	-35.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 €0.39	$0.88 KHR3,512.17	+94.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 €0.44	$0.54 KHR2,149.69	+4.9%
Average			+42.9%

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pay 2.2% more for transportation

	Podgorica	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.63 €5.72	$4.33 KHR17,341.84	-34.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.04 €30.22	$9.60 KHR38,448.00	-72.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,863.76 €23,165.35	$49,000.00 KHR196,245,000.00	+82.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.77 €5.84	$9.05 KHR36,256.50	+33.6%
Average			+2.2%

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pay 28.4% less for housing

	Podgorica	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.83 €28.31	$21.29 KHR85,250.07	-35.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$654.56 €564.45	$481.60 KHR1,928,817.37	-26.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$501.37 €432.35	$273.92 KHR1,097,042.67	-45.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$88.66 €76.46	$82.99 KHR332,359.07	-6.4%
Average			-28.4%

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pay 2.4% less for childcare

	Podgorica	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$292.00 €251.80	$293.33 KHR1,174,800.00	+0.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,533.53 €6,496.37	$7,141.67 KHR28,602,375.00	-5.2%
Average			-2.4%

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pay 29.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Podgorica	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.74 €2.37	$1.21 KHR4,838.88	-56.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.20 €1.90	$2.53 KHR10,117.89	+14.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.32 €3.73	$1.88 KHR7,509.38	-56.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.99 €40.52	$41.67 KHR166,875.00	-11.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.84 €5.04	$3.75 KHR15,018.75	-35.8%
Average			-29.0%

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pay 43.2% less for clothing

	Podgorica	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.70 €74.76	$25.75 KHR103,128.75	-70.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.72 €40.29	$23.33 KHR93,450.00	-50.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.63 €82.46	$88.00 KHR352,440.00	-8.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$108.04 €93.16	$60.20 KHR241,101.00	-44.3%
Average			-43.2%

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