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Phnom Penh vs. Pouso Alegre Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 33.4% more expensive than Pouso Alegre.

Restaurants: pay 32.5% more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 56.0% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 47.3% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 90.8% more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 0.9% more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.1% more in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 7.5% less in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Pouso Alegre Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Pouso Alegre, you would:

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pay 32.5% more for restaurants

	Pouso Alegre	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.73 R$20.27	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	+34.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.96 R$32.43	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	+17.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 R$4.39	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	+15.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 R$3.04	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	+63.4%
Average			+32.5%

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pay 56.0% more for groceries

	Pouso Alegre	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.16 R$6.33	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	+41.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.73 R$20.27	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	+79.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.17 R$17.27	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	+157.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.79 R$9.73	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	+1.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.61 R$8.74	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	+25.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 R$4.49	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	+119.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 R$2.76	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	+74.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 R$5.41	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	+92.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 R$3.98	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	+0.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 R$3.52	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	+35.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 R$3.29	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	-11.4%
Average			+56.0%

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pay 47.3% more for transportation

	Pouso Alegre	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.87 R$21.05	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	+11.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$9.60 KHR38,436.20
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,615.18 R$117,573.58	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	+126.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.76 R$47.64	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	+3.4%
Average			+47.3%

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pay 90.8% more for housing

	Pouso Alegre	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.01 R$97.98	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	+18.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$223.61 R$1,216.28	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	+115.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$149.07 R$810.85	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	+83.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$33.77 R$183.66	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	+145.8%
Average			+90.8%

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pay 0.9% more for childcare

	Pouso Alegre	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$270.19 R$1,469.67	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	+8.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,664.69 R$41,691.32	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	-6.8%
Average			+0.9%

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pay 14.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Pouso Alegre	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.86 R$10.14	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	-35.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.93 R$10.47	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	+31.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.24 R$12.16	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	-16.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$18.63 R$101.36	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	+123.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.59 R$30.41	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	-32.9%
Average			+14.1%

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pay 7.5% less for clothing

	Pouso Alegre	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.71 R$264.97	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	-47.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.54 R$182.44	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	-30.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.54 R$405.43	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	+18.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.58 R$253.39	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	+29.2%
Average			-7.5%

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