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Phnom Penh vs. Quatre Bornes Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 35.3% more expensive than Quatre Bornes.

Restaurants: pay 64.8% more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 92.2% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 19.8% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 39.7% more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 92.1% more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.9% less in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 39.3% less in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Quatre Bornes Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Quatre Bornes, you would:

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pay 64.8% more for restaurants

	Quatre Bornes	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.82 MUR176.11	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	+30.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.46 MUR251.58	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	+28.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 MUR35.22	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	+21.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 MUR15.10	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	+178.7%
Average			+64.8%

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pay 92.2% more for groceries

	Quatre Bornes	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$0.54 MUR24.66	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	+208.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.53 MUR70.44	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	+338.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.96 MUR228.56	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	+64.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.07 MUR95.27	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	-12.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.78 MUR82.16	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	+12.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 MUR36.52	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	+128.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 MUR36.52	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	+11.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 MUR30.58	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	+188.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 MUR55.69	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	-39.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 MUR20.54	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	+96.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 MUR21.30	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	+16.1%
Average			+92.2%

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pay 19.8% more for transportation

	Quatre Bornes	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.38 MUR247.92	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	-19.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$9.60 KHR38,436.20
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,659.24 MUR905,701.26	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	+149.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.58 MUR1,408.87	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	-70.4%
Average			+19.8%

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pay 39.7% more for housing

	Quatre Bornes	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.60 MUR1,455.83	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	-32.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$349.50 MUR16,101.36	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	+37.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$262.12 MUR12,076.02	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	+4.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$33.30 MUR1,534.29	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	+149.2%
Average			+39.7%

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pay 92.1% more for childcare

	Quatre Bornes	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$124.51 MUR5,736.11	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	+135.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,805.59 MUR221,393.64	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	+48.6%
Average			+92.1%

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pay 21.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Quatre Bornes	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.18 MUR100.63	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	-44.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.51 MUR115.73	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	+0.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.12 MUR281.77	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	-69.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.49 MUR1,358.55	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	+41.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.01 MUR276.74	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	-37.6%
Average			-21.9%

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pay 39.3% less for clothing

	Quatre Bornes	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$73.72 MUR3,396.38	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	-65.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.15 MUR2,264.25	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	-52.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.49 MUR4,905.88	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	-17.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.54 MUR3,572.49	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	-22.4%
Average			-39.3%

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