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Phnom Penh vs. Rio das Ostras Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 41.5% more expensive than Rio das Ostras.

Restaurants: pay 23.0% more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 95.8% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 53.4% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 87.2% more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 2.0% less in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.7% more in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 7.7% more in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Rio das Ostras Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Rio das Ostras, you would:

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pay 23.0% more for restaurants

	Rio das Ostras	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.91 R$20.88	$5.00 KHR20,025.00	+27.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.34 R$33.81	$7.00 KHR28,035.00	+10.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 R$6.30	$0.93 KHR3,722.29	-21.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 R$2.78	$0.91 KHR3,657.75	+75.0%
Average			+23.0%

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pay 95.8% more for groceries

	Rio das Ostras	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.57 R$8.37	$1.65 KHR6,610.31	+5.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.73 R$19.89	$6.70 KHR26,833.50	+79.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.34 R$17.82	$8.17 KHR32,711.86	+144.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 R$10.14	$1.82 KHR7,284.65	-4.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.45 R$7.76	$2.01 KHR8,043.68	+38.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 R$4.06	$1.81 KHR7,251.42	+137.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.53 R$2.82	$0.88 KHR3,542.45	+67.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.42 R$2.26	$1.91 KHR7,666.22	+352.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 R$2.89	$0.73 KHR2,942.96	+35.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 R$1.92	$0.88 KHR3,512.17	+144.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 R$1.88	$0.54 KHR2,149.69	+52.4%
Average			+95.8%

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pay 53.4% more for transportation

	Rio das Ostras	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 R$21.58	$4.33 KHR17,341.84	+7.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$9.60 KHR38,448.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,435.23 R$114,360.16	$49,000.00 KHR196,245,000.00	+128.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.27 R$38.78	$9.05 KHR36,256.50	+24.5%
Average			+53.4%

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pay 87.2% more for housing

	Rio das Ostras	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.64 R$88.75	$21.29 KHR85,250.07	+28.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$186.39 R$994.44	$481.60 KHR1,928,817.37	+158.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$139.79 R$745.83	$273.92 KHR1,097,042.67	+95.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.89 R$266.16	$82.99 KHR332,359.07	+66.3%
Average			+87.2%

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pay 2.0% less for childcare

	Rio das Ostras	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$304.44 R$1,624.25	$293.33 KHR1,174,800.00	-3.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,176.14 R$38,285.79	$7,141.67 KHR28,602,375.00	-0.5%
Average			-2.0%

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pay 25.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Rio das Ostras	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.93 R$4.97	$1.21 KHR4,838.88	+29.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 R$8.62	$2.53 KHR10,117.89	+56.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.05 R$10.94	$1.88 KHR7,509.38	-8.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.37 R$119.33	$41.67 KHR166,875.00	+86.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.78 R$30.83	$3.75 KHR15,018.75	-35.1%
Average			+25.7%

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pay 7.7% more for clothing

	Rio das Ostras	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.19 R$278.44	$25.75 KHR103,128.75	-50.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.10 R$139.22	$23.33 KHR93,450.00	-10.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$60.58 R$323.19	$88.00 KHR352,440.00	+45.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.01 R$218.78	$60.20 KHR241,101.00	+46.8%
Average			+7.7%

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