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Phnom Penh vs. Samut Prakan Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 26.8% more expensive than Samut Prakan.

Restaurants: pay 74.7% more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 55.3% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 55.3% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 12.0% more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 11.0% less in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.3% less in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 12.9% more in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Samut Prakan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Samut Prakan, you would:

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pay 74.7% more for restaurants

	Samut Prakan	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB99.16	$5.00 KHR20,025.00	+61.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.74 THB247.40	$7.00 KHR28,035.00	-9.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 THB19.50	$0.93 KHR3,722.29	+52.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 THB9.92	$0.91 KHR3,657.75	+194.5%
Average			+74.7%

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pay 55.3% more for groceries

	Samut Prakan	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 THB32.06	$1.65 KHR6,610.31	+64.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.20 THB198.32	$6.70 KHR26,833.50	+8.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.46 THB174.51	$8.17 KHR32,711.86	+49.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 THB59.49	$1.82 KHR7,284.65	-2.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.24 THB39.76	$2.01 KHR8,043.68	+61.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.84 THB26.99	$1.81 KHR7,251.42	+114.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 THB11.81	$0.88 KHR3,542.45	+139.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 THB25.86	$1.91 KHR7,666.22	+136.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 THB20.24	$0.73 KHR2,942.96	+16.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 THB25.19	$0.88 KHR3,512.17	+11.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 THB15.74	$0.54 KHR2,149.69	+9.0%
Average			+55.3%

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pay 55.3% more for transportation

	Samut Prakan	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.85 THB155.18	$4.33 KHR17,341.84	-10.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.01 THB991.58	$9.60 KHR38,448.00	-69.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,405.22 THB396,633.22	$49,000.00 KHR196,245,000.00	+295.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.53 THB272.69	$9.05 KHR36,256.50	+6.1%
Average			+55.3%

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pay 12.0% more for housing

	Samut Prakan	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.56 THB561.57	$21.29 KHR85,250.07	+21.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$496.21 THB15,865.33	$481.60 KHR1,928,817.37	-2.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$263.61 THB8,428.46	$273.92 KHR1,097,042.67	+3.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.89 THB2,106.84	$82.99 KHR332,359.07	+25.9%
Average			+12.0%

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pay 11.0% less for childcare

	Samut Prakan	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$387.66 THB12,394.79	$293.33 KHR1,174,800.00	-24.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,977.93 THB223,106.19	$7,141.67 KHR28,602,375.00	+2.3%
Average			-11.0%

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pay 11.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Samut Prakan	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.86 THB59.49	$1.21 KHR4,838.88	-35.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.34 THB42.97	$2.53 KHR10,117.89	+88.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.65 THB148.74	$1.88 KHR7,509.38	-59.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.52 THB1,487.37	$41.67 KHR166,875.00	-10.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.20 THB198.32	$3.75 KHR15,018.75	-39.5%
Average			-11.3%

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pay 12.9% more for clothing

	Samut Prakan	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.44 THB525.54	$25.75 KHR103,128.75	+56.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.11 THB1,090.74	$23.33 KHR93,450.00	-31.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.74 THB2,677.27	$88.00 KHR352,440.00	+5.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.62 THB1,586.53	$60.20 KHR241,101.00	+21.3%
Average			+12.9%

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