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Phnom Penh vs. Sandton Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 3.3% more expensive than Sandton.

Restaurants: pay 1.7% less in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 45.6% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 27.1% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 27.6% less in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 36.9% more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.5% less in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 32.7% less in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Sandton Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.7% less for restaurants

	Sandton	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.60 ZAR145.58	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	-41.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.02 ZAR84.92	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	+39.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 ZAR18.21	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	-13.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 ZAR14.14	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	+9.3%
Average			-1.7%

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pay 45.6% more for groceries

	Sandton	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.07 ZAR18.08	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	+54.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 ZAR68.05	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	+66.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.68 ZAR79.22	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	+74.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.46 ZAR41.69	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	-26.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 ZAR35.58	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	-4.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 ZAR12.81	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	+139.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 ZAR12.00	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	+24.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 ZAR12.63	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	+156.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 ZAR13.51	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	-7.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 ZAR10.04	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	+47.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 ZAR11.90	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	-23.7%
Average			+45.6%

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pay 27.1% more for transportation

	Sandton	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.97 ZAR84.15	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	-12.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$9.60 KHR38,436.20
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,935.00 ZAR388,204.67	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	+113.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.24 ZAR190.22	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	-19.4%
Average			+27.1%

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pay 27.6% less for housing

	Sandton	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.62 ZAR704.42	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	-48.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$515.85 ZAR8,731.37	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	-6.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$458.70 ZAR7,764.09	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	-40.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.15 ZAR1,644.34	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	-14.6%
Average			-27.6%

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pay 36.9% more for childcare

	Sandton	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$201.83 ZAR3,416.20	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	+45.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,558.87 ZAR94,091.11	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	+28.5%
Average			+36.9%

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pay 24.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Sandton	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.29 ZAR38.82	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	-47.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.21 ZAR37.46	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	+14.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.87 ZAR48.53	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	-34.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.96 ZAR744.06	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	-5.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.45 ZAR126.17	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	-49.7%
Average			-24.5%

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pay 32.7% less for clothing

	Sandton	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.84 ZAR911.35	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	-52.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.31 ZAR699.21	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	-43.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.70 ZAR1,568.99	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	-5.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.01 ZAR1,455.77	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	-30.0%
Average			-32.7%

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