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Phnom Penh vs. Santo Andre Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 5.6% more expensive than Santo Andre.

Restaurants: pay 14.2% less in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 34.8% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 20.7% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 45.4% more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 18.2% less in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0% less in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 27.6% less in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Santo Andre Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Santo Andre, you would:

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pay 14.2% less for restaurants

	Santo Andre	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.45 R$40.39	$5.00 KHR19,986.53	-32.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 R$40.39	$7.00 KHR27,981.15	-6.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 R$6.57	$0.93 KHR3,715.14	-23.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 R$4.68	$0.91 KHR3,650.72	+5.7%
Average			-14.2%

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pay 34.8% more for groceries

	Santo Andre	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.90 R$10.28	$1.65 KHR6,597.61	-13.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.30 R$28.73	$6.70 KHR26,781.96	+26.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.81 R$20.63	$8.17 KHR32,649.02	+114.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.38 R$12.89	$1.82 KHR7,270.66	-23.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.99 R$10.78	$2.01 KHR8,028.23	+0.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.04 R$5.65	$1.81 KHR7,237.49	+73.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 R$4.46	$0.88 KHR3,535.64	+7.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 R$3.91	$1.91 KHR7,651.49	+165.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 R$4.17	$0.73 KHR2,937.30	-4.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 R$3.31	$0.88 KHR3,505.42	+43.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 R$3.19	$0.54 KHR2,145.56	-8.8%
Average			+34.8%

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pay 20.7% more for transportation

	Santo Andre	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.13 R$22.41	$4.33 KHR17,308.52	+4.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.62 R$138.85	$9.60 KHR38,374.14	-62.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,360.53 R$121,180.64	$49,000.00 KHR195,868,029.72	+119.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.45 R$40.39	$9.05 KHR36,186.85	+21.5%
Average			+20.7%

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pay 45.4% more for housing

	Santo Andre	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.82 R$112.83	$21.29 KHR85,086.31	+2.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$291.93 R$1,582.08	$481.60 KHR1,925,112.27	+65.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$208.08 R$1,127.65	$273.92 KHR1,094,935.34	+31.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.38 R$245.91	$82.99 KHR331,720.63	+82.9%
Average			+45.4%

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pay 18.2% less for childcare

	Santo Andre	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$344.72 R$1,868.20	$293.33 KHR1,172,543.31	-14.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,093.28 R$49,280.13	$7,141.67 KHR28,547,432.22	-21.5%
Average			-18.2%

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pay 2.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Santo Andre	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.24 R$12.12	$1.21 KHR4,829.58	-46.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.89 R$10.27	$2.53 KHR10,098.46	+33.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.33 R$12.62	$1.88 KHR7,494.95	-19.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.22 R$131.28	$41.67 KHR166,554.45	+72.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.45 R$40.39	$3.75 KHR14,989.90	-49.7%
Average			-2.0%

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pay 27.6% less for clothing

	Santo Andre	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.85 R$297.28	$25.75 KHR102,930.65	-53.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.52 R$257.51	$23.33 KHR93,270.49	-50.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.22 R$423.93	$88.00 KHR351,762.99	+12.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.26 R$402.43	$60.20 KHR240,637.87	-18.9%
Average			-27.6%

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