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Phnom Penh vs. Sao Jose dos Campos Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 0.7% more expensive than Sao Jose dos Campos.

Restaurants: pay 20.6% less in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 30.7% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 2.9% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 40.4% more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 7.4% less in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.5% less in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 35.5% less in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Sao Jose dos Campos Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Sao Jose dos Campos, you would:

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pay 20.6% less for restaurants

	Sao Jose dos Campos	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.52 R$35.47	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	-23.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 R$40.54	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	-6.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.60 R$8.72	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	-42.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 R$5.57	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	-10.9%
Average			-20.6%

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pay 30.7% more for groceries

	Sao Jose dos Campos	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.68 R$9.12	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	-1.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 R$22.56	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	+61.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.48 R$24.38	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	+82.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.47 R$13.42	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	-26.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.82 R$9.89	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	+10.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 R$5.86	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	+68.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 R$4.63	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	+4.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 R$4.24	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	+145.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 R$4.80	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	-16.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 R$3.91	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	+22.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 R$3.29	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	-11.4%
Average			+30.7%

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pay 2.9% more for transportation

	Sao Jose dos Campos	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.04 R$21.98	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	+7.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.91 R$173.57	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	-69.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,223.72 R$131,762.49	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	+102.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.53 R$68.14	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	-27.7%
Average			+2.9%

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pay 40.4% more for housing

	Sao Jose dos Campos	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.89 R$97.30	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	+19.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$449.54 R$2,445.23	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	+7.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$327.42 R$1,780.98	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	-16.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$32.97 R$179.34	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	+151.7%
Average			+40.4%

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pay 7.4% less for childcare

	Sao Jose dos Campos	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$363.36 R$1,976.45	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	-19.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,834.87 R$37,177.58	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	+4.5%
Average			-7.4%

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pay 5.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Sao Jose dos Campos	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 R$12.67	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	-48.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.96 R$10.64	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	+29.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.80 R$15.20	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	-32.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.95 R$135.72	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	+67.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.52 R$35.47	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	-42.5%
Average			-5.5%

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pay 35.5% less for clothing

	Sao Jose dos Campos	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.50 R$361.70	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	-61.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$58.98 R$320.79	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	-60.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.99 R$484.03	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	-1.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.51 R$405.31	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	-19.2%
Average			-35.5%

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