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Phnom Penh vs. Siem Reap Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 36.6% more expensive than Siem Reap.

Restaurants: pay 75.5% more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 30.0% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 5.5% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 28.0% more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 42.8% more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.6% more in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 51.0% more in Phnom Penh

The cost of restaurants, clothing, childcare, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports in Phnom Penh are more expensive than in Siem Reap. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Phnom Penh.

Phnom Penh vs. Siem Reap Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Siem Reap, you would:

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pay 75.5% more for restaurants

	Siem Reap	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.50 KHR10,009.43	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	+100.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	$7.00 KHR28,026.39
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 KHR2,845.84	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	+30.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 KHR1,868.43	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	+95.7%
Average			+75.5%

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pay 30.0% more for groceries

	Siem Reap	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.40 KHR5,605.28	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	+17.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	$6.70 KHR26,825.26
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.69 KHR26,775.46	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	+22.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.54 KHR6,165.81	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	+18.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.62 KHR6,501.57	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	+23.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.64 KHR6,583.30	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	+10.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 KHR1,997.69	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	+77.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.51 KHR6,038.47	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	+26.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 KHR2,351.83	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	+25.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 KHR2,315.50	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	+51.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 KHR1,695.01	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	+26.8%
Average			+30.0%

Siem Reap vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.5% more for transportation

	Siem Reap	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.10 KHR16,430.71	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	+5.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$9.60 KHR38,436.20
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	$9.05 KHR36,245.37
Average			+5.5%

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pay 28.0% more for housing

	Siem Reap	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.50 KHR78,073.53	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	+9.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$336.25 KHR1,346,267.85	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	+43.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$241.67 KHR967,577.88	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	+13.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.72 KHR227,076.59	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	+46.3%
Average			+28.0%

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pay 42.8% more for childcare

	Siem Reap	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,000.00 KHR20,018,852.79	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	+42.8%
Average			+42.8%

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pay 23.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Siem Reap	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 KHR4,003.77	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	+20.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.67 KHR6,681.29	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	+51.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.75 KHR7,006.60	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	+7.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.25 KHR145,136.68	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	+14.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	$3.75 KHR15,014.14
Average			+23.6%

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pay 51.0% more for clothing

	Siem Reap	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	$25.75 KHR103,097.09
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.33 KHR73,402.46	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	+27.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.00 KHR220,207.38	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	+60.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$36.33 KHR145,470.33	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	+65.7%
Average			+51.0%

Siem Reap vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of clothing

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