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Phnom Penh vs. Taguig City Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 23.6% more expensive than Taguig City.

Restaurants: pay 58.1% more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 20.0% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 13.0% less in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 32.0% more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.5% less in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 13.6% less in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Taguig City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Taguig City, you would:

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pay 58.1% more for restaurants

	Taguig City	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.30 ₱254.24	$5.00 KHR19,986.53	+16.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.44 ₱203.39	$7.00 KHR27,981.15	+103.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 ₱48.31	$0.93 KHR3,715.14	+13.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 ₱27.12	$0.91 KHR3,650.72	+99.1%
Average			+58.1%

Taguig City vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.0% more for groceries

	Taguig City	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.84	$1.65 KHR6,597.61	+23.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.17 ₱187.12	$6.70 KHR26,781.96	+111.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱432.73	$8.17 KHR32,649.02	+11.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.17 ₱128.19	$1.82 KHR7,270.66	-16.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.26 ₱133.77	$2.01 KHR8,028.23	-11.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 ₱65.50	$1.81 KHR7,237.49	+63.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.61	$0.88 KHR3,535.64	+7.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 ₱81.36	$1.91 KHR7,651.49	+39.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 ₱30.51	$0.73 KHR2,937.30	+42.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 ₱47.59	$0.88 KHR3,505.42	+8.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱81.25	$0.54 KHR2,145.56	-60.9%
Average			+20.0%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Taguig City	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.16 ₱245.89	$4.33 KHR17,308.52	+4.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$9.60 KHR38,374.14
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,494,934.54	$49,000.00 KHR195,868,029.72	+93.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱172.88	$9.05 KHR36,186.85	+209.5%
Average			+102.5%

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pay 13.0% less for housing

	Taguig City	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.51 ₱1,449.17	$21.29 KHR85,086.31	-13.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$560.82 ₱33,152.97	$481.60 KHR1,925,112.27	-14.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$322.56 ₱19,068.04	$273.92 KHR1,094,935.34	-15.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$91.71 ₱5,421.64	$82.99 KHR331,720.63	-9.5%
Average			-13.0%

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pay 32.0% more for childcare

	Taguig City	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,192.20	$293.33 KHR1,172,543.31	+111.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,676.48 ₱808,485.01	$7,141.67 KHR28,547,432.22	-47.8%
Average			+32.0%

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pay 20.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Taguig City	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.42 ₱83.90	$1.21 KHR4,829.58	-14.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱152.95	$2.53 KHR10,098.46	-2.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 ₱183.05	$1.88 KHR7,494.95	-39.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.86 ₱2,474.61	$41.67 KHR166,554.45	-0.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.88 ₱406.78	$3.75 KHR14,989.90	-45.5%
Average			-20.5%

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pay 13.6% less for clothing

	Taguig City	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.44 ₱2,627.15	$25.75 KHR102,930.65	-42.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,755.55	$23.33 KHR93,270.49	-21.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.68 ₱4,237.34	$88.00 KHR351,762.99	+22.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.21 ₱3,559.37	$60.20 KHR240,637.87
Average			-13.6%

Taguig City vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of clothing

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