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Phnom Penh vs. Tajikistan Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 62.4% more expensive than Tajikistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 56.6% more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 92.8% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 48.3% more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.9% more in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 4.9% more in Phnom Penh

The cost of transportation, childcare, groceries, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports in Phnom Penh are more expensive than in Tajikistan. Notably, transportation, childcare, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Phnom Penh.

Phnom Penh vs. Tajikistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 56.6% more for restaurants

	Tajikistan	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.09 TJS56.11	$5.00 KHR20,055.00	-17.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.60 TJS79.28	$7.00 KHR28,077.00	-18.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 TJS5.20	$0.93 KHR3,727.87	+64.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 TJS2.82	$0.91 KHR3,663.23	+198.2%
Average			+56.6%

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pay 92.8% more for groceries

	Tajikistan	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 TJS5.06	$1.65 KHR6,620.21	+200.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.82 TJS53.67	$6.70 KHR26,873.70	+15.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.96 TJS36.53	$8.17 KHR32,760.87	+106.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.72 TJS15.86	$1.82 KHR7,295.56	+5.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.75 TJS16.10	$2.01 KHR8,055.73	+15.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TJS6.45	$1.81 KHR7,262.28	+158.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.18 TJS10.92	$0.88 KHR3,547.75	-25.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 TJS8.50	$1.91 KHR7,677.70	+107.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 TJS4.07	$0.73 KHR2,947.37	+66.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 TJS2.64	$0.88 KHR3,517.43	+205.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 TJS1.87	$0.54 KHR2,152.91	+164.5%
Average			+92.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Tajikistan	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.06 TJS37.45	$4.33 KHR17,367.82	+6.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.59 TJS97.58	$9.60 KHR38,505.60	-9.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,647.15 TJS107,336.20	$49,000.00 KHR196,539,000.00	+320.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.60 TJS33.18	$9.05 KHR36,310.82	+151.5%
Average			+117.3%

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pay 48.3% more for housing

	Tajikistan	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.59 TJS180.52	$21.29 KHR85,377.78	+8.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$370.61 TJS3,415.44	$481.60 KHR1,931,706.98	+29.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$239.79 TJS2,209.86	$273.92 KHR1,098,686.18	+14.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.50 TJS317.94	$82.99 KHR332,856.98	+140.5%
Average			+48.3%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Tajikistan	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$95.29 TJS878.21	$293.33 KHR1,176,560.00	+207.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,972.94 TJS64,260.23	$7,141.67 KHR28,645,225.00	+2.4%
Average			+105.1%

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pay 11.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Tajikistan	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.06 TJS9.76	$1.21 KHR4,846.13	+14.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.50 TJS13.82	$2.53 KHR10,133.05	+68.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.65 TJS24.39	$1.88 KHR7,520.62	-29.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.89 TJS312.31	$41.67 KHR167,125.00	+23.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.50 TJS41.47	$3.75 KHR15,041.25	-16.7%
Average			+11.9%

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pay 4.9% more for clothing

	Tajikistan	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.45 TJS243.74	$25.75 KHR103,283.25	-2.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.67 TJS310.30	$23.33 KHR93,590.00	-30.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$60.88 TJS561.08	$88.00 KHR352,968.00	+44.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.59 TJS512.29	$60.20 KHR241,462.20	+8.3%
Average			+4.9%

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