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Phnom Penh vs. Vila Velha Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 1.0% more expensive than Vila Velha.

Restaurants: pay 0.9% more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 67.6% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 21.7% less in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 32.9% more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 37.5% less in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.1% less in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 30.4% less in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Vila Velha Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Vila Velha, you would:

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pay 0.9% more for restaurants

	Vila Velha	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.99 R$38.01	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	-28.4%
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)	$1.24 R$6.76	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	-25.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 R$3.04	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	+63.4%
Average			+0.9%

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pay 67.6% more for groceries

	Vila Velha	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.50 R$8.18	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	+9.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.26 R$23.19	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	+57.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.99 R$21.69	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	+104.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.19 R$11.93	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	-17.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.94 R$10.56	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	+3.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 R$4.47	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	+120.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.42 R$2.26	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	+112.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.53 R$2.87	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	+262.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 R$3.03	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	+31.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 R$2.90	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	+64.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 R$3.10	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	-5.9%
Average			+67.6%

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pay 21.7% less for transportation

	Vila Velha	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 R$23.53	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	+0.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.45 R$263.53	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	-80.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,540.79 R$182,441.77	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	+46.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.19 R$104.40	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	-52.8%
Average			-21.7%

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pay 32.9% more for housing

	Vila Velha	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.39 R$78.30	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	+47.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$286.49 R$1,558.36	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	+68.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$237.58 R$1,292.30	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	+15.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.82 R$450.51	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	+0.2%
Average			+32.9%

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pay 37.5% less for childcare

	Vila Velha	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$400.63 R$2,179.17	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	-26.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,751.72 R$74,801.13	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	-48.1%
Average			-37.5%

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pay 5.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Vila Velha	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.68 R$9.12	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	-28.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.05 R$11.15	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	+23.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.17 R$17.23	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	-40.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.62 R$139.37	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	+62.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.52 R$35.47	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	-42.5%
Average			-5.1%

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pay 30.4% less for clothing

	Vila Velha	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.54 R$405.43	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	-65.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.45 R$263.53	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	-51.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.50 R$432.45	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	+10.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.81 R$385.15	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	-15.0%
Average			-30.4%

Vila Velha vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of clothing

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