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Phnom Penh vs. Vung Tau Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 64.7% more expensive than Vung Tau.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 95.8% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 47.3% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 18.6% less in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.0% more in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 4.6% more in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Vung Tau Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Vung Tau, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Vung Tau	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.80 ₫47,176	$5.00 KHR19,957.85	+177.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.79 ₫99,319	$7.00 KHR27,940.99	+84.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 ₫12,772	$0.93 KHR3,709.81	+90.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 ₫8,018	$0.91 KHR3,645.48	+198.6%
Average			+138.0%

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pay 95.8% more for groceries

	Vung Tau	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$0.97 ₫25,492	$1.65 KHR6,588.14	+69.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.31 ₫86,904	$6.70 KHR26,743.52	+102.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.16 ₫135K	$8.17 KHR32,602.16	+58.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.42 ₫37,155	$1.82 KHR7,260.22	+28.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 ₫42,690	$2.01 KHR8,016.70	+23.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 ₫27,030	$1.81 KHR7,227.10	+75.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 ₫10,362	$0.88 KHR3,530.57	+123.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54 ₫14,273	$1.91 KHR7,640.51	+251.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 ₫13,638	$0.73 KHR2,933.09	+41.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 ₫6,758	$0.88 KHR3,500.39	+240.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 ₫10,136	$0.54 KHR2,142.48	+38.8%
Average			+95.8%

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pay 47.3% more for transportation

	Vung Tau	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.17 ₫83,117	$4.33 KHR17,283.68	+36.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$9.60 KHR38,319.07
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,122.40 ₫973M	$49,000.00 KHR196M	+32.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.23 ₫137K	$9.05 KHR36,134.91	+73.2%
Average			+47.3%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Vung Tau	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.58 ₫199K	$21.29 KHR84,964.19	+181.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$303.04 ₫8M	$481.60 KHR2M	+58.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$208.34 ₫5M	$273.92 KHR1M	+31.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$28.97 ₫759K	$82.99 KHR331K	+186.5%
Average			+114.5%

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pay 18.6% less for childcare

	Vung Tau	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$263.06 ₫7M	$293.33 KHR1M	+11.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,892.02 ₫364M	$7,141.67 KHR29M	-48.6%
Average			-18.6%

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pay 71.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Vung Tau	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.68 ₫17,877	$1.21 KHR4,822.65	+77.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.81 ₫47,570	$2.53 KHR10,083.97	+39.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.25 ₫32,775	$1.88 KHR7,484.19	+50.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$14.39 ₫377K	$41.67 KHR166K	+189.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,319	$3.75 KHR14,968.39	-1.0%
Average			+71.0%

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pay 4.6% more for clothing

	Vung Tau	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.92 ₫496K	$25.75 KHR103K	+36.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.82 ₫546K	$23.33 KHR93,136.62	+12.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.29 ₫2M	$88.00 KHR351K	-5.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.23 ₫2M	$60.20 KHR240K	-24.0%
Average			+4.6%

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