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Phnom Penh vs. Worcester Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 25.3% more expensive than Worcester.

Restaurants: pay 36.8% more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 82.6% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 36.1% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 28.0% more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 34.5% more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.6% less in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 35.3% less in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Worcester Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.8% more for restaurants

	Worcester	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.88 ZAR82.52	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	+2.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.24 ZAR71.85	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	+64.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 ZAR11.65	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	+35.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 ZAR10.68	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	+44.7%
Average			+36.8%

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pay 82.6% more for groceries

	Worcester	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$0.95 ZAR16.02	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	+74.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.87 ZAR65.53	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	+73.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.90 ZAR49.00	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	+182.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.60 ZAR27.17	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	+13.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.82 ZAR30.83	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	+10.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.78 ZAR13.27	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	+130.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 ZAR8.81	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	+70.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 ZAR12.54	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	+158.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 ZAR9.69	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	+28.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 ZAR5.28	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	+180.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 ZAR10.51	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	-13.5%
Average			+82.6%

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pay 36.1% more for transportation

	Worcester	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.59 ZAR77.62	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	-5.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$9.60 KHR38,436.20
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,796.50 ZAR368,934.03	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	+124.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.15 ZAR171.85	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	-10.8%
Average			+36.1%

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pay 28.0% more for housing

	Worcester	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.68 ZAR485.44	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	-25.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$372.83 ZAR6,310.71	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	+29.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$229.44 ZAR3,883.52	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	+19.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.86 ZAR742.44	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	+89.2%
Average			+28.0%

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pay 34.5% more for childcare

	Worcester	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$228.00 ZAR3,859.24	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	+28.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,090.62 ZAR86,165.43	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	+40.3%
Average			+34.5%

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pay 5.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Worcester	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.29 ZAR38.84	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	-47.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.61 ZAR27.18	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	+57.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.15 ZAR53.40	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	-40.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.11 ZAR475.73	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	+48.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.88 ZAR116.51	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	-45.5%
Average			-5.6%

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pay 35.3% less for clothing

	Worcester	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.23 ZAR934.82	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	-53.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.91 ZAR573.94	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	-31.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.06 ZAR1,981.48	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	-24.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.13 ZAR1,491.79	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	-31.7%
Average			-35.3%

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