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Phnom Penh vs. Chiang Rai Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 53.8% more expensive than Chiang Rai.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 59.4% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 19.7% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 32.3% more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.5% more in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 14.3% less in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Chiang Rai Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Chiang Rai, you would:

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Chiang Rai	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.60 THB55.58	$5.00 KHR20,299.35	+212.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 THB202.10	$7.00 KHR28,419.09	+20.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 THB17.68	$1.12 KHR4,560.59	+120.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 THB10.51	$1.01 KHR4,104.85	+233.8%
Average			+146.6%

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pay 59.4% more for groceries

	Chiang Rai	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.47 THB50.86	$1.85 KHR7,510.76	+26.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.16 THB248.33	$6.08 KHR24,697.54	-15.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.98 THB207.56	$8.07 KHR32,754.93	+34.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.84 THB64.00	$1.90 KHR7,706.37	+2.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.25 THB43.33	$1.87 KHR7,596.30	+49.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 THB38.39	$2.17 KHR8,823.99	+96.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.44 THB15.28	$0.87 KHR3,512.06	+96.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 THB19.77	$1.89 KHR7,660.76	+231.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 THB13.75	$0.67 KHR2,735.98	+70.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 THB20.91	$0.76 KHR3,099.91	+26.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 THB16.81	$0.65 KHR2,639.52	+34.2%
Average			+59.4%

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pay 19.7% more for transportation

	Chiang Rai	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.46 THB154.83	$4.40 KHR17,845.37	-1.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.85 THB757.87	$10.60 KHR43,034.62	-51.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,225.17 THB666,924.83	$49,000.00 KHR198,933,602.07	+154.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.72 THB406.72	$9.00 KHR36,538.82	-23.2%
Average			+19.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Chiang Rai	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.07 THB488.24	$22.30 KHR90,530.39	+58.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.61 THB7,410.28	$502.11 KHR2,038,481.81	+135.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$120.16 THB4,168.28	$277.36 KHR1,126,028.21	+130.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$35.22 THB1,221.88	$72.12 KHR292,816.52	+104.8%
Average			+107.3%

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pay 32.3% more for childcare

	Chiang Rai	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$461.21 THB15,999.46	$340.00 KHR1,380,355.61	-26.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,282.26 THB252,623.04	$13,900.83 KHR56,435,568.30	+90.9%
Average			+32.3%

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pay 25.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Chiang Rai	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.89 THB65.68	$1.50 KHR6,089.80	-20.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.49 THB51.79	$2.77 KHR11,261.30	+85.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.50 THB121.26	$2.00 KHR8,119.74	-42.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.40 THB985.23	$48.33 KHR196,227.02	+70.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.08 THB141.47	$5.50 KHR22,329.28	+34.9%
Average			+25.5%

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pay 14.3% less for clothing

	Chiang Rai	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.83 THB1,936.78	$24.67 KHR100,143.45	-55.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.29 THB1,050.91	$20.80 KHR84,445.28	-31.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.76 THB2,593.60	$93.00 KHR377,567.86	+24.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$64.08 THB2,223.08	$67.67 KHR274,717.83	+5.6%
Average			-14.3%

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