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Phnom Penh vs. Denpasar Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 71.0% more expensive than Denpasar.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 46.3% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 76.8% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 72.0% more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.7% more in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 8.5% more in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Denpasar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Denpasar	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.91 IDR30,994.99	$5.00 KHR20,136.57	+161.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.70 IDR59,923.66	$7.00 KHR28,191.20	+89.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 IDR12,979.15	$1.12 KHR4,524.02	+40.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 IDR4,993.64	$1.01 KHR4,071.93	+228.0%
Average			+129.7%

Denpasar vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of restaurants

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pay 46.3% more for groceries

	Denpasar	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.54 IDR24,910.79	$1.85 KHR7,450.53	+20.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.88 IDR62,919.84	$6.08 KHR24,499.49	+56.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.90 IDR79,441.40	$8.07 KHR32,492.27	+64.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.71 IDR27,683.70	$1.90 KHR7,644.57	+11.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.83 IDR29,680.34	$1.87 KHR7,535.39	+2.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 IDR21,363.05	$2.17 KHR8,753.23	+64.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.55 IDR8,962.68	$0.87 KHR3,483.89	+56.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR9,997.59	$1.89 KHR7,599.33	+205.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 IDR10,192.85	$0.67 KHR2,714.05	+7.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 IDR9,489.90	$0.76 KHR3,075.05	+30.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 IDR11,715.92	$0.65 KHR2,618.36	-10.1%
Average			+46.3%

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pay 76.8% more for transportation

	Denpasar	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.30 IDR53,482.89	$4.40 KHR17,702.27	+33.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.75 IDR206,633.30	$10.60 KHR42,689.53	-16.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,509.65 IDR413,266,597.72	$49,000.00 KHR197,338,385.75	+92.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.01 IDR48,817.12	$9.00 KHR36,245.83	+198.7%
Average			+76.8%

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pay 72.0% more for housing

	Denpasar	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.11 IDR325,834.88	$22.30 KHR89,804.44	+10.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$223.21 IDR3,616,082.73	$502.11 KHR2,022,135.55	+124.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$164.75 IDR2,669,013.44	$277.36 KHR1,116,998.77	+68.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.18 IDR634,688.36	$72.12 KHR290,468.47	+84.1%
Average			+72.0%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Denpasar	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$146.68 IDR2,376,282.94	$340.00 KHR1,369,286.76	+131.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,436.74 IDR88,077,443.64	$13,900.83 KHR55,983,020.63	+155.7%
Average			+143.8%

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pay 19.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Denpasar	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.23 IDR36,160.83	$1.50 KHR6,040.97	-32.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.98 IDR32,028.16	$2.77 KHR11,171.00	+40.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.91 IDR30,994.99	$2.00 KHR8,054.63	+4.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.20 IDR602,680.46	$48.33 KHR194,653.51	+29.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.51 IDR56,824.16	$5.50 KHR22,150.23	+56.8%
Average			+19.7%

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pay 8.5% more for clothing

	Denpasar	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.54 IDR559,631.85	$24.67 KHR99,340.41	-28.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$15.94 IDR258,291.62	$20.80 KHR83,768.13	+30.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.69 IDR1,064,161.49	$93.00 KHR374,540.20	+41.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.71 IDR1,210,280.75	$67.67 KHR272,514.91	-9.4%
Average			+8.5%

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