Cost of living comparison

Malacca, Malaysia

compared to

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Phnom Penh vs. Malacca Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 43.4% more expensive than Malacca.

Restaurants: pay 90.2% more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 20.5% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 62.5% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 54.3% more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 96.4% more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.1% less in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 3.2% less in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Malacca Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 90.2% more for restaurants

	Malacca	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.95 MYR13.09	$5.00 KHR20,014.00	+69.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.41 MYR15.11	$7.00 KHR28,019.60	+105.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 MYR3.20	$1.12 KHR4,496.48	+55.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 MYR1.95	$1.01 KHR4,047.15	+130.2%
Average			+90.2%

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pay 20.5% more for groceries

	Malacca	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$0.71 MYR3.14	$1.85 KHR7,405.18	+161.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 MYR33.10	$6.08 KHR24,350.36	-18.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.16 MYR22.87	$8.07 KHR32,294.49	+56.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.04 MYR9.06	$1.90 KHR7,598.04	-7.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.29 MYR10.14	$1.87 KHR7,489.52	-18.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.61 MYR7.15	$2.17 KHR8,699.95	+34.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 MYR2.73	$0.87 KHR3,462.69	+40.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 MYR8.46	$1.89 KHR7,553.07	-1.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 MYR3.87	$0.67 KHR2,697.52	-22.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 MYR2.89	$0.76 KHR3,056.33	+16.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.77 MYR3.43	$0.65 KHR2,602.42	-15.9%
Average			+20.5%

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pay 62.5% more for transportation

	Malacca	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.76 MYR7.81	$4.40 KHR17,594.52	+149.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$10.60 KHR42,429.67
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,071.55 MYR151,056.22	$49,000.00 KHR196,137,168.44	+43.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.54 MYR42.30	$9.00 KHR36,025.19	-5.7%
Average			+62.5%

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pay 54.3% more for housing

	Malacca	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.10 MYR133.43	$22.30 KHR89,257.80	-25.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$502.11 KHR2,009,826.62
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$277.36 KHR1,110,199.49
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.75 MYR136.34	$72.12 KHR288,700.36	+134.5%
Average			+54.3%

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pay 96.4% more for childcare

	Malacca	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$147.64 MYR654.58	$340.00 KHR1,360,951.78	+130.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,555.74 MYR37,931.89	$13,900.83 KHR55,642,246.71	+62.5%
Average			+96.4%

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pay 17.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Malacca	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.09 MYR18.13	$1.50 KHR6,004.20	-63.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.27 MYR10.07	$2.77 KHR11,103.00	+22.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.86 MYR17.12	$2.00 KHR8,005.60	-48.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$48.33 KHR193,468.64
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.54 MYR20.14	$5.50 KHR22,015.40	+21.1%
Average			-17.1%

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pay 3.2% less for clothing

	Malacca	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.63 MYR264.35	$24.67 KHR98,735.72	-58.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.12 MYR115.81	$20.80 KHR83,258.23	-20.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.82 MYR327.29	$93.00 KHR372,260.34	+26.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$48.27 MYR214.00	$67.67 KHR270,856.09	+40.2%
Average			-3.2%

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