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Denpasar vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Denpasar is 30.3% cheaper than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 51.8% less in Denpasar
Groceries: pay 24.2% less in Denpasar
Transportation: pay 29.8% less in Denpasar
Housing: pay 37.9% less in Denpasar
Childcare: pay 58.9% less in Denpasar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.7% less in Denpasar
Clothing: pay 0.6% less in Denpasar

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Denpasar.

Denpasar vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 51.8% less for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Denpasar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,136.57	$1.91 IDR30,994.99	-61.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,191.20	$3.70 IDR59,923.66	-47.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 KHR4,524.02	$0.80 IDR12,979.15	-28.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 KHR4,071.93	$0.31 IDR4,993.64	-69.5%
Average			-51.8%

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pay 24.2% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Denpasar
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 KHR7,450.53	$1.54 IDR24,910.79	-16.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.08 KHR24,499.49	$3.88 IDR62,919.84	-36.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.07 KHR32,492.27	$4.90 IDR79,441.40	-39.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 KHR7,644.57	$1.71 IDR27,683.70	-10.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.87 KHR7,535.39	$1.83 IDR29,680.34	-2.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.17 KHR8,753.23	$1.32 IDR21,363.05	-39.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 KHR3,483.89	$0.55 IDR8,962.68	-36.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.89 KHR7,599.33	$0.62 IDR9,997.59	-67.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 KHR2,714.05	$0.63 IDR10,192.85	-6.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 KHR3,075.05	$0.59 IDR9,489.90	-23.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 KHR2,618.36	$0.72 IDR11,715.92	+11.2%
Average			-24.2%

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pay 29.8% less for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Denpasar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.40 KHR17,702.27	$3.30 IDR53,482.89	-24.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.60 KHR42,689.53	$12.75 IDR206,633.30	+20.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR197,338,385.75	$25,509.65 IDR413,266,597.72	-47.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.00 KHR36,245.83	$3.01 IDR48,817.12	-66.5%
Average			-29.8%

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pay 37.9% less for housing

	Phnom Penh	Denpasar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.30 KHR89,804.44	$20.11 IDR325,834.88	-9.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$502.11 KHR2,022,135.55	$223.21 IDR3,616,082.73	-55.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.36 KHR1,116,998.77	$164.75 IDR2,669,013.44	-40.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.12 KHR290,468.47	$39.18 IDR634,688.36	-45.7%
Average			-37.9%

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pay 58.9% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Denpasar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$340.00 KHR1,369,286.76	$146.68 IDR2,376,282.94	-56.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,900.83 KHR55,983,020.63	$5,436.74 IDR88,077,443.64	-60.9%
Average			-58.9%

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pay 8.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Denpasar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 KHR6,040.97	$2.23 IDR36,160.83	+48.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.77 KHR11,171.00	$1.98 IDR32,028.16	-28.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 KHR8,054.63	$1.91 IDR30,994.99	-4.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.33 KHR194,653.51	$37.20 IDR602,680.46	-23.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.50 KHR22,150.23	$3.51 IDR56,824.16	-36.2%
Average			-8.7%

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pay 0.6% less for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Denpasar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.67 KHR99,340.41	$34.54 IDR559,631.85	+40.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.80 KHR83,768.13	$15.94 IDR258,291.62	-23.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.00 KHR374,540.20	$65.69 IDR1,064,161.49	-29.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.67 KHR272,514.91	$74.71 IDR1,210,280.75	+10.4%
Average			-0.6%

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