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Indonesia vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Indonesia is 26.4% cheaper than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 55.3% less in Indonesia
Groceries: pay 24.4% less in Indonesia
Transportation: pay 30.7% less in Indonesia
Housing: pay 24.8% less in Indonesia
Childcare: pay 61.7% less in Indonesia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.8% less in Indonesia
Clothing: pay 18.6% more in Indonesia

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

Indonesia vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 55.3% less for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Indonesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,136.57	$1.78 IDR28,909.27	-64.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,191.20	$3.24 IDR52,442.11	-53.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 KHR4,524.02	$0.63 IDR10,200.30	-43.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 KHR4,071.93	$0.41 IDR6,693.06	-59.1%
Average			-55.3%

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pay 24.4% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Indonesia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 KHR7,450.53	$1.24 IDR20,128.33	-32.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.08 KHR24,499.49	$4.54 IDR73,535.64	-25.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.07 KHR32,492.27	$5.19 IDR84,129.54	-35.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 KHR7,644.57	$1.62 IDR26,274.27	-14.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.87 KHR7,535.39	$1.41 IDR22,805.25	-24.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.17 KHR8,753.23	$1.17 IDR18,998.18	-46.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 KHR3,483.89	$0.62 IDR10,041.00	-28.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.89 KHR7,599.33	$0.81 IDR13,155.36	-57.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 KHR2,714.05	$0.54 IDR8,802.93	-19.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 KHR3,075.05	$0.56 IDR9,105.42	-26.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 KHR2,618.36	$0.92 IDR14,967.63	+42.1%
Average			-24.4%

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pay 30.7% less for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Indonesia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.40 KHR17,702.27	$3.10 IDR50,222.76	-29.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.60 KHR42,689.53	$12.11 IDR196,158.70	+14.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR197,338,385.75	$24,176.29 IDR391,665,556.94	-50.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.00 KHR36,245.83	$3.88 IDR62,926.58	-56.8%
Average			-30.7%

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pay 24.8% less for housing

	Phnom Penh	Indonesia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.30 KHR89,804.44	$26.66 IDR431,977.49	+19.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$502.11 KHR2,022,135.55	$279.33 IDR4,525,224.24	-44.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.36 KHR1,116,998.77	$164.17 IDR2,659,669.82	-40.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.12 KHR290,468.47	$47.78 IDR774,125.93	-33.7%
Average			-24.8%

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pay 61.7% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Indonesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$340.00 KHR1,369,286.76	$112.28 IDR1,818,923.61	-67.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,900.83 KHR55,983,020.63	$6,061.21 IDR98,194,044.58	-56.4%
Average			-61.7%

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pay 6.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Indonesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 KHR6,040.97	$2.74 IDR44,443.97	+82.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.77 KHR11,171.00	$1.71 IDR27,750.46	-38.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 KHR8,054.63	$2.18 IDR35,248.20	+8.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.33 KHR194,653.51	$26.72 IDR432,908.19	-44.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.50 KHR22,150.23	$3.16 IDR51,141.74	-42.6%
Average			-6.8%

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pay 18.6% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Indonesia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.67 KHR99,340.41	$41.98 IDR680,122.74	+70.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.80 KHR83,768.13	$27.98 IDR453,353.61	+34.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.00 KHR374,540.20	$68.38 IDR1,107,854.59	-26.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.67 KHR272,514.91	$65.14 IDR1,055,220.72	-3.7%
Average			+18.6%

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