Cost of living comparison

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

compared to

Nepal

Nepal vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Nepal is 42.4% cheaper than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 55.0% less in Nepal
Groceries: pay 55.6% less in Nepal
Transportation: pay 6.1% more in Nepal
Housing: pay 73.5% less in Nepal
Childcare: pay 82.2% less in Nepal
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.6% less in Nepal
Clothing: pay 23.8% less in Nepal

Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Nepal.

Nepal vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 55.0% less for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Nepal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR19,977.02	$1.57 NPR216.52	-68.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR27,967.83	$6.71 NPR923.42	-4.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 KHR4,488.17	$0.42 NPR57.19	-63.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 KHR4,039.67	$0.16 NPR21.67	-84.4%
Average			-55.0%

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pay 55.6% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Nepal
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 KHR7,391.50	$0.46 NPR63.95	-74.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.08 KHR24,305.38	$3.21 NPR441.41	-47.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.07 KHR32,234.83	$2.81 NPR386.97	-65.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 KHR7,584.00	$1.50 NPR206.46	-21.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.87 KHR7,475.68	$1.41 NPR194.54	-24.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.17 KHR8,683.88	$0.99 NPR135.77	-54.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 KHR3,456.29	$0.40 NPR55.51	-53.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.89 KHR7,539.11	$0.48 NPR65.46	-74.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 KHR2,692.54	$0.27 NPR36.73	-60.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 KHR3,050.68	$0.18 NPR25.47	-75.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 KHR2,597.61	$0.26 NPR35.91	-59.9%
Average			-55.6%

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pay 6.1% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Nepal
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.40 KHR17,562.01	$4.84 NPR666.41	+10.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.60 KHR42,351.28	$15.93 NPR2,193.06	+50.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR195,774,806.78	$30,847.90 NPR4,248,092.00	-37.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.00 KHR35,958.64	$9.11 NPR1,254.23	+1.2%
Average			+6.1%

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pay 73.5% less for housing

	Phnom Penh	Nepal
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.30 KHR89,092.89	$9.30 NPR1,280.54	-58.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$502.11 KHR2,006,113.49	$83.84 NPR11,546.08	-83.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.36 KHR1,108,148.41	$52.73 NPR7,261.62	-81.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.12 KHR288,166.99	$20.72 NPR2,853.65	-71.3%
Average			-73.5%

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pay 82.2% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Nepal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$340.00 KHR1,358,437.43	$51.59 NPR7,103.85	-84.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,900.83 KHR55,539,448.16	$2,839.32 NPR391,004.75	-79.6%
Average			-82.2%

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pay 12.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Nepal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 KHR5,993.11	$2.21 NPR303.73	+47.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.77 KHR11,082.49	$1.57 NPR215.70	-43.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 KHR7,990.81	$2.90 NPR400.02	+45.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.33 KHR193,111.20	$16.62 NPR2,289.31	-65.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.50 KHR21,974.72	$2.96 NPR407.17	-46.2%
Average			-12.6%

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pay 23.8% less for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Nepal
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.67 KHR98,553.30	$21.36 NPR2,941.77	-13.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.80 KHR83,104.41	$27.01 NPR3,719.48	+29.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.00 KHR371,572.59	$40.30 NPR5,549.71	-56.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.67 KHR270,355.69	$30.56 NPR4,208.50	-54.8%
Average			-23.8%

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