Cost of living comparison

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

compared to

Palo Alto (CA), United States

Palo Alto vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Palo Alto is 3.5 times more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in Palo Alto
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Palo Alto
Transportation: pay 3.1 times more in Palo Alto
Housing: pay 6.0 times more in Palo Alto
Childcare: pay 5.3 times more in Palo Alto
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.6 times more in Palo Alto
Clothing: pay 53.8% more in Palo Alto

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

Palo Alto vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Palo Alto instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Palo Alto
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,052.03	$27.50	+450.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,072.85	$11.50	+64.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 KHR4,505.02	$3.00	+167.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 KHR4,054.84	$2.17	+114.1%
Average			+198.9%

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Palo Alto
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 KHR7,419.25	$5.22	+182.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.08 KHR24,396.64	$8.45	+38.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.07 KHR32,355.86	$5.33	-33.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 KHR7,612.48	$5.50	+189.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.87 KHR7,503.75	$7.75	+314.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.17 KHR8,716.48	$3.30	+51.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 KHR3,469.27	$0.90	+4.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.89 KHR7,567.42	$1.60	-15.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 KHR2,702.65	$3.00	+345.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 KHR3,062.14	$1.89	+147.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 KHR2,607.37	$1.66	+155.0%
Average			+125.3%

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pay 3.1 times more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Palo Alto
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.40 KHR17,627.95	$4.85	+10.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.60 KHR42,510.31	$90.00	+749.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,509,928.45	$30,530.00	-37.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.00 KHR36,093.66	$18.41	+104.6%
Average			+206.6%

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pay 6.0 times more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Palo Alto
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.30 KHR89,427.43	$60.00	+169.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$502.11 KHR2,013,646.31	$3,397.50	+576.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.36 KHR1,112,309.44	$3,198.33	+1053.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.12 KHR289,249.04	$213.87	+196.5%
Average			+498.9%

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pay 5.3 times more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Palo Alto
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$340.00 KHR1,363,538.28	$2,705.00	+695.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,900.83 KHR55,747,995.18	$37,770.00	+171.7%
Average			+433.6%

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pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Palo Alto
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 KHR6,015.61	$8.00	+433.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.77 KHR11,124.10	$5.10	+83.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 KHR8,020.81	$11.00	+450.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.33 KHR193,836.32	$120.00	+148.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.50 KHR22,057.24	$15.99	+190.7%
Average			+261.2%

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pay 53.8% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Palo Alto
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.67 KHR98,923.37	$45.00	+82.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.80 KHR83,416.46	$36.12	+73.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.00 KHR372,967.82	$80.00	-14.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.67 KHR271,370.85	$117.22	+73.2%
Average			+53.8%

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