Cost of living comparison

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

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Sierra Leone vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Sierra Leone is 27.5% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 4.4% less in Sierra Leone
Groceries: pay 29.2% more in Sierra Leone
Transportation: pay 15.4% less in Sierra Leone
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in Sierra Leone
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.3% more in Sierra Leone
Clothing: pay 56.4% less in Sierra Leone

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

Sierra Leone vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 4.4% less for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Sierra Leone
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR19,977.02	$3.00 SLL62,908	-40.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR27,967.83	$10.00 SLL209,695	+42.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 KHR4,488.17	$1.03 SLL21,591	-8.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 KHR4,039.67	$0.89 SLL18,596	-12.3%
Average			-4.4%

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pay 29.2% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Sierra Leone
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 KHR7,391.50	$0.50 SLL10,485	-73.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.08 KHR24,305.38	??
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.07 KHR32,234.83	$7.57 SLL158,756	-6.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 KHR7,584.00	$1.95 SLL40,891	+2.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.87 KHR7,475.68	$3.40 SLL71,337	+81.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.17 KHR8,683.88	$1.81 SLL38,046	-16.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 KHR3,456.29	$0.91 SLL19,023	+4.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.89 KHR7,539.11	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 KHR2,692.54	$2.27 SLL47,558	+236.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 KHR3,050.68	$0.91 SLL19,023	+18.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 KHR2,597.61	$0.74 SLL15,488	+13.6%
Average			+29.2%

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pay 15.4% less for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Sierra Leone
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.40 KHR17,562.01	$4.83 SLL101,357	+10.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.60 KHR42,351.28	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR195,774,806.78	$12,000.00 SLL251,634,000	-75.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.00 KHR35,958.64	$10.75 SLL225,422	+19.4%
Average			-15.4%

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Sierra Leone
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.30 KHR89,092.89	$100.00 SLL2,096,950	+348.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$502.11 KHR2,006,113.49	$1,361.67 SLL28,553,469	+171.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.36 KHR1,108,148.41	$978.33 SLL20,515,161	+252.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.12 KHR288,166.99	$110.40 SLL2,314,990	+53.1%
Average			+206.4%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Sierra Leone
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$340.00 KHR1,358,437.43	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,900.83 KHR55,539,448.16	??

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pay 5.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Sierra Leone
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 KHR5,993.11	$1.50 SLL31,454
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.77 KHR11,082.49	$1.74 SLL36,435	-37.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 KHR7,990.81	$3.00 SLL62,908	+50.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.33 KHR193,111.20	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	+3.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.50 KHR21,974.72	??
Average			+5.3%

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pay 56.4% less for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Sierra Leone
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.67 KHR98,553.30	$10.00 SLL209,695	-59.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.80 KHR83,104.41	$8.00 SLL167,756	-61.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.00 KHR371,572.59	$20.00 SLL419,390	-78.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.67 KHR270,355.69	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	-26.1%
Average			-56.4%

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