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Winston-salem vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Winston-salem is 2.3 times more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Winston-salem
Groceries: pay 77.5% more in Winston-salem
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Winston-salem
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in Winston-salem
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Winston-salem
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Winston-salem
Clothing: pay 33.6% more in Winston-salem

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

Winston-salem vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Winston-salem instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Winston-salem
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,136.57	$20.00	+300.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,191.20	$10.00	+42.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 KHR4,524.02	$2.50	+122.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 KHR4,071.93	$1.65	+63.0%
Average			+132.1%

Phnom Penh vs. Winston-salem - Cost of restaurants

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pay 77.5% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Winston-salem
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 KHR7,450.53	$3.31	+78.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.08 KHR24,499.49	$6.61	+8.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.07 KHR32,492.27	$3.27	-59.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 KHR7,644.57	$3.92	+106.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.87 KHR7,535.39	$5.67	+203.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.17 KHR8,753.23	$2.81	+29.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 KHR3,483.89	$0.77	-11.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.89 KHR7,599.33	$2.67	+41.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 KHR2,714.05	$2.46	+264.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 KHR3,075.05	$1.39	+81.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 KHR2,618.36	$1.36	+108.9%
Average			+77.5%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Winston-salem
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.40 KHR17,702.27	$3.16	-28.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.60 KHR42,689.53	$65.00	+513.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR197,338,385.75	$32,344.69	-34.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.00 KHR36,245.83	$16.17	+79.7%
Average			+132.7%

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Winston-salem
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.30 KHR89,804.44	$80.84	+262.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$502.11 KHR2,022,135.55	$1,490.00	+196.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.36 KHR1,116,998.77	$1,076.00	+287.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.12 KHR290,468.47	$131.70	+82.6%
Average			+207.4%

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Winston-salem
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$340.00 KHR1,369,286.76	$1,471.67	+332.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,900.83 KHR55,983,020.63	$22,111.00	+59.1%
Average			+196.0%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Winston-salem
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 KHR6,040.97	$6.00	+300.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.77 KHR11,171.00	$5.20	+87.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 KHR8,054.63	$6.00	+200.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.33 KHR194,653.51	$17.50	-63.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.50 KHR22,150.23	$13.00	+136.4%
Average			+132.0%

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pay 33.6% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Winston-salem
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.67 KHR99,340.41	$46.25	+87.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.80 KHR83,768.13	$22.33	+7.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.00 KHR374,540.20	$67.00	-28.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.67 KHR272,514.91	$113.33	+67.5%
Average			+33.6%

Phnom Penh vs. Winston-salem - Cost of clothing

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