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Phnom Penh vs. Culiacan Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 51.9% more expensive than Culiacan.

Restaurants: pay 0.8% more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 24.6% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 8.3% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 31.6% more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 4.0 times more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.1% more in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 19.9% less in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Culiacan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 0.8% more for restaurants

	Culiacan	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.93 MX$204.83	$5.00 KHR20,136.57	-49.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.07 MX$145.94	$7.00 KHR28,191.20	-1.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 MX$19.66	$1.12 KHR4,524.02	+17.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 MX$15.36	$1.01 KHR4,071.93	+35.8%
Average			+0.8%

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pay 24.6% more for groceries

	Culiacan	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$2.83 MX$58.38	$1.85 KHR7,450.53	-34.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.72 MX$76.81	$6.08 KHR24,499.49	+63.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 MX$135.69	$8.07 KHR32,492.27	+22.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.03 MX$41.79	$1.90 KHR7,644.57	-6.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.28 MX$88.26	$1.87 KHR7,535.39	-56.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 MX$16.26	$2.17 KHR8,753.23	+175.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 MX$16.26	$0.87 KHR3,483.89	+9.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 MX$16.26	$1.89 KHR7,599.33	+139.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 MX$13.94	$0.67 KHR2,714.05	-0.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 MX$18.58	$0.76 KHR3,075.05	-15.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.90 MX$18.58	$0.65 KHR2,618.36	-27.8%
Average			+24.6%

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pay 8.3% more for transportation

	Culiacan	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.43 MX$91.34	$4.40 KHR17,702.27	-0.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$10.60 KHR42,689.53
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,775.34 MX$573,044.23	$49,000.00 KHR197,338,385.75	+76.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.28 MX$377.15	$9.00 KHR36,245.83	-50.8%
Average			+8.3%

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pay 31.6% more for housing

	Culiacan	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.06 MX$537.68	$22.30 KHR89,804.44	-14.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$347.48 MX$7,169.01	$502.11 KHR2,022,135.55	+44.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$260.61 MX$5,376.75	$277.36 KHR1,116,998.77	+6.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.96 MX$783.17	$72.12 KHR290,468.47	+90.0%
Average			+31.6%

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pay 4.0 times more for childcare

	Culiacan	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$99.28 MX$2,048.29	$340.00 KHR1,369,286.76	+242.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,978.40 MX$61,448.62	$13,900.83 KHR55,983,020.63	+366.7%
Average			+304.6%

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pay 13.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Culiacan	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.86 MX$38.41	$1.50 KHR6,040.97	-19.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.32 MX$68.41	$2.77 KHR11,171.00	-16.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$2.00 KHR8,054.63
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.27 MX$665.69	$48.33 KHR194,653.51	+49.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.97 MX$81.93	$5.50 KHR22,150.23	+38.5%
Average			+13.1%

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pay 19.9% less for clothing

	Culiacan	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.09 MX$1,177.77	$24.67 KHR99,340.41	-56.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.82 MX$512.07	$20.80 KHR83,768.13	-16.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.01 MX$1,382.59	$93.00 KHR374,540.20	+38.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$124.10 MX$2,560.36	$67.67 KHR272,514.91	-45.5%
Average			-19.9%

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