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Phnom Penh vs. Ensenada Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 47.6% more expensive than Ensenada.

Restaurants: pay 4.6% more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 46.8% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 40.7% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 2.9% more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 3.6 times more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.4% less in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 5.9% less in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Ensenada Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.6% more for restaurants

	Ensenada	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.45 MX$153.62	$5.00 KHR20,136.57	-32.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.96 MX$122.90	$7.00 KHR28,191.20	+17.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 MX$21.30	$1.12 KHR4,524.02	+8.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 MX$16.71	$1.01 KHR4,071.93	+24.8%
Average			+4.6%

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pay 46.8% more for groceries

	Ensenada	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$2.06 MX$42.50	$1.85 KHR7,450.53	-10.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.13 MX$64.52	$6.08 KHR24,499.49	+94.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.23 MX$107.93	$8.07 KHR32,492.27	+54.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 MX$52.88	$1.90 KHR7,644.57	-25.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.78 MX$36.70	$1.87 KHR7,535.39	+5.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.84 MX$17.34	$2.17 KHR8,753.23	+158.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 MX$13.01	$0.87 KHR3,483.89	+37.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 MX$13.01	$1.89 KHR7,599.33	+199.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 MX$13.32	$0.67 KHR2,714.05	+4.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 MX$16.88	$0.76 KHR3,075.05	-6.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 MX$12.82	$0.65 KHR2,618.36	+4.6%
Average			+46.8%

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pay 40.7% more for transportation

	Ensenada	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.44 MX$91.66	$4.40 KHR17,702.27	-1.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$10.60 KHR42,689.53
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,374.02 MX$358,450.29	$49,000.00 KHR197,338,385.75	+182.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.84 MX$450.62	$9.00 KHR36,245.83	-58.8%
Average			+40.7%

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pay 2.9% more for housing

	Ensenada	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.56 MX$506.61	$22.30 KHR89,804.44	-9.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$494.24 MX$10,196.84	$502.11 KHR2,022,135.55	+1.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$434.35 MX$8,961.26	$277.36 KHR1,116,998.77	-36.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.41 MX$957.57	$72.12 KHR290,468.47	+55.4%
Average			+2.9%

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pay 3.6 times more for childcare

	Ensenada	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$182.43 MX$3,763.73	$340.00 KHR1,369,286.76	+86.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,591.21 MX$53,460.30	$13,900.83 KHR55,983,020.63	+436.5%
Average			+261.4%

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pay 17.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Ensenada	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.98 MX$61.45	$1.50 KHR6,040.97	-49.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.65 MX$54.74	$2.77 KHR11,171.00	+4.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.65 MX$75.27	$2.00 KHR8,054.63	-45.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$74.46 MX$1,536.22	$48.33 KHR194,653.51	-35.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.97 MX$81.93	$5.50 KHR22,150.23	+38.5%
Average			-17.4%

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pay 5.9% less for clothing

	Ensenada	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.69 MX$715.76	$24.67 KHR99,340.41	-28.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.06 MX$785.18	$20.80 KHR83,768.13	-45.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.36 MX$1,513.46	$93.00 KHR374,540.20	+26.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$54.60 MX$1,126.56	$67.67 KHR272,514.91	+23.9%
Average			-5.9%

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