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Phnom Penh vs. Morelia Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 56.6% more expensive than Morelia.

Restaurants: pay 7.6% more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 30.2% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 99.7% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 54.5% more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 3.3 times more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.9% less in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 18.3% less in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Morelia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.6% more for restaurants

	Morelia	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	$5.46 MX$112.66	$7.00 KHR28,191.20	+28.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 MX$22.27	$1.12 KHR4,524.02	+4.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MX$15.94	$1.01 KHR4,071.93	+30.8%
Average			+7.6%

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pay 30.2% more for groceries

	Morelia	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$2.45 MX$50.59	$1.85 KHR7,450.53	-24.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.31 MX$68.28	$6.08 KHR24,499.49	+83.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.51 MX$113.62	$8.07 KHR32,492.27	+46.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MX$45.03	$1.90 KHR7,644.57	-13.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.53 MX$72.78	$1.87 KHR7,535.39	-47.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 MX$25.20	$2.17 KHR8,753.23	+77.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 MX$12.39	$0.87 KHR3,483.89	+44.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 MX$12.39	$1.89 KHR7,599.33	+214.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$17.07	$0.67 KHR2,714.05	-18.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$17.56	$0.76 KHR3,075.05	-10.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$17.07	$0.65 KHR2,618.36	-21.4%
Average			+30.2%

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pay 99.7% more for transportation

	Morelia	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.51 MX$92.99	$4.40 KHR17,702.27	-2.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.34 MX$460.86	$10.60 KHR42,689.53	-52.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,410.01 MX$256,035.92	$49,000.00 KHR197,338,385.75	+294.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.47 MX$71.69	$9.00 KHR36,245.83	+159.0%
Average			+99.7%

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pay 54.5% more for housing

	Morelia	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.38 MX$502.98	$22.30 KHR89,804.44	-8.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$314.39 MX$6,486.24	$502.11 KHR2,022,135.55	+59.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$215.11 MX$4,437.96	$277.36 KHR1,116,998.77	+28.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.31 MX$625.36	$72.12 KHR290,468.47	+137.9%
Average			+54.5%

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

	Morelia	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$173.74 MX$3,584.50	$340.00 KHR1,369,286.76	+95.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,978.40 MX$61,448.62	$13,900.83 KHR55,983,020.63	+366.7%
Average			+231.2%

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pay 8.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Morelia	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 MX$56.33	$1.50 KHR6,040.97	-45.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.01 MX$62.02	$2.77 KHR11,171.00	-7.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 MX$58.17	$2.00 KHR8,054.63	-29.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.81 MX$1,007.07	$48.33 KHR194,653.51	-1.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.97 MX$81.93	$5.50 KHR22,150.23	+38.5%
Average			-8.9%

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pay 18.3% less for clothing

	Morelia	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.37 MX$853.45	$24.67 KHR99,340.41	-40.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.13 MX$580.35	$20.80 KHR83,768.13	-26.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.77 MX$1,604.49	$93.00 KHR374,540.20	+19.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.93 MX$1,896.63	$67.67 KHR272,514.91	-26.4%
Average			-18.3%

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