Cost of living comparison

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

compared to

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Buenos Aires vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 16.7% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 44.9% more in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 9.7% less in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 21.9% less in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 1.5% more in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 52.0% less in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.0% less in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 2.6 times more in Buenos Aires

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

Buenos Aires vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 44.9% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR19,977.02	$11.00 ARS11,728.11	+120.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR27,967.83	$8.49 ARS9,051.97	+21.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 KHR4,488.17	$1.47 ARS1,566.58	+30.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 KHR4,039.67	$1.08 ARS1,156.31	+7.3%
Average			+44.9%

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pay 9.7% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 KHR7,391.50	$2.16 ARS2,297.72	+16.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.08 KHR24,305.38	$5.19 ARS5,536.74	-14.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.07 KHR32,234.83	$5.04 ARS5,374.20	-37.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 KHR7,584.00	$2.31 ARS2,459.45	+21.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.87 KHR7,475.68	$2.80 ARS2,988.29	+49.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.17 KHR8,683.88	$0.92 ARS985.53	-57.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 KHR3,456.29	$0.87 ARS932.59	+1.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.89 KHR7,539.11	$0.61 ARS645.94	-67.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 KHR2,692.54	$1.00 ARS1,065.78	+48.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 KHR3,050.68	$0.43 ARS455.29	-44.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 KHR2,597.61	$0.51 ARS538.80	-22.3%
Average			-9.7%

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pay 21.9% less for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.40 KHR17,562.01	$3.50 ARS3,736.78	-20.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.60 KHR42,351.28	$11.00 ARS11,728.11	+3.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR195,774,806.78	$23,250.00 ARS24,788,968.16	-52.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.00 KHR35,958.64	$7.35 ARS7,836.51	-18.3%
Average			-21.9%

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pay 1.5% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.30 KHR89,092.89	$23.79 ARS25,369.38	+6.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$502.11 KHR2,006,113.49	$513.68 ARS547,678.80	+2.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.36 KHR1,108,148.41	$357.39 ARS381,048.93	+28.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.12 KHR288,166.99	$49.23 ARS52,492.41	-31.7%
Average			+1.5%

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pay 52.0% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$340.00 KHR1,358,437.43	$216.50 ARS230,830.61	-36.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,900.83 KHR55,539,448.16	$4,476.88 ARS4,773,211.31	-67.8%
Average			-52.0%

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pay 1.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 KHR5,993.11	$1.80 ARS1,918.90	+20.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.77 KHR11,082.49	$2.98 ARS3,181.66	+7.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 KHR7,990.81	$2.40 ARS2,558.86	+20.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.33 KHR193,111.20	$27.22 ARS29,020.58	-43.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.50 KHR21,974.72	$5.00 ARS5,330.96	-9.1%
Average			-1.0%

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pay 2.6 times more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.67 KHR98,553.30	$89.58 ARS95,504.16	+263.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.80 KHR83,104.41	$74.73 ARS79,675.61	+259.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.00 KHR371,572.59	$114.08 ARS121,627.92	+22.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.67 KHR270,355.69	$119.22 ARS127,109.30	+76.2%
Average			+155.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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