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La Ceiba vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

La Ceiba is 4.3% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 11.0% less in La Ceiba
Groceries: pay 16.6% less in La Ceiba
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in La Ceiba
Housing: pay 24.8% more in La Ceiba
Childcare: pay 61.4% less in La Ceiba
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.5% less in La Ceiba
Clothing: pay 33.4% less in La Ceiba

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

La Ceiba vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in La Ceiba instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 11.0% less for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	La Ceiba
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,299.35	$3.96 HNL101.08	-20.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,419.09	$6.93 HNL176.89	-1.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 KHR4,560.59	??
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 KHR4,104.85	??
Average			-11.0%

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pay 16.6% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	La Ceiba
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 KHR7,510.76	$1.67 HNL42.71	-9.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.08 KHR24,697.54	$3.56 HNL90.86	-41.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.07 KHR32,754.93	$4.80 HNL122.60	-40.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 KHR7,706.37	$1.60 HNL40.84	-15.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.87 KHR7,596.30	$2.41 HNL61.48	+28.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.17 KHR8,823.99	$1.69 HNL43.27	-22.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 KHR3,512.06	$0.30 HNL7.55	-65.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.89 KHR7,660.76	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 KHR2,735.98	$0.58 HNL14.90	-13.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 KHR3,099.91	$0.57 HNL14.67	-24.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 KHR2,639.52	$0.91 HNL23.15	+39.4%
Average			-16.6%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	La Ceiba
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.40 KHR17,845.37	$4.00 HNL102.19	-9.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.60 KHR43,034.62	$59.10 HNL1,509.64	+457.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR198,933,602.07	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.00 KHR36,538.82	$8.90 HNL227.44	-1.1%
Average			+149.1%

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pay 24.8% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	La Ceiba
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.30 KHR90,530.39	$67.12 HNL1,714.59	+201.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$502.11 KHR2,038,481.81	$179.32 HNL4,580.57	-64.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.36 KHR1,126,028.21	$129.02 HNL3,295.72	-53.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.12 KHR292,816.52	$83.68 HNL2,137.52	+16.0%
Average			+24.8%

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pay 61.4% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	La Ceiba
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$340.00 KHR1,380,355.61	$183.21 HNL4,679.88	-46.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,900.83 KHR56,435,568.30	$3,236.45 HNL82,671.26	-76.7%
Average			-61.4%

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pay 21.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	La Ceiba
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 KHR6,089.80	$0.99 HNL25.27	-34.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.77 KHR11,261.30	??
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 KHR8,119.74	$2.29 HNL58.37	+14.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.33 KHR196,227.02	$33.49 HNL855.46	-30.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.50 KHR22,329.28	$3.55 HNL90.58	-35.5%
Average			-21.5%

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pay 33.4% less for clothing

	Phnom Penh	La Ceiba
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.67 KHR100,143.45	$17.73 HNL452.89	-28.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.80 KHR84,445.28	$11.82 HNL301.93	-43.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.00 KHR377,567.86	$35.46 HNL905.78	-61.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.67 KHR274,717.83	$67.46 HNL1,723.15	-0.3%
Average			-33.4%

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