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Monterrey vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Monterrey is 35.0% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 43.3% more in Monterrey
Groceries: pay 4.6% more in Monterrey
Transportation: pay 63.5% more in Monterrey
Housing: pay 62.3% more in Monterrey
Childcare: pay 28.6% less in Monterrey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.4% more in Monterrey
Clothing: pay 65.8% more in Monterrey

The cost of clothing, transportation, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Monterrey are more expensive than in Phnom Penh.

Monterrey vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 43.3% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Monterrey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,136.57	$12.41 MX$256.04	+148.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,191.20	$7.45 MX$153.62	+6.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 KHR4,524.02	$1.32 MX$27.18	+17.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 KHR4,071.93	$1.02 MX$21.14	+1.4%
Average			+43.3%

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pay 4.6% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Monterrey
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 KHR7,450.53	$2.48 MX$51.12	+33.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.08 KHR24,499.49	$4.82 MX$99.48	-20.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.07 KHR32,492.27	$5.80 MX$119.72	-28.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 KHR7,644.57	$2.62 MX$53.95	+37.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.87 KHR7,535.39	$3.94 MX$81.36	+110.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.17 KHR8,753.23	$1.30 MX$26.72	-40.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 KHR3,483.89	$0.54 MX$11.21	-37.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.89 KHR7,599.33	$0.75 MX$15.39	-60.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 KHR2,714.05	$0.80 MX$16.56	+19.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 KHR3,075.05	$0.91 MX$18.71	+18.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 KHR2,618.36	$0.76 MX$15.73	+17.3%
Average			+4.6%

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pay 63.5% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Monterrey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.40 KHR17,702.27	$4.63 MX$95.58	+5.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.60 KHR42,689.53	$42.19 MX$870.52	+298.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR197,338,385.75	$22,338.02 MX$460,864.66	-54.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.00 KHR36,245.83	$9.43 MX$194.59	+4.8%
Average			+63.5%

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pay 62.3% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Monterrey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.30 KHR89,804.44	$29.26 MX$603.60	+31.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$502.11 KHR2,022,135.55	$874.43 MX$18,040.68	+74.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.36 KHR1,116,998.77	$618.73 MX$12,765.22	+123.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.12 KHR290,468.47	$87.13 MX$1,797.58	+20.8%
Average			+62.3%

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pay 28.6% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Monterrey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$340.00 KHR1,369,286.76	$314.39 MX$6,486.24	-7.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,900.83 KHR55,983,020.63	$6,974.43 MX$143,892.19	-49.8%
Average			-28.6%

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pay 34.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Monterrey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 KHR6,040.97	$2.48 MX$51.21	+65.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.77 KHR11,171.00	$3.22 MX$66.48	+16.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 KHR8,054.63	$3.97 MX$81.93	+98.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.33 KHR194,653.51	$40.33 MX$832.05	-16.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.50 KHR22,150.23	$5.96 MX$122.90	+8.3%
Average			+34.4%

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pay 65.8% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Monterrey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.67 KHR99,340.41	$52.35 MX$1,080.09	+112.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.80 KHR83,768.13	$41.13 MX$848.50	+97.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.00 KHR374,540.20	$91.18 MX$1,881.14	-2.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.67 KHR272,514.91	$105.17 MX$2,169.84	+55.4%
Average			+65.8%

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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: January 2025

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