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Pachuca vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Pachuca is 0.2% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 0.7% less in Pachuca
Groceries: pay 20.3% less in Pachuca
Transportation: pay 37.9% more in Pachuca
Housing: pay 10.0% less in Pachuca
Childcare: pay 40.1% less in Pachuca
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.5% more in Pachuca
Clothing: pay 26.9% more in Pachuca

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

Pachuca vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 0.7% less for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Pachuca
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,136.57	$4.47 MX$92.17	-10.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,191.20	$6.70 MX$138.26	-4.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 KHR4,524.02	$1.24 MX$25.63	+10.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 KHR4,071.93	$1.03 MX$21.20	+1.6%
Average			-0.7%

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pay 20.3% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Pachuca
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 KHR7,450.53	$2.65 MX$54.62	+43.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.08 KHR24,499.49	$3.35 MX$69.13	-44.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.07 KHR32,492.27	$5.41 MX$111.69	-32.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 KHR7,644.57	$2.44 MX$50.33	+28.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.87 KHR7,535.39	$1.80 MX$37.16	-3.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.17 KHR8,753.23	$0.90 MX$18.58	-58.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 KHR3,483.89	$0.45 MX$9.29	-47.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.89 KHR7,599.33	$0.45 MX$9.29	-76.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 KHR2,714.05	$0.73 MX$15.10	+8.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 KHR3,075.05	$0.56 MX$11.61	-26.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 KHR2,618.36	$0.56 MX$11.61	-13.4%
Average			-20.3%

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pay 37.9% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Pachuca
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.40 KHR17,702.27	$4.36 MX$89.97	-0.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.60 KHR42,689.53	$24.82 MX$512.07	+134.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR197,338,385.75	$17,125.82 MX$353,329.57	-65.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.00 KHR36,245.83	$16.51 MX$340.53	+83.4%
Average			+37.9%

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pay 10.0% less for housing

	Phnom Penh	Pachuca
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.30 KHR89,804.44	$23.33 MX$481.35	+4.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$502.11 KHR2,022,135.55	$446.76 MX$9,217.29	-11.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.36 KHR1,116,998.77	$322.66 MX$6,656.93	+16.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.12 KHR290,468.47	$36.06 MX$744.01	-50.0%
Average			-10.0%

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pay 40.1% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Pachuca
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$340.00 KHR1,369,286.76	$322.66 MX$6,656.93	-5.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,900.83 KHR55,983,020.63	$3,454.95 MX$71,280.40	-75.1%
Average			-40.1%

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pay 7.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Pachuca
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 KHR6,040.97	$1.74 MX$35.85	+15.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.77 KHR11,171.00	$3.07 MX$63.37	+10.7%
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	$17.37 MX$358.45	-64.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.50 KHR22,150.23	$4.22 MX$87.05	-23.3%
Average			+7.5%

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pay 26.9% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Pachuca
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.67 KHR99,340.41	$59.57 MX$1,228.97	+141.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.80 KHR83,768.13	$29.78 MX$614.49	+43.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.00 KHR374,540.20	$59.57 MX$1,228.97	-35.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.67 KHR272,514.91	$39.71 MX$819.31	-41.3%
Average			+26.9%

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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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