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Puerto Escondido vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Puerto Escondido is 4.4% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 9.5% less in Puerto Escondido
Groceries: pay 0.8% more in Puerto Escondido
Transportation: pay 5.2% more in Puerto Escondido
Housing: pay 57.2% more in Puerto Escondido
Childcare: pay 67.1% less in Puerto Escondido
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.5% more in Puerto Escondido

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

Puerto Escondido vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Puerto Escondido instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 9.5% less for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Puerto Escondido
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,136.57	$6.17 MX$127.37	+23.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,191.20	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 KHR4,524.02	$0.92 MX$18.95	-18.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 KHR4,071.93	$0.67 MX$13.83	-33.7%
Average			-9.5%

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pay 0.8% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Puerto Escondido
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 KHR7,450.53	$2.23 MX$46.09	+20.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.08 KHR24,499.49	$2.98 MX$61.45	-51.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.07 KHR32,492.27	$4.89 MX$100.80	-39.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 KHR7,644.57	$2.23 MX$46.09	+17.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.87 KHR7,535.39	$4.71 MX$97.15	+151.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.17 KHR8,753.23	$0.90 MX$18.58	-58.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 KHR3,483.89	$0.38 MX$7.90	-55.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.89 KHR7,599.33	$0.50 MX$10.22	-73.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 KHR2,714.05	$0.71 MX$14.71	+5.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 KHR3,075.05	$0.90 MX$18.58	+18.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 KHR2,618.36	$1.13 MX$23.23	+73.2%
Average			+0.8%

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pay 5.2% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Puerto Escondido
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.40 KHR17,702.27	$4.62 MX$95.36	+5.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.60 KHR42,689.53	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR197,338,385.75	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.00 KHR36,245.83	??
Average			+5.2%

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pay 57.2% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Puerto Escondido
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.30 KHR89,804.44	$68.14 MX$1,405.76	+205.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$502.11 KHR2,022,135.55	$409.53 MX$8,449.19	-18.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.36 KHR1,116,998.77	$509.61 MX$10,513.94	+83.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.12 KHR290,468.47	$41.76 MX$861.49	-42.1%
Average			+57.2%

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pay 67.1% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Puerto Escondido
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$340.00 KHR1,369,286.76	$111.69 MX$2,304.32	-67.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,900.83 KHR55,983,020.63	??
Average			-67.1%

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pay 39.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Puerto Escondido
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 KHR6,040.97	$2.13 MX$44.04	+42.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.77 KHR11,171.00	$3.17 MX$65.41	+14.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 KHR8,054.63	$4.22 MX$87.05	+111.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.33 KHR194,653.51	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.50 KHR22,150.23	$4.96 MX$102.41	-9.7%
Average			+39.5%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Puerto Escondido
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.67 KHR99,340.41	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.80 KHR83,768.13	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.00 KHR374,540.20	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.67 KHR272,514.91	??

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