Cost of living comparison

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

compared to

Santa Cruz, Bolivia

Santa Cruz vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Santa Cruz is 15.6% cheaper than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 29.3% less in Santa Cruz
Groceries: pay 43.5% less in Santa Cruz
Transportation: pay 8.1% more in Santa Cruz
Housing: pay 8.2% less in Santa Cruz
Childcare: pay 52.9% less in Santa Cruz
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.9% less in Santa Cruz
Clothing: pay 20.2% more in Santa Cruz

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

Santa Cruz vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santa Cruz instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 29.3% less for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Santa Cruz
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,014.00	$3.23 BOB22.32	-35.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,019.60	$7.18 BOB49.59	+2.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 KHR4,496.48	$0.60 BOB4.16	-46.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 KHR4,047.15	$0.63 BOB4.33	-38.0%
Average			-29.3%

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pay 43.5% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Santa Cruz
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 KHR7,405.18	$1.42 BOB9.81	-23.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.08 KHR24,350.36	$1.95 BOB13.47	-67.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.07 KHR32,294.49	$3.84 BOB26.56	-52.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 KHR7,598.04	$1.61 BOB11.13	-15.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.87 KHR7,489.52	$1.43 BOB9.87	-23.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.17 KHR8,699.95	$0.87 BOB6.00	-60.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 KHR3,462.69	$0.42 BOB2.92	-51.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.89 KHR7,553.07	$0.60 BOB4.16	-68.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 KHR2,697.52	$0.42 BOB2.88	-38.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 KHR3,056.33	$0.39 BOB2.70	-48.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 KHR2,602.42	$0.46 BOB3.15	-29.9%
Average			-43.5%

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pay 8.1% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Santa Cruz
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.40 KHR17,594.52	$2.05 BOB14.13	-53.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.60 KHR42,429.67	$21.17 BOB146.30	+99.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,137,168.44	$15,072.80 BOB104,143.35	-69.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.00 KHR36,025.19	$14.00 BOB96.70	+55.5%
Average			+8.1%

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pay 8.2% less for housing

	Phnom Penh	Santa Cruz
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.30 KHR89,257.80	$32.27 BOB223.00	+44.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$502.11 KHR2,009,826.62	$490.33 BOB3,387.86	-2.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.36 KHR1,110,199.49	$233.31 BOB1,612.05	-15.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.12 KHR288,700.36	$29.35 BOB202.76	-59.3%
Average			-8.2%

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pay 52.9% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Santa Cruz
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$340.00 KHR1,360,951.78	$218.20 BOB1,507.60	-35.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,900.83 KHR55,642,246.71	$4,162.96 BOB28,763.40	-70.1%
Average			-52.9%

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pay 3.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Santa Cruz
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 KHR6,004.20	$1.44 BOB9.92	-4.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.77 KHR11,103.00	$2.53 BOB17.49	-8.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 KHR8,005.60	$2.15 BOB14.88	+7.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.33 KHR193,468.64	$29.91 BOB206.63	-38.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.50 KHR22,015.40	$6.82 BOB47.11	+24.0%
Average			-3.9%

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pay 20.2% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Santa Cruz
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.67 KHR98,735.72	$40.19 BOB277.72	+62.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.80 KHR83,258.23	$34.09 BOB235.56	+63.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.00 KHR372,260.34	$74.22 BOB512.78	-20.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.67 KHR270,856.09	$50.24 BOB347.14	-25.7%
Average			+20.2%

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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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