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Villahermosa vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Villahermosa is 2.5% cheaper than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 26.6% more in Villahermosa
Groceries: pay 3.4% less in Villahermosa
Transportation: pay 25.8% less in Villahermosa
Housing: pay 1.9% less in Villahermosa
Childcare: pay 32.9% less in Villahermosa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.3% more in Villahermosa
Clothing: pay 11.5% more in Villahermosa

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

Villahermosa vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.6% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Villahermosa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,136.57	$9.93 MX$204.83	+98.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,191.20	$12.41 MX$256.04	+77.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 KHR4,524.02	$0.69 MX$14.34	-38.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 KHR4,071.93	$0.69 MX$14.34	-31.3%
Average			+26.6%

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pay 3.4% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Villahermosa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 KHR7,450.53	??
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.08 KHR24,499.49	$4.47 MX$92.17	-26.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.07 KHR32,492.27	$4.32 MX$89.17	-46.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 KHR7,644.57	$1.79 MX$36.87	-5.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.87 KHR7,535.39	$5.16 MX$106.38	+175.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.17 KHR8,753.23	$1.01 MX$20.90	-53.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 KHR3,483.89	$0.43 MX$8.83	-50.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.89 KHR7,599.33	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 KHR2,714.05	$0.56 MX$11.61	-16.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 KHR3,075.05	??
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 KHR2,618.36	??
Average			-3.4%

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pay 25.8% less for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Villahermosa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.40 KHR17,702.27	$4.52 MX$93.20	+2.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.60 KHR42,689.53	??
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	??
Average			-25.8%

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pay 1.9% less for housing

	Phnom Penh	Villahermosa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.30 KHR89,804.44	$28.11 MX$580.01	+26.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$502.11 KHR2,022,135.55	$413.67 MX$8,534.53	-17.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.36 KHR1,116,998.77	$332.59 MX$6,861.76	+19.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.12 KHR290,468.47	$46.09 MX$950.99	-36.1%
Average			-1.9%

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pay 32.9% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Villahermosa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$340.00 KHR1,369,286.76	$357.41 MX$7,373.83	+5.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,900.83 KHR55,983,020.63	$4,050.63 MX$83,570.12	-70.9%
Average			-32.9%

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pay 8.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Villahermosa
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	$2.61 MX$53.77	-6.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 KHR8,054.63	$3.57 MX$73.74	+78.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.33 KHR194,653.51	$44.66 MX$921.39	-7.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.50 KHR22,150.23	$3.33 MX$68.62	-39.5%
Average			+8.3%

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pay 11.5% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Villahermosa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.67 KHR99,340.41	$39.20 MX$808.73	+58.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.80 KHR83,768.13	??
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	??
Average			+11.5%

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