Cost of living comparison

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Phnom Penh vs. Puerto Escondido Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 40.6% more expensive than Puerto Escondido.

Restaurants: pay 18.1% more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 51.1% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 4.9% less in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 4.4% less in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.0% less in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Puerto Escondido Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.1% more for restaurants

	Puerto Escondido	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.17 MX$127.37	$5.00 KHR20,136.57	-19.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$7.00 KHR28,191.20
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 MX$18.95	$1.12 KHR4,524.02	+22.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 MX$13.83	$1.01 KHR4,071.93	+50.9%
Average			+18.1%

Puerto Escondido vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of restaurants

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pay 51.1% more for groceries

	Puerto Escondido	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$2.23 MX$46.09	$1.85 KHR7,450.53	-17.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.98 MX$61.45	$6.08 KHR24,499.49	+104.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.89 MX$100.80	$8.07 KHR32,492.27	+65.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 MX$46.09	$1.90 KHR7,644.57	-15.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.71 MX$97.15	$1.87 KHR7,535.39	-60.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.90 MX$18.58	$2.17 KHR8,753.23	+141.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.38 MX$7.90	$0.87 KHR3,483.89	+126.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.50 MX$10.22	$1.89 KHR7,599.33	+280.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 MX$14.71	$0.67 KHR2,714.05	-5.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 MX$18.58	$0.76 KHR3,075.05	-15.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.13 MX$23.23	$0.65 KHR2,618.36	-42.3%
Average			+51.1%

Puerto Escondido vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.9% less for transportation

	Puerto Escondido	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.62 MX$95.36	$4.40 KHR17,702.27	-4.9%
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			-4.9%

Puerto Escondido vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.4% less for housing

	Puerto Escondido	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.14 MX$1,405.76	$22.30 KHR89,804.44	-67.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$409.53 MX$8,449.19	$502.11 KHR2,022,135.55	+22.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$509.61 MX$10,513.94	$277.36 KHR1,116,998.77	-45.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.76 MX$861.49	$72.12 KHR290,468.47	+72.7%
Average			-4.4%

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Puerto Escondido	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$111.69 MX$2,304.32	$340.00 KHR1,369,286.76	+204.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$13,900.83 KHR55,983,020.63
Average			+204.4%

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pay 21.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Puerto Escondido	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.13 MX$44.04	$1.50 KHR6,040.97	-29.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.17 MX$65.41	$2.77 KHR11,171.00	-12.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.22 MX$87.05	$2.00 KHR8,054.63	-52.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$48.33 KHR194,653.51
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.96 MX$102.41	$5.50 KHR22,150.23	+10.8%
Average			-21.0%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Puerto Escondido	Phnom Penh
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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