Cost of living comparison

Santa Cruz, Bolivia

compared to

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Phnom Penh vs. Santa Cruz Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 56.4% more expensive than Santa Cruz.

Restaurants: pay 50.0% more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 97.1% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 63.6% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 34.1% more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.9% more in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 4.4% less in Phnom Penh

The cost of childcare, groceries, transportation, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports in Phnom Penh are more expensive than in Santa Cruz. Notably, childcare and groceries are significantly more expensive in Phnom Penh.

Phnom Penh vs. Santa Cruz Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 50.0% more for restaurants

	Santa Cruz	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.23 BOB22.30	$5.00 KHR19,986.19	+54.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.18 BOB49.57	$7.00 KHR27,980.67	-2.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 BOB4.15	$1.12 KHR4,490.23	+86.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 BOB4.33	$1.01 KHR4,041.53	+61.2%
Average			+50.0%

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pay 97.1% more for groceries

	Santa Cruz	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.42 BOB9.81	$1.85 KHR7,394.89	+30.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.95 BOB13.47	$6.08 KHR24,316.54	+212.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.84 BOB26.55	$8.07 KHR32,249.63	+109.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.61 BOB11.13	$1.90 KHR7,587.49	+17.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.43 BOB9.87	$1.87 KHR7,479.12	+30.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.87 BOB6.00	$2.17 KHR8,687.86	+150.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.42 BOB2.92	$0.87 KHR3,457.88	+104.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 BOB4.16	$1.89 KHR7,542.58	+213.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 BOB2.88	$0.67 KHR2,693.78	+61.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 BOB2.70	$0.76 KHR3,052.08	+95.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 BOB3.15	$0.65 KHR2,598.80	+42.6%
Average			+97.1%

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pay 63.6% more for transportation

	Santa Cruz	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.05 BOB14.12	$4.40 KHR17,570.07	+114.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.17 BOB146.22	$10.60 KHR42,370.73	-49.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,072.80 BOB104,088.11	$49,000.00 KHR195,864,703.31	+225.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.00 BOB96.65	$9.00 KHR35,975.15	-35.7%
Average			+63.6%

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pay 34.1% more for housing

	Santa Cruz	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.27 BOB222.88	$22.30 KHR89,133.80	-30.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$490.33 BOB3,386.07	$502.11 KHR2,007,034.66	+2.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$233.31 BOB1,611.20	$277.36 KHR1,108,657.25	+18.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.35 BOB202.66	$72.12 KHR288,299.31	+145.8%
Average			+34.1%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Santa Cruz	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$218.20 BOB1,506.80	$340.00 KHR1,359,061.21	+55.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,162.96 BOB28,748.14	$13,900.83 KHR55,564,950.95	+233.9%
Average			+144.8%

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pay 9.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Santa Cruz	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.44 BOB9.91	$1.50 KHR5,995.86	+4.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 BOB17.48	$2.77 KHR11,087.58	+9.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.15 BOB14.87	$2.00 KHR7,994.48	-7.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.91 BOB206.52	$48.33 KHR193,199.88	+61.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.82 BOB47.09	$5.50 KHR21,984.81	-19.3%
Average			+9.9%

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pay 4.4% less for clothing

	Santa Cruz	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.19 BOB277.57	$24.67 KHR98,598.56	-38.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.09 BOB235.44	$20.80 KHR83,142.57	-39.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.22 BOB512.51	$93.00 KHR371,743.21	+25.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.24 BOB346.96	$67.67 KHR270,479.83	+34.7%
Average			-4.4%

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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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