Cost of living comparison

 Tamarindo, Costa Rica
compared to
 Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Phnom Penh vs. Tamarindo Cost of Living Summary
Phnom Penh vs. Tamarindo Cost Breakdown

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

pay 38.1% less for restaurants

 
Tamarindo
Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.80
CRC5,506.46
$5.00
KHR20,100.00
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.28
CRC4,729.94
$7.00
KHR28,140.00
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.99
CRC1,015.25
$1.12
KHR4,515.80

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pay 10.3% less for groceries

 
Tamarindo
Phnom Penh
Bread
1 loaf
$2.59
CRC1,321.65
$1.85
KHR7,437.00
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.26
CRC2,173.74
$6.08
KHR24,455.00
Milk (1 gallon) $7.23
CRC3,682.85
$8.07
KHR32,433.26

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pay 26.6% less for transportation

 
Tamarindo
Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.49
CRC2,796.40
$4.40
KHR17,670.12
Monthly public transit pass $55.44
CRC28,256.11
$10.60
KHR42,612.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,472.63
CRC18,080,193.28
$49,000.00
KHR196,980,000.00

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pay 45.1% less for housing

 
Tamarindo
Phnom Penh
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$51.60
CRC26,298.52
$22.30
KHR89,641.35
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,792.59
CRC913,673.09
$502.11
KHR2,018,463.16
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $821.55
CRC418,738.61
$277.36
KHR1,114,970.19

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pay 12.7% more for childcare

 
Tamarindo
Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $513.42
CRC261,689.54
$340.00
KHR1,366,800.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,729.74
CRC4,449,497.83
$13,900.83
KHR55,881,350.00

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pay 40.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
Tamarindo
Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.92
CRC1,485.85
$1.50
KHR6,030.00
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.69
CRC1,879.34
$2.77
KHR11,150.71
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.82
CRC2,456.06
$2.00
KHR8,040.00

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pay 33.1% less for clothing

 
Tamarindo
Phnom Penh
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$73.45
CRC37,437.92
$24.67
KHR99,160.00
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$23.32
CRC11,886.76
$20.80
KHR83,616.00
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$106.89
CRC54,480.99
$93.00
KHR373,860.00

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