Cost of living comparison

Tepic, Mexico

compared to

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Phnom Penh vs. Tepic Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 2.1 times more expensive than Tepic.

Restaurants: pay 49.5% more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 17.9% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 92.9% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 88.5% more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 5.6 times more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.0% more in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 24.2% more in Phnom Penh

The cost of childcare, transportation, housing, restaurants, clothing, and groceries in Phnom Penh are more expensive than in Tepic. Notably, childcare, transportation, and housing are significantly more expensive in Phnom Penh.

Phnom Penh vs. Tepic Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 49.5% more for restaurants

	Tepic	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.45 MX$128.61	$5.00 KHR19,986.19	-22.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.46 MX$108.82	$7.00 KHR27,980.67	+28.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 MX$11.87	$1.12 KHR4,490.23	+88.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 MX$9.89	$1.01 KHR4,041.53	+103.7%
Average			+49.5%

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pay 17.9% more for groceries

	Tepic	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$2.23 MX$44.52	$1.85 KHR7,394.89	-17.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.23 MX$44.52	$6.08 KHR24,316.54	+172.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.95 MX$98.62	$8.07 KHR32,249.63	+63.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 MX$38.58	$1.90 KHR7,587.49	-2.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.35 MX$66.75	$1.87 KHR7,479.12	-44.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.33 MX$26.48	$2.17 KHR8,687.86	+63.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 MX$16.38	$0.87 KHR3,457.88	+5.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.80 MX$35.90	$1.89 KHR7,542.58	+4.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 MX$13.69	$0.67 KHR2,693.78	-1.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 MX$18.40	$0.76 KHR3,052.08	-17.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 MX$18.47	$0.65 KHR2,598.80	-29.9%
Average			+17.9%

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pay 92.9% more for transportation

	Tepic	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.46 MX$88.83	$4.40 KHR17,570.07	-1.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$10.60 KHR42,370.73
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,892.01 MX$296,790.40	$49,000.00 KHR195,864,703.31	+229.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.96 MX$118.72	$9.00 KHR35,975.15	+51.1%
Average			+92.9%

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pay 88.5% more for housing

	Tepic	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.51 MX$608.09	$22.30 KHR89,133.80	-26.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$248.20 MX$4,946.51	$502.11 KHR2,007,034.66	+102.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$148.92 MX$2,967.90	$277.36 KHR1,108,657.25	+86.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$24.67 MX$491.74	$72.12 KHR288,299.31	+192.3%
Average			+88.5%

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pay 5.6 times more for childcare

	Tepic	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$99.28 MX$1,978.60	$340.00 KHR1,359,061.21	+242.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,787.04 MX$35,614.85	$13,900.83 KHR55,564,950.95	+677.9%
Average			+460.2%

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pay 15.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Tepic	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.74 MX$34.63	$1.50 KHR5,995.86	-13.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.73 MX$54.41	$2.77 KHR11,087.58	+1.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.72 MX$74.20	$2.00 KHR7,994.48	-46.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.06 MX$519.38	$48.33 KHR193,199.88	+85.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.72 MX$74.20	$5.50 KHR21,984.81	+47.7%
Average			+15.0%

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pay 24.2% more for clothing

	Tepic	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.68 MX$890.37	$24.67 KHR98,598.56	-44.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.82 MX$494.65	$20.80 KHR83,142.57	-16.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$49.64 MX$989.30	$93.00 KHR371,743.21	+87.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$39.71 MX$791.44	$67.67 KHR270,479.83	+70.4%
Average			+24.2%

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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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