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Phnom Penh vs. Tuxtla Gutierrez Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 2.0 times more expensive than Tuxtla Gutierrez.

Restaurants: pay 13.2% more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 72.8% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 40.5% less in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 30.0% more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 6.7 times more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.6% less in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 78.8% more in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Tuxtla Gutierrez Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Tuxtla Gutierrez, you would:

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pay 13.2% more for restaurants

	Tuxtla Gutierrez	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.96 MX$102.41	$5.00 KHR20,136.57	+0.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.96 MX$122.90	$7.00 KHR28,191.20	+17.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 MX$21.25	$1.12 KHR4,524.02	+9.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 MX$16.64	$1.01 KHR4,071.93	+25.3%
Average			+13.2%

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pay 72.8% more for groceries

	Tuxtla Gutierrez	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$2.48 MX$51.21	$1.85 KHR7,450.53	-25.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.23 MX$66.57	$6.08 KHR24,499.49	+88.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.51 MX$93.04	$8.07 KHR32,492.27	+78.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.38 MX$49.16	$1.90 KHR7,644.57	-20.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.48 MX$51.10	$1.87 KHR7,535.39	-24.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.90 MX$18.58	$2.17 KHR8,753.23	+141.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 MX$8.48	$0.87 KHR3,483.89	+110.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.34 MX$6.97	$1.89 KHR7,599.33	+458.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 MX$13.94	$0.67 KHR2,714.05	-0.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 MX$13.01	$0.76 KHR3,075.05	+21.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.90 MX$18.58	$0.65 KHR2,618.36	-27.8%
Average			+72.8%

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pay 40.5% less for transportation

	Tuxtla Gutierrez	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.35 MX$89.77	$4.40 KHR17,702.27	+1.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.30 MX$563.28	$10.60 KHR42,689.53	-61.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$49,000.00 KHR197,338,385.75
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.33 MX$481.35	$9.00 KHR36,245.83	-61.4%
Average			-40.5%

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pay 30.0% more for housing

	Tuxtla Gutierrez	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.77 MX$511.05	$22.30 KHR89,804.44	-10.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$297.84 MX$6,144.86	$502.11 KHR2,022,135.55	+68.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$210.97 MX$4,352.61	$277.36 KHR1,116,998.77	+31.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$72.12 KHR290,468.47
Average			+30.0%

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pay 6.7 times more for childcare

	Tuxtla Gutierrez	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$340.00 KHR1,369,286.76
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,089.85 MX$43,116.45	$13,900.83 KHR55,983,020.63	+565.2%
Average			+565.2%

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pay 5.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Tuxtla Gutierrez	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.99 MX$40.97	$1.50 KHR6,040.97	-24.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 MX$53.77	$2.77 KHR11,171.00	+6.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.72 MX$76.81	$2.00 KHR8,054.63	-46.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.92 MX$947.33	$48.33 KHR194,653.51	+5.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.19 MX$86.54	$5.50 KHR22,150.23	+31.1%
Average			-5.6%

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pay 78.8% more for clothing

	Tuxtla Gutierrez	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	$49.64 MX$1,024.14	$93.00 KHR374,540.20	+87.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$39.71 MX$819.31	$67.67 KHR272,514.91	+70.4%
Average			+78.8%

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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: January 2025

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