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Phnom Penh vs. Xalapa Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 55.8% more expensive than Xalapa.

Restaurants: pay 17.0% more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 34.4% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 93.5% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 95.5% more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.1% more in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 9.8% less in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Xalapa Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.0% more for restaurants

	Xalapa	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.98 MX$123.44	$5.00 KHR20,136.57	-16.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.46 MX$112.66	$7.00 KHR28,191.20	+28.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.90 MX$18.48	$1.12 KHR4,524.02	+25.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MX$15.94	$1.01 KHR4,071.93	+30.8%
Average			+17.0%

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pay 34.4% more for groceries

	Xalapa	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 MX$45.18	$1.85 KHR7,450.53	-15.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.53 MX$72.75	$6.08 KHR24,499.49	+72.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.77 MX$98.49	$8.07 KHR32,492.27	+69.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MX$45.03	$1.90 KHR7,644.57	-13.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.08 MX$63.52	$1.87 KHR7,535.39	-39.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 MX$25.20	$2.17 KHR8,753.23	+77.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MX$13.81	$0.87 KHR3,483.89	+29.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 MX$15.18	$1.89 KHR7,599.33	+156.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 MX$11.98	$0.67 KHR2,714.05	+16.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$17.56	$0.76 KHR3,075.05	-10.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 MX$9.95	$0.65 KHR2,618.36	+34.8%
Average			+34.4%

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pay 93.5% more for transportation

	Xalapa	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 MX$95.67	$4.40 KHR17,702.27	-5.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.51 MX$154.97	$10.60 KHR42,689.53	+41.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,559.48 MX$362,276.75	$49,000.00 KHR197,338,385.75	+179.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.47 MX$71.69	$9.00 KHR36,245.83	+159.0%
Average			+93.5%

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pay 95.5% more for housing

	Xalapa	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.38 MX$502.98	$22.30 KHR89,804.44	-8.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$185.39 MX$3,824.86	$502.11 KHR2,022,135.55	+170.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$152.70 MX$3,150.33	$277.36 KHR1,116,998.77	+81.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.31 MX$625.36	$72.12 KHR290,468.47	+137.9%
Average			+95.5%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Xalapa	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$106.73 MX$2,201.91	$340.00 KHR1,369,286.76	+218.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,426.99 MX$173,860.58	$13,900.83 KHR55,983,020.63	+65.0%
Average			+141.8%

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pay 18.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Xalapa	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.62 MX$33.42	$1.50 KHR6,040.97	-7.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.31 MX$47.62	$2.77 KHR11,171.00	+20.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 MX$80.91	$2.00 KHR8,054.63	-49.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.41 MX$462.37	$48.33 KHR194,653.51	+115.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.96 MX$102.41	$5.50 KHR22,150.23	+10.8%
Average			+18.1%

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pay 9.8% less for clothing

	Xalapa	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.46 MX$834.77	$24.67 KHR99,340.41	-39.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.06 MX$847.11	$20.80 KHR83,768.13	-49.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.38 MX$1,575.77	$93.00 KHR374,540.20	+21.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$53.07 MX$1,094.83	$67.67 KHR272,514.91	+27.5%
Average			-9.8%

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