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Phnom Penh vs. Ajijic Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 11.9% more expensive than Ajijic.

Restaurants: pay 27.0% less in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 22.1% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 11.9% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 15.1% less in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 93.9% more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.2% less in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 7.7% more in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Ajijic Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.0% less for restaurants

	Ajijic	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.80 MX$159.94	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	-43.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.04 MX$127.95	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	-0.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.35 MX$24.47	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	-31.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 MX$24.86	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	-33.2%
Average			-27.0%

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pay 22.1% more for groceries

	Ajijic	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$2.08 MX$37.81	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	-20.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.54 MX$82.43	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	+47.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.26 MX$95.63	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	+55.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.25 MX$40.85	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	-19.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.08 MX$110.50	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	-67.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 MX$17.77	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	+85.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 MX$9.82	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	+63.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 MX$14.21	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	+144.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 MX$14.06	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	-5.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 MX$15.77	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	+1.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.94 MX$17.11	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	-43.0%
Average			+22.1%

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pay 11.9% more for transportation

	Ajijic	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 MX$90.58	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	-13.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$9.60 KHR38,436.20
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,473.98 MX$408,455.67	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	+118.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.47 MX$535.69	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	-69.3%
Average			+11.9%

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pay 15.1% less for housing

	Ajijic	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.20 MX$476.26	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	-18.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$845.54 MX$15,367.29	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	-43.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$651.91 MX$11,848.26	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	-58.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$52.06 MX$946.09	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	+59.4%
Average			-15.1%

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pay 93.9% more for childcare

	Ajijic	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$211.20 MX$3,838.50	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	+38.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,870.17 MX$52,164.22	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	+148.8%
Average			+93.9%

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pay 10.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Ajijic	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.62 MX$29.53	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	-25.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.43 MX$62.41	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	-26.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.33 MX$78.74	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	-56.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.37 MX$442.90	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	+71.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.33 MX$78.74	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	-13.4%
Average			-10.2%

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pay 7.7% more for clothing

	Ajijic	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.32 MX$787.38	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	-40.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.25 MX$295.27	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	+43.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.69 MX$1,230.29	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	+30.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.60 MX$1,119.56	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	-2.3%
Average			+7.7%

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