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Phnom Penh vs. Bogota Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 2.0% more expensive than Bogota.

Restaurants: pay 1.7% more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 49.4% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 17.5% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 3.9% less in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 15.5% less in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.5% more in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 39.0% less in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Bogota Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.7% more for restaurants

	Bogota	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.12 COP19,448.63	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	-2.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.68 COP29,172.95	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	-8.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 COP4,144.18	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	-14.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 COP2,610.07	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	+32.9%
Average			+1.7%

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pay 49.4% more for groceries

	Bogota	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.50 COP5,701.01	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	+10.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.64 COP10,021.04	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	+154.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.93 COP18,714.82	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	+65.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.19 COP8,308.10	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	-16.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.56 COP9,741.61	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	-21.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 COP5,192.41	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	+32.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 COP1,831.76	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	+83.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 COP2,629.99	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	+176.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 COP2,324.45	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	+20.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 COP2,262.69	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	+47.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 COP2,197.16	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	-7.2%
Average			+49.4%

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pay 17.5% more for transportation

	Bogota	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.02 COP15,290.36	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	+7.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$43.77 COP166,285.81	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	-78.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,277.24 COP65,639,133.82	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	+183.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.87 COP60,290.76	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	-43.0%
Average			+17.5%

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pay 3.9% less for housing

	Bogota	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.12 COP106,834.87	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	-24.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$468.73 COP1,780,765.39	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	+2.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$349.03 COP1,326,005.60	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	-21.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.10 COP247,327.67	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	+27.5%
Average			-3.9%

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pay 15.5% less for childcare

	Bogota	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$323.97 COP1,230,820.58	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	-9.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,101.91 COP34,579,668.13	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	-21.5%
Average			-15.5%

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pay 3.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Bogota	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.28 COP4,862.16	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	-5.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.90 COP7,236.04	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	+32.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.99 COP11,353.14	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	-37.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.93 COP102,307.91	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	+54.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.12 COP19,448.63	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	-26.7%
Average			+3.5%

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pay 39.0% less for clothing

	Bogota	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.64 COP241,777.44	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	-59.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.73 COP169,942.15	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	-47.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.65 COP393,788.50	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	-15.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.70 COP344,579.03	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	-33.6%
Average			-39.0%

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