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Phnom Penh vs. Cagayan de Oro City Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 56.9% more expensive than Cagayan de Oro City.

Restaurants: pay 63.0% more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 42.0% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 9.9% more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.3% more in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 35.3% more in Phnom Penh

The cost of childcare, transportation, restaurants, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Phnom Penh are more expensive than in Cagayan de Oro City. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Phnom Penh.

Phnom Penh vs. Cagayan de Oro City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Cagayan de Oro City, you would:

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pay 63.0% more for restaurants

	Cagayan de Oro City	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.72 ₱217.85	$5.00 KHR20,055.00	+34.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.27 ₱191.48	$7.00 KHR28,077.00	+114.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 ₱46.93	$0.93 KHR3,727.87	+16.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 ₱28.55	$0.91 KHR3,663.23	+87.4%
Average			+63.0%

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pay 42.0% more for groceries

	Cagayan de Oro City	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 ₱54.17	$1.65 KHR6,620.21	+78.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.92 ₱171.32	$6.70 KHR26,873.70	+129.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.14 ₱359.91	$8.17 KHR32,760.87	+32.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.02 ₱118.58	$1.82 KHR7,295.56	-10.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.58 ₱92.45	$2.01 KHR8,055.73	+27.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 ₱59.29	$1.81 KHR7,262.28	+78.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 ₱29.90	$0.88 KHR3,547.75	+73.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.03 ₱60.52	$1.91 KHR7,677.70	+85.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 ₱32.61	$0.73 KHR2,947.37	+32.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 ₱55.85	$0.88 KHR3,517.43	-8.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.24 ₱72.71	$0.54 KHR2,152.91	-56.8%
Average			+42.0%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Cagayan de Oro City	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.09 ₱239.38	$4.33 KHR17,367.82	+6.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.25 ₱483.08	$9.60 KHR38,505.60	+16.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,175.06 ₱1,181,885.11	$49,000.00 KHR196,539,000.00	+142.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.55 ₱149.15	$9.05 KHR36,310.82	+255.6%
Average			+105.2%

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pay 9.9% more for housing

	Cagayan de Oro City	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.51 ₱1,904.51	$21.29 KHR85,377.78	-34.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$337.98 ₱19,799.66	$481.60 KHR1,931,706.98	+42.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$218.55 ₱12,803.09	$273.92 KHR1,098,686.18	+25.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$77.91 ₱4,563.85	$82.99 KHR332,856.98	+6.5%
Average			+9.9%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Cagayan de Oro City	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$182.78 ₱10,707.71	$293.33 KHR1,176,560.00	+60.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,408.44 ₱141,089.80	$7,141.67 KHR28,645,225.00	+196.5%
Average			+128.5%

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pay 14.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Cagayan de Oro City	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.29 ₱75.58	$1.21 KHR4,846.13	-6.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.15 ₱125.97	$2.53 KHR10,133.05	+17.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.37 ₱138.57	$1.88 KHR7,520.62	-20.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.48 ₱1,258.22	$41.67 KHR167,125.00	+94.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.30 ₱251.95	$3.75 KHR15,041.25	-12.8%
Average			+14.3%

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pay 35.3% more for clothing

	Cagayan de Oro City	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.16 ₱2,000.98	$25.75 KHR103,283.25	-24.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$14.07 ₱824.18	$23.33 KHR93,590.00	+65.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.91 ₱3,275.30	$88.00 KHR352,968.00	+57.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$42.25 ₱2,474.96	$60.20 KHR241,462.20	+42.5%
Average			+35.3%

Cagayan de Oro City vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of clothing

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