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Phnom Penh vs. Cajamarca Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 45.2% more expensive than Cajamarca.

Restaurants: pay 37.7% more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 19.3% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 93.5% more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.8% less in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 19.5% less in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Cajamarca Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.7% more for restaurants

	Cajamarca	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.14 PEN10.52	$5.00 KHR20,013.44	+59.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.00 PEN20.08	$7.00 KHR28,018.82	+16.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 PEN2.71	$0.93 KHR3,720.15	+14.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 PEN1.91	$0.91 KHR3,655.64	+60.0%
Average			+37.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Cajamarca	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$3.15 PEN10.54	$1.65 KHR6,606.49	-47.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.15 PEN10.54	$6.70 KHR26,818.01	+113.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.77 PEN15.99	$8.17 KHR32,692.98	+71.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.17 PEN7.27	$1.82 KHR7,280.45	-16.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 PEN9.08	$2.01 KHR8,039.03	-25.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 PEN1.51	$1.81 KHR7,247.23	+303.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 PEN1.13	$0.88 KHR3,540.40	+162.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.41 PEN1.36	$1.91 KHR7,661.79	+371.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.61	$0.73 KHR2,941.26	+53.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 PEN1.13	$0.88 KHR3,510.14	+160.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 PEN1.50	$0.54 KHR2,148.45	+20.0%
Average			+105.9%

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pay 19.3% more for transportation

	Cajamarca	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.71 PEN19.13	$4.33 KHR17,331.83	-24.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.56 PEN28.69	$9.60 KHR38,425.81	+12.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,839.19 PEN76,504.87	$49,000.00 KHR196M	+114.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.11 PEN40.57	$9.05 KHR36,235.57	-25.3%
Average			+19.3%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Cajamarca	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.60 PEN92.44	$21.29 KHR85,200.87	-22.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$206.98 PEN693.33	$481.60 KHR2M	+132.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$99.92 PEN334.71	$273.92 KHR1M	+174.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$36.39 PEN121.88	$82.99 KHR332K	+128.1%
Average			+103.0%

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pay 93.5% more for childcare

	Cajamarca	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$133.23 PEN446.28	$293.33 KHR1M	+120.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,282.35 PEN14,344.66	$7,141.67 KHR29M	+66.8%
Average			+93.5%

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pay 23.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Cajamarca	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.65	$1.21 KHR4,836.09	-47.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.95 PEN9.88	$2.53 KHR10,112.06	-14.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.56 PEN28.69	$1.88 KHR7,505.04	-78.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.50 PEN98.82	$41.67 KHR167K	+41.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.71 PEN15.78	$3.75 KHR15,010.08	-20.4%
Average			-23.8%

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pay 19.5% less for clothing

	Cajamarca	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.96 PEN167.35	$25.75 KHR103K	-48.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.55 PEN95.63	$23.33 KHR93,396.07	-18.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.51 PEN262.99	$88.00 KHR352K	+12.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.51 PEN262.99	$60.20 KHR241K	-23.3%
Average			-19.5%

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