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Phnom Penh vs. Cotacachi Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 56.0% more expensive than Cotacachi.

Restaurants: pay 23.9% more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 61.8% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 44.5% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 88.1% more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 3.1 times more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.6% less in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 22.3% less in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Cotacachi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.9% more for restaurants

	Cotacachi	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.75	$5.00 KHR20,025.00	+33.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.50	$7.00 KHR28,035.00	+55.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13	$0.93 KHR3,722.29	-18.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73	$0.91 KHR3,657.75	+24.5%
Average			+23.9%

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pay 61.8% more for groceries

	Cotacachi	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62	$1.65 KHR6,610.31	+1.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.18	$6.70 KHR26,833.50	+60.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.06	$8.17 KHR32,711.86	+101.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.43	$1.82 KHR7,284.65	-25.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52	$2.01 KHR8,043.68	-42.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98	$1.81 KHR7,251.42	+85.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.39	$0.88 KHR3,542.45	+127.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48	$1.91 KHR7,666.22	+302.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59	$0.73 KHR2,942.96	+25.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68	$0.88 KHR3,512.17	+29.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47	$0.54 KHR2,149.69	+14.3%
Average			+61.8%

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pay 44.5% more for transportation

	Cotacachi	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.63	$4.33 KHR17,341.84	+64.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.00	$9.60 KHR38,448.00	-36.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,000.00	$49,000.00 KHR196,245,000.00	+145.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.71	$9.05 KHR36,256.50	+4.0%
Average			+44.5%

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pay 88.1% more for housing

	Cotacachi	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$25.60	$21.29 KHR85,250.07	-16.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$265.00	$481.60 KHR1,928,817.37	+81.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$175.00	$273.92 KHR1,097,042.67	+56.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$25.07	$82.99 KHR332,359.07	+231.1%
Average			+88.1%

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

	Cotacachi	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$75.00	$293.33 KHR1,174,800.00	+291.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,000.00	$7,141.67 KHR28,602,375.00	+138.1%
Average			+214.6%

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pay 18.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Cotacachi	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00	$1.21 KHR4,838.88	-39.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25	$2.53 KHR10,117.89	+12.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.50	$1.88 KHR7,509.38	-58.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.00	$41.67 KHR166,875.00	+38.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00	$3.75 KHR15,018.75	-46.4%
Average			-18.6%

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pay 22.3% less for clothing

	Cotacachi	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.67	$25.75 KHR103,128.75	-38.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.67	$23.33 KHR93,450.00	-44.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.00	$88.00 KHR352,440.00	-7.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.00	$60.20 KHR241,101.00	+0.3%
Average			-22.3%

Cotacachi vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of clothing

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