Cost of living comparison

compared to

Phnom Penh vs. Cozumel Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 0.0% cheaper than Cozumel.

Restaurants: pay 20.2% less in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 14.9% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 26.3% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 2.2% more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 37.0% more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.0% less in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 36.5% less in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Cozumel Cost Breakdown

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

Display currency: USD

pay 20.2% less for restaurants

	Cozumel	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.12 MX$146.33	$5.00 KHR19,986.53	-38.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.04 MX$126.82	$7.00 KHR27,981.15	-0.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.26 MX$22.72	$0.93 KHR3,715.14	-26.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 MX$19.51	$0.91 KHR3,650.72	-15.7%
Average			-20.2%

Cozumel vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 14.9% more for groceries

	Cozumel	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62 MX$29.27	$1.65 KHR6,597.61	+1.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.21 MX$93.89	$6.70 KHR26,781.96	+28.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.43 MX$97.86	$8.17 KHR32,649.02	+50.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.96 MX$35.31	$1.82 KHR7,270.66	-7.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.07 MX$55.24	$2.01 KHR8,028.23	-34.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 MX$19.91	$1.81 KHR7,237.49	+63.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 MX$11.79	$0.88 KHR3,535.64	+35.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 MX$19.62	$1.91 KHR7,651.49	+75.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 MX$12.39	$0.73 KHR2,937.30	+6.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 MX$17.61	$0.88 KHR3,505.42	-10.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.00 MX$17.97	$0.54 KHR2,145.56	-46.2%
Average			+14.9%

Cozumel vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 26.3% more for transportation

	Cozumel	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.97 MX$89.60	$4.33 KHR17,308.52	-12.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$9.60 KHR38,374.14
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,953.96 MX$341,434.78	$49,000.00 KHR195,868,029.72	+158.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.08 MX$487.76	$9.05 KHR36,186.85	-66.6%
Average			+26.3%

Cozumel vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.2% more for housing

	Cozumel	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.66 MX$390.21	$21.29 KHR85,086.31	-1.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$720.25 MX$12,974.52	$481.60 KHR1,925,112.27	-33.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$498.22 MX$8,974.86	$273.92 KHR1,094,935.34	-45.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.00 MX$792.62	$82.99 KHR331,720.63	+88.6%
Average			+2.2%

Cozumel vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 37.0% more for childcare

	Cozumel	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$394.83 MX$7,112.43	$293.33 KHR1,172,543.31	-25.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,574.18 MX$64,384.84	$7,141.67 KHR28,547,432.22	+99.8%
Average			+37.0%

Cozumel vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 24.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Cozumel	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.62 MX$29.27	$1.21 KHR4,829.58	-25.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.84 MX$51.22	$2.53 KHR10,098.46	-11.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.28 MX$77.07	$1.88 KHR7,494.95	-56.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.91 MX$682.87	$41.67 KHR166,554.45	+9.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.96 MX$107.31	$3.75 KHR14,989.90	-37.0%
Average			-24.0%

Cozumel vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 36.5% less for clothing

	Cozumel	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.52 MX$1,054.14	$25.75 KHR102,930.65	-56.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.90 MX$916.83	$23.33 KHR93,270.49	-54.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.12 MX$1,731.56	$88.00 KHR351,762.99	-8.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.04 MX$1,495.81	$60.20 KHR240,637.87	-27.5%
Average			-36.5%

Cozumel vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

More cost comparisons

Cozumel vs.

Dodoma

Cozumel vs.

Berlin

Cozumel vs.

Nairobi

Cozumel vs.

Singapore

Cozumel vs.

Hong Kong

Cozumel vs.

Mexico City

Cozumel vs.

Paris

Cozumel vs.

Quito

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Mexico vs. Cambodia. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Mexico and Cambodia.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Cozumel

Add prices for Phnom Penh

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Phnom Penh or Cozumel. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.