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Phnom Penh vs. Cuernavaca Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 4.6% more expensive than Cuernavaca.

Restaurants: pay 7.2% less in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 23.8% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 1.4% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 16.0% more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 39.3% more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.4% less in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 27.0% less in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Cuernavaca Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.2% less for restaurants

	Cuernavaca	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.75 MX$177.16	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	-48.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.01 MX$127.46	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	-0.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 MX$22.07	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	-23.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.64 MX$11.56	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	+43.5%
Average			-7.2%

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pay 23.8% more for groceries

	Cuernavaca	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$2.26 MX$41.01	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	-26.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.97 MX$72.18	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	+68.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.11 MX$111.03	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	+33.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 MX$35.24	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	-6.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.21 MX$40.18	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	-9.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 MX$17.86	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	+84.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61 MX$11.16	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	+44.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.95 MX$17.21	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	+102.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 MX$13.39	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	-0.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 MX$14.29	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	+11.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.90 MX$16.39	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	-40.5%
Average			+23.8%

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pay 1.4% more for transportation

	Cuernavaca	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.89 MX$88.94	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	-11.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.08 MX$492.12	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	-64.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,307.82 MX$369,086.45	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	+141.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.47 MX$408.46	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	-59.7%
Average			+1.4%

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pay 16.0% more for housing

	Cuernavaca	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.85 MX$488.06	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	-20.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$385.40 MX$7,004.44	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	+25.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$324.93 MX$5,905.38	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	-15.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.34 MX$860.45	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	+75.3%
Average			+16.0%

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pay 39.3% more for childcare

	Cuernavaca	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.62 MX$3,936.92	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	+35.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,982.18 MX$90,549.21	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	+43.3%
Average			+39.3%

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pay 14.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Cuernavaca	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.44 MX$44.29	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	-50.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.44 MX$44.29	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	+3.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.33 MX$78.74	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	-56.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.72 MX$467.51	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	+62.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.42 MX$98.42	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	-30.8%
Average			-14.4%

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pay 27.0% less for clothing

	Cuernavaca	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.62 MX$738.17	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	-36.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.49 MX$590.54	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	-28.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.06 MX$1,673.19	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	-4.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.49 MX$1,790.07	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	-38.9%
Average			-27.0%

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