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Phnom Penh vs. Manizales Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 19.6% more expensive than Manizales.

Restaurants: pay 22.7% more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 55.2% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 20.0% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 34.2% more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 4.5% less in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.8% more in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 11.2% less in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Manizales Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 22.7% more for restaurants

	Manizales	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.88 COP14,761.42	$5.00 KHR19,986.53	+28.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.76 COP29,522.84	$7.00 KHR27,981.15	-9.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 COP3,075.30	$0.93 KHR3,715.14	+14.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 COP2,214.21	$0.91 KHR3,650.72	+56.8%
Average			+22.7%

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pay 55.2% more for groceries

	Manizales	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 COP5,769.38	$1.65 KHR6,597.61	+8.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.61 COP9,918.09	$6.70 KHR26,781.96	+156.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.93 COP14,959.29	$8.17 KHR32,649.02	+107.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.08 COP7,921.96	$1.82 KHR7,270.66	-12.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.59 COP9,858.44	$2.01 KHR8,028.23	-22.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.38 COP5,254.68	$1.81 KHR7,237.49	+31.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 COP1,853.73	$0.88 KHR3,535.64	+81.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 COP2,620.82	$1.91 KHR7,651.49	+177.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 COP2,352.32	$0.73 KHR2,937.30	+18.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 COP2,025.65	$0.88 KHR3,505.42	+64.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 COP2,143.99	$0.54 KHR2,145.56	-4.8%
Average			+55.2%

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pay 20.0% more for transportation

	Manizales	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.97 COP15,099.24	$4.33 KHR17,308.52	+9.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.99 COP110,218.59	$9.60 KHR38,374.14	-66.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,469.24 COP66,426,380.04	$49,000.00 KHR195,868,029.72	+180.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.77 COP59,980.56	$9.05 KHR36,186.85	-42.6%
Average			+20.0%

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pay 34.2% more for housing

	Manizales	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.17 COP103,329.92	$21.29 KHR85,086.31	-21.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$280.37 COP1,066,102.40	$481.60 KHR1,925,112.27	+71.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$237.24 COP902,086.64	$273.92 KHR1,094,935.34	+15.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$48.49 COP184,373.00	$82.99 KHR331,720.63	+71.1%
Average			+34.2%

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pay 4.5% less for childcare

	Manizales	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$258.80 COP984,094.52	$293.33 KHR1,172,543.31	+13.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,203.05 COP34,994,401.10	$7,141.67 KHR28,547,432.22	-22.4%
Average			-4.5%

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pay 20.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Manizales	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.16 COP4,428.43	$1.21 KHR4,829.58	+3.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.42 COP5,412.52	$2.53 KHR10,098.46	+77.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.59 COP9,840.95	$1.88 KHR7,494.95	-27.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.12 COP110,710.63	$41.67 KHR166,554.45	+43.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.49 COP13,285.28	$3.75 KHR14,989.90	+7.3%
Average			+20.8%

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pay 11.2% less for clothing

	Manizales	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.55 COP154,174.81	$25.75 KHR102,930.65	-36.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.78 COP124,651.97	$23.33 KHR93,270.49	-28.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.01 COP262,425.21	$88.00 KHR351,762.99	+27.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$64.70 COP246,023.63	$60.20 KHR240,637.87	-7.0%
Average			-11.2%

Manizales vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of clothing

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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

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