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Phnom Penh vs. Mayaguez Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 18.0% cheaper than Mayaguez.

Restaurants: pay 35.5% less in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 10.5% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 40.9% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 44.8% less in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 34.5% less in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.7% less in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 20.7% less in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Mayaguez Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 35.5% less for restaurants

	Mayaguez	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.00	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	-61.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.00	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	-22.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.33	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	-30.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.27	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	-27.9%
Average			-35.5%

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pay 10.5% more for groceries

	Mayaguez	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$2.29	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	-27.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.74	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	+41.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.30	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	+29.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.82	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	-35.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.85	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	-47.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.43	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	-25.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	-19.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	+235.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.84	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	-60.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.75	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	+16.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	+7.4%
Average			+10.5%

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pay 40.9% more for transportation

	Mayaguez	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.65	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	+18.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$9.60 KHR38,436.20
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	+63.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$9.05 KHR36,245.37
Average			+40.9%

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pay 44.8% less for housing

	Mayaguez	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.00	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	-67.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$600.00	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	-19.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$400.00	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	-31.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$209.90	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	-60.5%
Average			-44.8%

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pay 34.5% less for childcare

	Mayaguez	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$470.00	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	-37.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,400.00	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	-31.3%
Average			-34.5%

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pay 41.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Mayaguez	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	-59.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.58	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	-29.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.00	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	-81.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.25	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	+14.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.00	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	-53.1%
Average			-41.7%

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pay 20.7% less for clothing

	Mayaguez	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.33	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	-45.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.25	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	-58.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.00	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	+35.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.00	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	-14.0%
Average			-20.7%

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