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Siem Reap vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Siem Reap is 26.0% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 55.2% less in Siem Reap
Groceries: pay 18.6% less in Siem Reap
Transportation: pay 76.4% more in Siem Reap
Housing: pay 29.6% less in Siem Reap
Childcare: pay 43.0% less in Siem Reap
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.1% less in Siem Reap
Clothing: pay 58.7% less in Siem Reap

Expenses including clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, childcare, housing, and groceries are lower in Siem Reap. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Siem Reap.

Siem Reap vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Siem Reap instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 55.2% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Siem Reap
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$187.42	$2.50 KHR10,059.75	-77.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$152.28	$7.00 KHR28,167.29	-20.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$29.90	$0.71 KHR2,860.14	-59.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$22.51	$0.47 KHR1,877.82	-64.2%
Average			-55.2%

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pay 18.6% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Siem Reap
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$45.32	$1.40 KHR5,633.46	-46.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$87.01	$6.70 KHR26,960.12	+32.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$112.88	$6.69 KHR26,910.07	+2.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$45.01	$1.54 KHR6,196.80	-40.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$65.68	$1.62 KHR6,534.26	-57.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$23.64	$1.64 KHR6,616.39	+20.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$13.81	$0.50 KHR2,007.73	-37.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$16.80	$1.51 KHR6,068.83	+54.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$15.64	$0.59 KHR2,363.65	-35.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$16.55	$0.58 KHR2,327.15	-39.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.16	$0.42 KHR1,703.53	-57.4%
Average			-18.6%

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pay 76.4% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Siem Reap
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$88.69	$4.10 KHR16,513.31	-20.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$337.36	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$346K	$49,000.00 KHR197M	+144.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$76.38	$9.05 KHR36,427.59	+104.6%
Average			+76.4%

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pay 29.6% less for housing

	Mexico City	Siem Reap
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$534.02	$19.50 KHR78,466.03	-37.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$18,629.97	$336.25 KHR1M	-68.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$11,691.70	$241.67 KHR972K	-64.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$644.99	$56.72 KHR228K	+51.8%
Average			-29.6%

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pay 43.0% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Siem Reap
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,430.03	$293.33 KHR1M	-31.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$188K	$5,000.00 KHR20M	-54.1%
Average			-43.0%

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pay 53.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Siem Reap
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$56.23	$1.00 KHR4,023.90	-69.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$65.84	$1.67 KHR6,714.88	-56.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$74.97	$1.75 KHR7,041.82	-59.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,008.97	$36.25 KHR146K	-38.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$112.45	$3.75 KHR15,089.62	-42.4%
Average			-53.1%

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pay 58.7% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Siem Reap
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,052.13	$25.75 KHR104K	-57.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$829.98	$18.33 KHR73,771.48	-61.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,825.11	$55.00 KHR221K	-48.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,914.71	$36.33 KHR146K	-67.2%
Average			-58.7%

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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: February 2026

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