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Sihanoukville vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Sihanoukville is 17.6% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 51.4% less in Sihanoukville
Groceries: pay 6.6% less in Sihanoukville
Transportation: pay 77.8% more in Sihanoukville
Housing: pay 9.1% less in Sihanoukville
Childcare: pay 42.6% less in Sihanoukville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.8% less in Sihanoukville
Clothing: pay 53.7% less in Sihanoukville

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

Sihanoukville vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sihanoukville instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 51.4% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Sihanoukville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$195.79	$4.00 KHR16,044.00	-63.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$159.08	$7.00 KHR28,077.00	-20.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.23	$0.77 KHR3,108.52	-55.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.52	$0.44 KHR1,754.81	-66.5%
Average			-51.4%

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pay 6.6% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Sihanoukville
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.34	$1.65 KHR6,620.21	-37.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$90.89	$6.70 KHR26,873.70	+32.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$117.92	$8.17 KHR32,760.87	+24.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.01	$1.82 KHR7,295.56	-30.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.61	$1.87 KHR7,504.86	-50.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.69	$1.59 KHR6,367.76	+16.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.43	$0.64 KHR2,547.11	-20.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.55	$1.91 KHR7,677.70	+96.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.34	$0.72 KHR2,880.66	-20.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.29	$0.60 KHR2,425.81	-36.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.93	$0.53 KHR2,122.59	-46.8%
Average			-6.6%

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pay 77.8% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Sihanoukville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.65	$4.33 KHR17,367.82	-15.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$352.42	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$361,229.19	$49,000.00 KHR196,539,000.00	+144.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$79.79	$9.05 KHR36,310.82	+104.6%
Average			+77.8%

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pay 9.1% less for housing

	Mexico City	Sihanoukville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$557.85	$18.67 KHR74,872.00	-39.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,461.34	$400.00 KHR1,604,400.00	-62.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,213.45	$300.00 KHR1,203,300.00	-55.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$673.78	$82.99 KHR332,856.98	+122.1%
Average			-9.1%

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pay 42.6% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Sihanoukville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,761.60	$293.33 KHR1,176,560.00	-31.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$196,526.06	$5,066.67 KHR20,322,400.00	-53.5%
Average			-42.6%

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pay 37.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Sihanoukville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.74	$1.00 KHR4,011.00	-69.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.78	$2.40 KHR9,626.40	-37.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.32	$1.50 KHR6,016.50	-65.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,053.99	$73.33 KHR294,140.00	+25.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$117.47	$3.75 KHR15,041.25	-42.4%
Average			-37.8%

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pay 53.7% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Sihanoukville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,099.08	$25.75 KHR103,283.25	-57.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$867.02	$20.00 KHR80,220.00	-58.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,906.56	$88.00 KHR352,968.00	-16.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,000.15	$20.00 KHR80,220.00	-82.0%
Average			-53.7%

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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: December 2025

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