Cost of living comparison

compared to

Araraquara vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Araraquara is 4.5% cheaper than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 2.3% less in Araraquara
Groceries: pay 42.5% less in Araraquara
Transportation: pay 20.8% more in Araraquara
Housing: pay 47.2% less in Araraquara
Childcare: pay 9.8% more in Araraquara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2% less in Araraquara
Clothing: pay 31.9% more in Araraquara

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

Araraquara vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

Display currency: USD

pay 2.3% less for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Araraquara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	$5.12 R$27.87	+2.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	$6.52 R$35.47	-6.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	$1.06 R$5.74	+13.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	$0.75 R$4.05	-18.4%
Average			-2.3%

Phnom Penh vs. Araraquara - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 42.5% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Araraquara
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	$1.21 R$6.59	-26.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	$3.17 R$17.23	-52.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	$3.22 R$17.51	-60.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	$2.27 R$12.36	+24.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	$1.44 R$7.82	-28.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	$0.59 R$3.22	-67.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	$0.39 R$2.13	-55.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	$0.39 R$2.14	-79.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	$0.54 R$2.95	-26.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	$0.37 R$2.00	-58.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	$0.34 R$1.84	-37.0%
Average			-42.5%

Phnom Penh vs. Araraquara - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 20.8% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Araraquara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	$4.04 R$21.98	-6.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	$24.22 R$131.76	+152.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	$21,428.84 R$116,560.02	-56.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	$8.49 R$46.17	-6.2%
Average			+20.8%

Phnom Penh vs. Araraquara - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 47.2% less for housing

	Phnom Penh	Araraquara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	$16.77 R$91.22	-21.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	$209.63 R$1,140.26	-56.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	$135.09 R$734.83	-50.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	$32.97 R$179.34	-60.3%
Average			-47.2%

Phnom Penh vs. Araraquara - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 9.8% more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Araraquara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	$363.36 R$1,976.45	+23.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	$6,834.87 R$37,177.58	-4.3%
Average			+9.8%

Phnom Penh vs. Araraquara - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Araraquara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	$1.86 R$10.14	+54.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	$1.96 R$10.64	-22.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	$1.86 R$10.14	-0.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	$24.38 R$132.61	-41.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	$3.73 R$20.27	-0.6%
Average			-2.2%

Phnom Penh vs. Araraquara - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 31.9% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Araraquara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	$43.48 R$236.50	+68.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	$40.37 R$219.61	+73.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	$88.51 R$481.44	+0.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	$51.24 R$278.73	-14.9%
Average			+31.9%

Phnom Penh vs. Araraquara - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

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

More cost comparisons

Phnom Penh vs.

Rome

Phnom Penh vs.

Washington

Phnom Penh vs.

Dodoma

Phnom Penh vs.

Warsaw

Phnom Penh vs.

Paris

Phnom Penh vs.

Singapore

Phnom Penh vs.

Beijing

Phnom Penh vs.

Ankara

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Cambodia vs. Brazil. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Cambodia and Brazil.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Phnom Penh

Add prices for Araraquara

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Araraquara or Phnom Penh. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.