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Bucaramanga vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Bucaramanga is 3.1% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 19.7% less in Bucaramanga
Groceries: pay 26.5% less in Bucaramanga
Transportation: pay 83.0% more in Bucaramanga
Housing: pay 16.4% less in Bucaramanga
Childcare: pay 38.2% less in Bucaramanga
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.1% less in Bucaramanga
Clothing: pay 46.9% more in Bucaramanga

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

Bucaramanga vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.7% less for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Bucaramanga
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR19,980.19	$3.36 COP12,372.15	-32.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR27,972.26	$7.25 COP26,647.71	+3.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,713.96	$0.78 COP2,867.01	-16.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,649.56	$0.61 COP2,236.50	-33.4%
Average			-19.7%

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pay 26.5% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Bucaramanga
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,595.51	$1.16 COP4,282.67	-29.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,773.45	$2.20 COP8,089.48	-67.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,638.66	$4.89 COP17,976.93	-40.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,268.35	$2.42 COP8,901.60	+33.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,025.68	$2.82 COP10,360.47	+40.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,235.19	$1.23 COP4,532.70	-31.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,534.52	$0.58 COP2,147.64	-34.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,649.06	$0.42 COP1,554.07	-77.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,936.37	$0.43 COP1,582.85	-41.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,504.31	$0.59 COP2,172.82	-32.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,144.88	$0.48 COP1,762.41	-10.7%
Average			-26.5%

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pay 83.0% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Bucaramanga
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,303.03	$3.87 COP14,238.55	-10.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,361.96	$41.41 COP152K	+331.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196M	$20,832.39 COP77M	-57.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,175.36	$15.30 COP56,245.70	+69.0%
Average			+83.0%

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pay 16.4% less for housing

	Phnom Penh	Bucaramanga
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,059.29	$22.14 COP81,430.17	+4.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR2M	$308.72 COP1M	-35.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1M	$254.49 COP936K	-7.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332K	$60.99 COP224K	-26.5%
Average			-16.4%

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pay 38.2% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Bucaramanga
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1M	$254.49 COP936K	-13.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR29M	$2,622.54 COP10M	-63.3%
Average			-38.2%

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pay 7.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Bucaramanga
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,828.05	$1.55 COP5,710.22	+28.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,095.25	$1.47 COP5,392.99	-41.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,492.57	$2.02 COP7,423.29	+7.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR167K	$25.01 COP91,982.19	-40.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR14,985.14	$4.14 COP15,227.26	+10.4%
Average			-7.1%

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pay 46.9% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Bucaramanga
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103K	$69.31 COP255K	+169.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,240.87	$34.94 COP128K	+49.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352K	$89.03 COP327K	+1.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241K	$40.76 COP150K	-32.3%
Average			+46.9%

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