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Caracas vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Caracas is 28.4% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 89.4% more in Caracas
Groceries: pay 13.2% more in Caracas
Transportation: pay 64.0% more in Caracas
Housing: pay 2.8% less in Caracas
Childcare: pay 68.5% less in Caracas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.6% more in Caracas
Clothing: pay 74.1% more in Caracas

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

Caracas vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 89.4% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Caracas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,299.35	$15.00 VEF149.62	+200.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,419.09	$12.00 VEF119.69	+71.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 KHR4,560.59	$1.78 VEF17.78	+58.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 KHR4,104.85	$1.29 VEF12.84	+27.3%
Average			+89.4%

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pay 13.2% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Caracas
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 KHR7,510.76	$2.17 VEF21.64	+17.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.08 KHR24,697.54	$4.87 VEF48.61	-19.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.07 KHR32,754.93	$7.73 VEF77.06	-4.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 KHR7,706.37	$3.03 VEF30.26	+59.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.87 KHR7,596.30	$3.24 VEF32.36	+73.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.17 KHR8,823.99	$2.55 VEF25.43	+17.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 KHR3,512.06	$0.66 VEF6.56	-23.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.89 KHR7,660.76	$0.90 VEF8.97	-52.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 KHR2,735.98	$0.75 VEF7.51	+11.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 KHR3,099.91	$1.01 VEF10.04	+31.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 KHR2,639.52	$0.87 VEF8.69	+34.0%
Average			+13.2%

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pay 64.0% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Caracas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.40 KHR17,845.37	$1.89 VEF18.88	-56.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.60 KHR43,034.62	$30.00 VEF299.24	+183.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR198,933,602.07	$32,000.00 VEF319,184.03	-34.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.00 KHR36,538.82	$23.80 VEF237.39	+164.4%
Average			+64.0%

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pay 2.8% less for housing

	Phnom Penh	Caracas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.30 KHR90,530.39	$37.22 VEF371.27	+66.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$502.11 KHR2,038,481.81	$394.44 VEF3,934.39	-21.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.36 KHR1,126,028.21	$366.67 VEF3,657.32	+32.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.12 KHR292,816.52	$7.90 VEF78.82	-89.0%
Average			-2.8%

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pay 68.5% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Caracas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$340.00 KHR1,380,355.61	$98.67 VEF984.15	-71.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,900.83 KHR56,435,568.30	$4,720.00 VEF47,079.64	-66.0%
Average			-68.5%

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pay 29.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Caracas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 KHR6,089.80	$1.50 VEF14.96
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.77 KHR11,261.30	$2.72 VEF27.12	-2.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 KHR8,119.74	$3.25 VEF32.42	+62.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.33 KHR196,227.02	$71.88 VEF716.92	+48.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.50 KHR22,329.28	$6.00 VEF59.85	+9.1%
Average			+29.6%

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pay 74.1% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Caracas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.67 KHR100,143.45	$60.00 VEF598.47	+143.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.80 KHR84,445.28	$43.33 VEF432.23	+108.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.00 KHR377,567.86	$113.12 VEF1,128.37	+21.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.67 KHR274,717.83	$83.33 VEF831.21	+23.2%
Average			+74.1%

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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: January 2025

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