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Ciudad Juarez vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Ciudad Juarez is 22.6% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 33.8% more in Ciudad Juarez
Groceries: pay 6.6% more in Ciudad Juarez
Transportation: pay 73.8% more in Ciudad Juarez
Childcare: pay 44.1% less in Ciudad Juarez
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.5% more in Ciudad Juarez
Clothing: pay 10.1% more in Ciudad Juarez

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

Ciudad Juarez vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ciudad Juarez instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 33.8% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Ciudad Juarez
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR19,986.53	$8.12 MX$146.33	+62.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR27,981.15	$10.56 MX$190.23	+50.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,715.14	$1.19 MX$21.46	+28.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,650.72	$0.86 MX$15.41	-6.3%
Average			+33.8%

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pay 6.6% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Ciudad Juarez
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,597.61	$2.30 MX$41.46	+39.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,781.96	$5.69 MX$102.43	-15.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,649.02	$6.15 MX$110.78	-24.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,270.66	$1.78 MX$32.13	-1.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,028.23	$3.19 MX$57.52	+59.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,237.49	$1.06 MX$19.03	-41.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,535.64	$0.66 MX$11.95	-25.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,651.49	$0.79 MX$14.16	-58.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,937.30	$1.08 MX$19.47	+47.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,505.42	$0.71 MX$12.83	-18.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,145.56	$1.14 MX$20.58	+112.8%
Average			+6.6%

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pay 73.8% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Ciudad Juarez
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,308.52	$4.68 MX$84.29	+8.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,374.14	$39.53 MX$712.14	+311.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR195,868,029.72	$24,369.38 MX$438,987.57	-50.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,186.85	$11.37 MX$204.86	+25.6%
Average			+73.8%

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pay (unknown) more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Ciudad Juarez
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,086.31	$29.78 MX$536.54	+39.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,925,112.27	$397.13 MX$7,153.87	-17.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,094,935.34	$252.72 MX$4,552.46	-7.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR331,720.63	$70.75 MX$1,274.40	-14.8%

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pay 44.1% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Ciudad Juarez
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,172,543.31	$216.62 MX$3,902.11	-26.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,547,432.22	$2,707.71 MX$48,776.40	-62.1%
Average			-44.1%

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pay 55.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Ciudad Juarez
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,829.58	$2.17 MX$39.02	+79.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,098.46	$3.18 MX$57.31	+25.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,494.95	$4.66 MX$83.90	+148.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,554.45	$33.17 MX$597.51	-20.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR14,989.90	$5.42 MX$97.55	+44.4%
Average			+55.5%

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pay 10.1% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Ciudad Juarez
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR102,930.65	$42.42 MX$764.16	+64.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,270.49	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR351,762.99	$78.52 MX$1,414.52	-10.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR240,637.87	$46.03 MX$829.20	-23.5%
Average			+10.1%

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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: December 2025

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