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Guayaquil vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Guayaquil is 28.5% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 13.9% less in Guayaquil
Groceries: pay 22.2% less in Guayaquil
Transportation: pay 42.7% more in Guayaquil
Housing: pay 10.4% more in Guayaquil
Childcare: pay 1.8% more in Guayaquil
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Guayaquil
Clothing: pay 63.1% more in Guayaquil

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

Guayaquil vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.9% less for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Guayaquil
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,055.00	$3.50	-30.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,077.00	$8.00	+14.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,727.87	$0.86	-6.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,663.23	$0.61	-33.0%
Average			-13.9%

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pay 22.2% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Guayaquil
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,620.21	$1.82	+10.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,873.70	$3.10	-53.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,760.87	$4.13	-49.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,295.56	$2.49	+36.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,055.73	$2.38	+18.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,262.28	$0.88	-51.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,547.75	$0.68	-23.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,677.70	$0.47	-75.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,947.37	$0.48	-34.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,517.43	$0.73	-16.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,152.91	$0.50	-7.0%
Average			-22.2%

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pay 42.7% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Guayaquil
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,367.82	$2.59	-40.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,505.60	$20.87	+117.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,539,000.00	$22,000.00	-55.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,310.82	$22.50	+148.5%
Average			+42.7%

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pay 10.4% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Guayaquil
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,377.78	$28.80	+35.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,931,706.98	$375.00	-22.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,098,686.18	$377.50	+37.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,856.98	$75.21	-9.4%
Average			+10.4%

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pay 1.8% more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Guayaquil
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,176,560.00	$329.44	+12.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,645,225.00	$6,516.67	-8.8%
Average			+1.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Guayaquil
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,846.13	$3.00	+148.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,133.05	$2.53
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,520.62	$6.00	+220.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR167,125.00	$40.27	-3.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,041.25	$7.75	+106.7%
Average			+117.9%

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pay 63.1% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Guayaquil
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,283.25	$48.33	+87.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,590.00	$39.00	+67.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,968.00	$106.11	+20.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,462.20	$106.67	+77.2%
Average			+63.1%

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