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Ipatinga vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Ipatinga is 11.6% cheaper than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 14.3% less in Ipatinga
Groceries: pay 43.4% less in Ipatinga
Transportation: pay 23.4% less in Ipatinga
Housing: pay 51.9% less in Ipatinga
Childcare: pay 10.5% more in Ipatinga
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.6% less in Ipatinga
Clothing: pay 41.8% more in Ipatinga

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

Ipatinga vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.3% less for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Ipatinga
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	$3.73 R$20.27	-25.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	$7.45 R$40.54	+6.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	$0.81 R$4.39	-13.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	$0.68 R$3.72	-25.2%
Average			-14.3%

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pay 43.4% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Ipatinga
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	$1.37 R$7.43	-17.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	$3.26 R$17.74	-51.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	$3.41 R$18.54	-58.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	$1.38 R$7.50	-24.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	$1.55 R$8.43	-22.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	$0.63 R$3.45	-65.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	$0.42 R$2.30	-52.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	$0.38 R$2.07	-80.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	$0.55 R$2.99	-25.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	$0.34 R$1.84	-61.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	$0.43 R$2.35	-19.4%
Average			-43.4%

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pay 23.4% less for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Ipatinga
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	$4.30 R$23.40	-0.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	$18,633.77 R$101,356.54	-62.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	$8.39 R$45.61	-7.4%
Average			-23.4%

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pay 51.9% less for housing

	Phnom Penh	Ipatinga
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	$9.32 R$50.68	-56.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	$186.34 R$1,013.57	-61.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	$130.44 R$709.50	-52.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	$51.82 R$281.89	-37.6%
Average			-51.9%

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pay 10.5% more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Ipatinga
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	$360.25 R$1,959.56	+22.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	$7,006.30 R$38,110.06	-1.9%
Average			+10.5%

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pay 0.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Ipatinga
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	$1.49 R$8.11	+23.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	$1.30 R$7.09	-48.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	$2.24 R$12.16	+19.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	$22.36 R$121.63	-46.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	$5.59 R$30.41	+49.1%
Average			-0.6%

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pay 41.8% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Ipatinga
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	$53.71 R$292.13	+108.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	$40.82 R$222.06	+75.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	$65.22 R$354.75	-25.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	$65.85 R$358.18	+9.4%
Average			+41.8%

Phnom Penh vs. Ipatinga - Cost of clothing

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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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