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Iquique vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Iquique is 20.1% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 27.5% more in Iquique
Groceries: pay 10.4% less in Iquique
Transportation: pay 19.7% more in Iquique
Housing: pay 1.1% more in Iquique
Childcare: pay 10.5% less in Iquique
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Iquique
Clothing: pay 5.8% less in Iquique

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

Iquique vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.5% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Iquique
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	$7.87 CLF0.1800	+57.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	$7.14 CLF0.1700	+2.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	$1.29 CLF0.0300	+39.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	$1.01 CLF0.0200	+11.1%
Average			+27.5%

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pay 10.4% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Iquique
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	$1.18 CLF0.0300	-28.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	$5.25 CLF0.1200	-21.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	$4.31 CLF0.1000	-47.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	$3.15 CLF0.0700	+73.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	$4.76 CLF0.1100	+137.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	$1.05 CLF0.0200	-42.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	$1.02 CLF0.0200	+15.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	$0.71 CLF0.0200	-62.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	$0.50 CLF0.0100	-32.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	$0.36 CLF0.0100	-59.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	$0.29 CLF0.0100	-46.8%
Average			-10.4%

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pay 19.7% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Iquique
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	$5.18 CLF0.1200	+19.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	??
Average			+19.7%

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pay 1.1% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Iquique
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	$433.07 CLF10.1700	-10.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	$384.95 CLF9.0400	+40.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	$60.39 CLF1.4200	-27.2%
Average			+1.1%

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pay 10.5% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Iquique
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	$262.46 CLF6.1600	-10.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	??
Average			-10.5%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Iquique
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	$3.31 CLF0.0800	+173.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	$3.54 CLF0.0800	+40.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	$7.35 CLF0.1700	+291.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	$41.99 CLF0.9900	+0.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	$7.14 CLF0.1700	+90.4%
Average			+119.4%

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pay 5.8% less for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Iquique
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	$31.50 CLF0.7400	+22.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	$23.45 CLF0.5500	+0.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	$47.24 CLF1.1100	-46.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	$60.37 CLF1.4200	+0.3%
Average			-5.8%

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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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