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Las Cruces vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Las Cruces is 89.7% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Las Cruces
Groceries: pay 38.7% more in Las Cruces
Transportation: pay 49.6% more in Las Cruces
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Las Cruces
Childcare: pay 25.2% more in Las Cruces
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.9 times more in Las Cruces
Clothing: pay 36.2% more in Las Cruces

The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, transportation, groceries, and clothing in Las Cruces are more expensive than in Phnom Penh. Notably, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Las Cruces.

Las Cruces vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Las Cruces instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Las Cruces
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	$20.00	+300.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	$12.00	+71.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	$2.67	+187.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	$1.68	+84.4%
Average			+160.9%

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pay 38.7% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Las Cruces
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	$2.47	+49.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	$5.63	-16.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	$2.82	-65.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	$3.20	+75.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	$4.69	+133.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	$1.55	-14.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	$0.61	-30.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	$1.77	-7.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	$1.97	+168.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	$1.05	+20.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	$1.14	+113.0%
Average			+38.7%

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pay 49.6% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Las Cruces
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	$2.76	-36.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	$32.00	+233.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	$29,000.00	-40.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	$12.85	+41.9%
Average			+49.6%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Las Cruces
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	$69.17	+224.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	$980.00	+103.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	$775.00	+182.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	$98.14	+18.3%
Average			+132.4%

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pay 25.2% more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Las Cruces
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	$450.00	+53.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	$6,930.00	-3.0%
Average			+25.2%

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pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Las Cruces
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	$5.00	+313.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	$5.27	+108.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	$8.29	+342.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	$39.00	-6.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	$10.00	+166.7%
Average			+185.0%

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pay 36.2% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Las Cruces
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	$41.00	+59.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	$32.00	+37.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	$73.00	-17.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	$99.67	+65.6%
Average			+36.2%

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