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Manizales vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Manizales is 2.2% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 15.2% less in Manizales
Groceries: pay 23.6% less in Manizales
Transportation: pay 50.9% more in Manizales
Housing: pay 17.3% less in Manizales
Childcare: pay 8.5% more in Manizales
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.2% less in Manizales
Clothing: pay 21.0% more in Manizales

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

Manizales vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 15.2% less for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Manizales
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR19,986.53	$3.88 COP14,761.42	-22.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR27,981.15	$7.76 COP29,522.84	+10.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,715.14	$0.81 COP3,075.30	-13.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,650.72	$0.58 COP2,214.21	-36.2%
Average			-15.2%

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pay 23.6% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Manizales
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,597.61	$1.52 COP5,769.38	-8.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,781.96	$2.61 COP9,918.09	-61.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,649.02	$3.93 COP14,959.29	-51.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,270.66	$2.08 COP7,921.96	+14.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,028.23	$2.59 COP9,858.44	+29.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,237.49	$1.38 COP5,254.68	-23.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,535.64	$0.49 COP1,853.73	-44.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,651.49	$0.69 COP2,620.82	-64.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,937.30	$0.62 COP2,352.32	-15.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,505.42	$0.53 COP2,025.65	-39.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,145.56	$0.56 COP2,143.99	+5.0%
Average			-23.6%

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pay 50.9% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Manizales
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,308.52	$3.97 COP15,099.24	-8.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,374.14	$28.99 COP110,218.59	+201.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR195,868,029.72	$17,469.24 COP66,426,380.04	-64.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,186.85	$15.77 COP59,980.56	+74.2%
Average			+50.9%

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pay 17.3% less for housing

	Phnom Penh	Manizales
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,086.31	$27.17 COP103,329.92	+27.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,925,112.27	$280.37 COP1,066,102.40	-41.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,094,935.34	$237.24 COP902,086.64	-13.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR331,720.63	$48.49 COP184,373.00	-41.6%
Average			-17.3%

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pay 8.5% more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Manizales
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,172,543.31	$258.80 COP984,094.52	-11.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,547,432.22	$9,203.05 COP34,994,401.10	+28.9%
Average			+8.5%

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pay 9.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Manizales
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,829.58	$1.16 COP4,428.43	-3.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,098.46	$1.42 COP5,412.52	-43.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,494.95	$2.59 COP9,840.95	+38.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,554.45	$29.12 COP110,710.63	-30.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR14,989.90	$3.49 COP13,285.28	-6.8%
Average			-9.2%

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pay 21.0% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Manizales
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR102,930.65	$40.55 COP154,174.81	+57.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,270.49	$32.78 COP124,651.97	+40.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR351,762.99	$69.01 COP262,425.21	-21.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR240,637.87	$64.70 COP246,023.63	+7.5%
Average			+21.0%

Phnom Penh vs. Manizales - Cost of clothing

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