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Maringa vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Maringa is 15.8% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants
pay 7.9% more in Maringa
Groceries
pay 31.6% less in Maringa
Transportation
pay 2.2 times more in Maringa
Housing
pay 21.2% less in Maringa
Childcare
pay 2.2% less in Maringa
Entertainment and Sports
pay 1.3% less in Maringa
Clothing
pay 43.6% more in Maringa

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

Maringa vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

pay 7.9% more for restaurants

 
Phnom Penh
Maringa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.00
KHR20,018.85
$6.06
R$32.95
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $7.00
KHR28,026.39
$7.46
R$40.55
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.93
KHR3,721.15
$1.16
R$6.29
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pay 31.6% less for groceries

 
Phnom Penh
Maringa
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.65
KHR6,608.28
$1.46
R$7.93
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.70
KHR26,825.26
$4.97
R$27.04
Milk (1 gallon) $8.17
KHR32,701.82
$4.45
R$24.18
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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

 
Phnom Penh
Maringa
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.33
KHR17,336.51
$4.23
R$22.99
Monthly public transit pass $9.60
KHR38,436.20
$55.92
R$304.16
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $49,000.00
KHR196,184,757.29
$44,734.39
R$243,328.24
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pay 21.2% less for housing

 
Phnom Penh
Maringa
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $21.29
KHR85,223.90
$19.52
R$106.20
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $481.60
KHR1,928,225.26
$354.15
R$1,926.35
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $273.92
KHR1,096,705.90
$209.69
R$1,140.60
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pay 2.2% less for childcare

 
Phnom Penh
Maringa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $293.33
KHR1,174,439.36
$279.59
R$1,520.80
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,141.67
KHR28,593,594.73
$7,157.50
R$38,932.52
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pay 1.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Phnom Penh
Maringa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.21
KHR4,837.39
$1.49
R$8.11
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.53
KHR10,114.79
$1.86
R$10.14
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $1.88
KHR7,507.07
$1.86
R$10.14
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pay 43.6% more for clothing

 
Phnom Penh
Maringa
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $25.75
KHR103,097.09
$39.70
R$215.95
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $23.33
KHR93,421.31
$54.99
R$299.09
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $88.00
KHR352,331.81
$80.77
R$439.34
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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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