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Mendoza vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Mendoza is 58.6% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Mendoza
Groceries: pay 6.0% more in Mendoza
Transportation: pay 20.9% more in Mendoza
Housing: pay 5.2% less in Mendoza
Childcare: pay 44.1% less in Mendoza
Entertainment and Sports: pay 81.8% more in Mendoza
Clothing: pay 3.4 times more in Mendoza

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

Mendoza vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Mendoza
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	$11.00 ARS15,906.64	+120.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	$11.00 ARS15,906.64	+57.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	$2.50 ARS3,615.15	+169.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	$1.88 ARS2,711.36	+105.3%
Average			+112.8%

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pay 6.0% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Mendoza
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	$2.02 ARS2,921.04	+22.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	$5.38 ARS7,772.56	-19.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	$5.71 ARS8,250.41	-30.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	$2.94 ARS4,247.56	+61.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	$2.99 ARS4,329.08	+49.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	$1.02 ARS1,475.82	-43.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	$0.71 ARS1,024.88	-19.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	$0.76 ARS1,093.20	-60.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	$1.46 ARS2,115.35	+99.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	$0.83 ARS1,202.52	-5.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	$0.60 ARS874.56	+12.7%
Average			+6.0%

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pay 20.9% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Mendoza
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	$4.54 ARS6,568.71	+4.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	$20.00 ARS28,921.17	+108.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	$30,000.00 ARS43,381,752.30	-38.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	$9.87 ARS14,272.60	+9.0%
Average			+20.9%

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pay 5.2% less for housing

	Phnom Penh	Mendoza
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	$22.86 ARS33,049.66	+7.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	$383.75 ARS554,924.91	-20.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	$299.29 ARS432,784.62	+9.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	$68.83 ARS99,538.20	-17.1%
Average			-5.2%

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pay 44.1% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Mendoza
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	$190.00 ARS274,751.10	-35.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	$3,356.00 ARS4,852,972.02	-53.0%
Average			-44.1%

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pay 81.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Mendoza
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	$3.50 ARS5,061.20	+189.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	$5.12 ARS7,411.05	+102.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	$3.00 ARS4,338.18	+60.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	$29.00 ARS41,935.69	-30.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	$7.00 ARS10,122.41	+86.7%
Average			+81.8%

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pay 3.4 times more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Mendoza
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	$115.00 ARS166,296.72	+346.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	$125.00 ARS180,757.30	+435.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	$145.00 ARS209,678.47	+64.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	$123.00 ARS177,865.18	+104.3%
Average			+237.8%

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