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Mexico

Mexico City vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 36.8% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 97.5% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 14.3% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 5.0% more in Mexico City
Housing: pay 44.9% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 15.0% less in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 73.7% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 90.8% more in Mexico City

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

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Mexico City vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 97.5% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.00 KHR16,282.49	$11.13 MX$205.76	+178.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,494.35	$11.07 MX$204.73	+58.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.82 KHR7,428.89	$1.63 MX$30.14	-10.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.64 KHR2,600.68	$1.30 MX$24.06	+103.7%
Average			+97.5%

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pay 14.3% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62 KHR6,582.93	$3.03 MX$56.07	+87.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.46 KHR30,360.06	$6.02 MX$111.38	-19.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.16 KHR33,214.92	$6.73 MX$124.42	-17.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.72 KHR6,996.95	$2.87 MX$53.00	+66.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.89 KHR7,703.61	$4.39 MX$81.13	+131.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.79 KHR7,277.91	$1.43 MX$26.42	-20.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 KHR3,215.82	$0.90 MX$16.67	+14.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,785.68	$0.93 MX$17.19	-51.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 KHR3,969.77	$1.04 MX$19.27	+6.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 KHR2,935.78	$0.91 MX$16.90	+26.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 KHR2,292.62	$0.85 MX$15.71	+50.8%
Average			+14.3%

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pay 5.0% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.09 KHR20,702.80	$5.76 MX$106.56	+13.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR39,077.97	$20.03 MX$370.37	+108.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 KHR142M	$21,528.95 MX$398K	-38.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.11 KHR37,065.53	$6.54 MX$120.88	-28.2%
Average			+5.0%

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pay 44.9% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.89 KHR101K	$34.66 MX$640.87	+39.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$646.36 KHR3M	$1,053.82 MX$19,488.15	+63.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$370.33 KHR2M	$672.38 MX$12,434.27	+81.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.19 KHR331K	$47.71 MX$882.34	-41.2%
Average			+44.9%

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pay 15.0% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$661.77 KHR3M	$435.78 MX$8,058.88	-34.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,987.71 KHR45M	$12,045.70 MX$223K	+9.6%
Average			-15.0%

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pay 73.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 KHR4,070.62	$3.34 MX$61.73	+233.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.95 KHR11,992.68	$3.80 MX$70.36	+29.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.89 KHR7,693.48	$5.29 MX$97.74	+179.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.62 KHR165K	$57.09 MX$1,055.72	+40.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 KHR20,353.11	$6.68 MX$123.46	+33.5%
Average			+73.7%

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pay 90.8% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$28.00 KHR114K	$70.61 MX$1,305.78	+152.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.00 KHR97,694.93	$53.64 MX$991.98	+123.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.83 KHR370K	$109.04 MX$2,016.43	+20.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$59.17 KHR241K	$115.97 MX$2,144.64	+96.0%
Average			+90.8%

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