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Mexico City vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 18.6% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 19.4% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 2.2% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 12.3% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 31.4% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 13.6% less in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.6% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 65.2% more in Mexico City

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

Mexico City vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.4% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR19,986.19	$9.93 MX$197.86	+98.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR27,980.67	$7.45 MX$148.40	+6.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 KHR4,490.23	$1.08 MX$21.51	-3.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 KHR4,041.53	$0.77 MX$15.40	-23.6%
Average			+19.4%

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pay 2.2% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 KHR7,394.89	$2.45 MX$48.87	+32.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.08 KHR24,316.54	$4.87 MX$96.99	-20.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.07 KHR32,249.63	$5.51 MX$109.75	-31.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 KHR7,587.49	$2.18 MX$43.50	+15.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.87 KHR7,479.12	$3.57 MX$71.16	+90.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.17 KHR8,687.86	$1.22 MX$24.35	-43.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 KHR3,457.88	$0.67 MX$13.34	-22.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.89 KHR7,542.58	$0.80 MX$15.92	-57.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 KHR2,693.78	$0.83 MX$16.49	+22.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 KHR3,052.08	$0.85 MX$16.96	+11.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 KHR2,598.80	$0.83 MX$16.49	+27.3%
Average			+2.2%

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pay 12.3% less for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.40 KHR17,570.07	$4.64 MX$92.41	+5.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.60 KHR42,370.73	$17.87 MX$356.15	+68.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR195,864,703.31	$18,615.02 MX$370,988.00	-62.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.00 KHR35,975.15	$3.47 MX$69.25	-61.4%
Average			-12.3%

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pay 31.4% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.30 KHR89,133.80	$24.38 MX$485.87	+9.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$502.11 KHR2,007,034.66	$893.52 MX$17,807.42	+78.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.36 KHR1,108,657.25	$544.24 MX$10,846.34	+96.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.12 KHR288,299.31	$30.31 MX$604.09	-58.0%
Average			+31.4%

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pay 13.6% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$340.00 KHR1,359,061.21	$381.33 MX$7,599.63	+12.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,900.83 KHR55,564,950.95	$8,426.99 MX$167,945.68	-39.4%
Average			-13.6%

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pay 37.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 KHR5,995.86	$2.73 MX$54.41	+82.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.77 KHR11,087.58	$3.01 MX$59.91	+8.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 KHR7,994.48	$3.92 MX$78.15	+96.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.33 KHR193,199.88	$53.69 MX$1,069.96	+11.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.50 KHR21,984.81	$4.96 MX$98.93	-9.7%
Average			+37.6%

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pay 65.2% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.67 KHR98,598.56	$56.36 MX$1,123.13	+128.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.80 KHR83,142.57	$41.06 MX$818.29	+97.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.00 KHR371,743.21	$91.99 MX$1,833.37	-1.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.67 KHR270,479.83	$91.93 MX$1,832.11	+35.9%
Average			+65.2%

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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: March 2025

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