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Ocho Rios vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Ocho Rios is 18.1% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 14.2% more in Ocho Rios
Groceries: pay 40.6% more in Ocho Rios
Transportation: pay 4.7% less in Ocho Rios
Housing: pay 30.4% more in Ocho Rios
Childcare: pay 39.6% less in Ocho Rios
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Ocho Rios
Clothing: pay 31.6% less in Ocho Rios

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

Ocho Rios vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ocho Rios instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 14.2% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Ocho Rios
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR19,957.85	$7.46 JMD1,162.23	+49.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR27,940.99	$6.22 JMD968.52	-11.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,709.81	$1.28 JMD198.99	+37.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,645.48	$0.74 JMD115.85	-18.6%
Average			+14.2%

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pay 40.6% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Ocho Rios
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,588.14	$2.71 JMD421.88	+64.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,743.52	$3.28 JMD511.24	-51.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,602.16	$15.10 JMD2,351.56	+84.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,260.22	$3.49 JMD544.31	+92.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,016.70	$2.82 JMD439.32	+40.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,227.10	$2.71 JMD421.79	+49.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,530.57	$1.38 JMD215.12	+56.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,640.51	$1.90 JMD295.75	-0.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,933.09	$1.03 JMD160.50	+40.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,500.39	$0.93 JMD144.61	+5.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,142.48	$0.89 JMD138.22	+65.3%
Average			+40.6%

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pay 4.7% less for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Ocho Rios
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,283.68	$4.75 JMD739.91	+9.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,319.07	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196M	$42,589.65 JMD7M	-13.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,134.91	$8.08 JMD1,259.08	-10.7%
Average			-4.7%

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pay 30.4% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Ocho Rios
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR84,964.19	$48.20 JMD7,508.16	+126.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR2M	$373.05 JMD58,111.36	-22.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1M	$186.52 JMD29,055.68	-31.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR331K	$124.01 JMD19,318.23	+49.4%
Average			+30.4%

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pay 39.6% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Ocho Rios
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1M	$227.97 JMD35,512.50	-22.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR29M	$3,077.65 JMD479K	-56.9%
Average			-39.6%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Ocho Rios
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,822.65	$2.18 JMD338.98	+80.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,083.97	$2.69 JMD419.69	+6.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,484.19	$8.70 JMD1,355.93	+364.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166K	$15.54 JMD2,421.31	-62.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR14,968.39	$11.19 JMD1,743.34	+198.4%
Average			+117.3%

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pay 31.6% less for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Ocho Rios
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103K	$15.54 JMD2,421.31	-39.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,136.62	$12.43 JMD1,937.05	-46.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR351K	$49.74 JMD7,748.18	-43.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR240K	$62.17 JMD9,685.23	+3.3%
Average			-31.6%

Phnom Penh vs. Ocho Rios - Cost of clothing

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