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Pelotas vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Pelotas is 9.2% cheaper than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 24.6% less in Pelotas
Groceries: pay 30.0% less in Pelotas
Transportation: pay 10.8% less in Pelotas
Housing: pay 38.6% less in Pelotas
Childcare: pay 6.5% more in Pelotas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.0% less in Pelotas
Clothing: pay 50.4% more in Pelotas

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

Pelotas vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 24.6% less for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Pelotas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	$4.10 R$22.30	-18.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	$5.82 R$31.67	-16.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	$0.75 R$4.05	-19.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	$0.51 R$2.79	-43.9%
Average			-24.6%

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pay 30.0% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Pelotas
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	$0.89 R$4.81	-46.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	$5.48 R$29.80	-18.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	$3.35 R$18.22	-59.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	$2.26 R$12.28	+24.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	$2.10 R$11.43	+4.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	$0.96 R$5.23	-46.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	$0.62 R$3.39	-29.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	$0.63 R$3.41	-67.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	$0.51 R$2.76	-31.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	$0.54 R$2.92	-38.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	$0.42 R$2.30	-21.3%
Average			-30.0%

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pay 10.8% less for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Pelotas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	$4.21 R$22.88	-2.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	$26,087.28 R$141,899.15	-46.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	$10.62 R$57.77	+17.3%
Average			-10.8%

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pay 38.6% less for housing

	Phnom Penh	Pelotas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	$21.34 R$116.08	+0.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	$191.00 R$1,038.90	-60.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	$129.50 R$704.43	-52.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	$48.38 R$263.18	-41.7%
Average			-38.6%

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pay 6.5% more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Pelotas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	$318.64 R$1,733.20	+8.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	$7,453.51 R$40,542.62	+4.4%
Average			+6.5%

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pay 17.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Pelotas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	$1.40 R$7.60	+15.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	$1.30 R$7.09	-48.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	$2.05 R$11.15	+9.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	$20.50 R$111.49	-50.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	$3.35 R$18.24	-10.6%
Average			-17.0%

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pay 50.4% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Pelotas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	$37.27 R$202.71	+44.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	$63.62 R$346.06	+172.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	$65.22 R$354.75	-25.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	$66.25 R$360.38	+10.1%
Average			+50.4%

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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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