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Pereira vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Pereira is 11.2% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 1.2% less in Pereira
Groceries: pay 28.5% less in Pereira
Transportation: pay 68.3% more in Pereira
Housing: pay 16.8% less in Pereira
Childcare: pay 13.4% more in Pereira
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.6% less in Pereira
Clothing: pay 64.8% more in Pereira

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

Pereira vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.2% less for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Pereira
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	$5.18 COP19,664.76	+3.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	$7.76 COP29,497.13	+10.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	$1.12 COP4,258.55	+20.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	$0.55 COP2,089.38	-39.8%
Average			-1.2%

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pay 28.5% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Pereira
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	$1.35 COP5,119.65	-18.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	$2.29 COP8,682.80	-65.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	$4.22 COP16,043.42	-48.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	$2.38 COP9,051.92	+31.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	$2.63 COP10,004.71	+31.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	$1.14 COP4,341.07	-36.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	$0.40 COP1,516.36	-54.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	$0.80 COP3,051.84	-58.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	$0.32 COP1,204.17	-56.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	$0.59 COP2,240.89	-32.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	$0.52 COP1,967.93	-3.5%
Average			-28.5%

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pay 68.3% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Pereira
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	$3.94 COP14,959.49	-9.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	$33.64 COP127,820.91	+250.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	$15,528.21 COP58,994,267.34	-68.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	$18.12 COP68,826.65	+100.1%
Average			+68.3%

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pay 16.8% less for housing

	Phnom Penh	Pereira
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	$24.15 COP91,768.86	+13.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	$198.42 COP753,815.64	-58.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	$276.06 COP1,048,786.97	+0.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	$64.32 COP244,363.51	-22.5%
Average			-16.8%

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pay 13.4% more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Pereira
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	$403.79 COP1,534,084.33	+37.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	$6,366.57 COP24,187,649.61	-10.9%
Average			+13.4%

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pay 21.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Pereira
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	$0.78 COP2,949.71	-35.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	$1.60 COP6,093.50	-36.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	$2.20 COP8,357.52	+17.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	$18.12 COP68,826.65	-56.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	$3.88 COP14,748.57	+3.5%
Average			-21.6%

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pay 64.8% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Pereira
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	$66.97 COP254,412.78	+160.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	$37.64 COP143,016.41	+61.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	$45.29 COP172,066.61	-48.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	$112.02 COP425,601.50	+86.1%
Average			+64.8%

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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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