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Puebla vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Puebla is 59.0% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 52.7% more in Puebla
Groceries: pay 18.5% more in Puebla
Transportation: pay 57.6% more in Puebla
Housing: pay 9.5% more in Puebla
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Puebla
Entertainment and Sports: pay 74.1% more in Puebla
Clothing: pay 92.5% more in Puebla

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

Puebla vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.7% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Puebla
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR19,986.53	$9.50 MX$171.12	+90.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR27,981.15	$8.41 MX$151.57	+20.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,715.14	$1.66 MX$29.95	+78.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,650.72	$1.11 MX$20.05	+21.8%
Average			+52.7%

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pay 18.5% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Puebla
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,597.61	$3.23 MX$58.18	+95.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,781.96	$3.75 MX$67.47	-44.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,649.02	$6.16 MX$111.05	-24.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,270.66	$3.87 MX$69.75	+112.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,028.23	$3.10 MX$55.89	+54.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,237.49	$1.29 MX$23.29	-28.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,535.64	$0.78 MX$14.05	-11.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,651.49	$0.83 MX$14.93	-56.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,937.30	$0.96 MX$17.30	+30.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,505.42	$1.00 MX$17.96	+13.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,145.56	$0.87 MX$15.60	+61.3%
Average			+18.5%

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pay 57.6% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Puebla
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,308.52	$5.01 MX$90.25	+15.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,374.14	$24.43 MX$440.03	+154.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR195,868,029.72	$23,070.30 MX$415,586.16	-52.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,186.85	$19.27 MX$347.14	+112.9%
Average			+57.6%

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pay 9.5% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Puebla
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,086.31	$24.43 MX$440.03	+14.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,925,112.27	$520.21 MX$9,371.06	+8.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,094,935.34	$414.36 MX$7,464.25	+51.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR331,720.63	$52.93 MX$953.40	-36.2%
Average			+9.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Puebla
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,172,543.31	$416.17 MX$7,496.85	+41.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,547,432.22	$19,609.76 MX$353,248.24	+174.6%
Average			+108.2%

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pay 74.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Puebla
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,829.58	$2.71 MX$48.89	+124.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,098.46	$3.12 MX$56.13	+23.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,494.95	$4.89 MX$88.01	+160.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,554.45	$48.85 MX$880.06	+17.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR14,989.90	$5.43 MX$97.78	+44.8%
Average			+74.1%

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pay 92.5% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Puebla
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR102,930.65	$53.92 MX$971.33	+109.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,270.49	$61.16 MX$1,101.71	+162.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR351,762.99	$113.09 MX$2,037.19	+28.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR240,637.87	$102.23 MX$1,841.62	+69.8%
Average			+92.5%

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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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