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Puerto Montt vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Puerto Montt is 12.6% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 19.6% more in Puerto Montt
Groceries: pay 1.9% more in Puerto Montt
Transportation: pay 18.7% more in Puerto Montt
Housing: pay 3.0% more in Puerto Montt
Childcare: pay 49.9% less in Puerto Montt
Entertainment and Sports: pay 82.1% more in Puerto Montt

The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, housing, and groceries in Puerto Montt are more expensive than in Phnom Penh. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Puerto Montt.

Puerto Montt vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Puerto Montt instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 19.6% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Puerto Montt
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	$8.40 CLF0.2000	+68.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	$7.35 CLF0.1700	+5.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	$0.94 CLF0.0200	+1.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	$0.94 CLF0.0200	+3.5%
Average			+19.6%

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pay 1.9% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Puerto Montt
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	$2.62 CLF0.0600	+59.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	$5.77 CLF0.1400	-13.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	$4.37 CLF0.1000	-46.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	$3.26 CLF0.0800	+79.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	$2.62 CLF0.0600	+30.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	$0.48 CLF0.0100	-73.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	$0.64 CLF0.0200	-27.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	$1.24 CLF0.0300	-35.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	$0.83 CLF0.0200	+13.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	??
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	$0.71 CLF0.0200	+33.1%
Average			+1.9%

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pay 18.7% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Puerto Montt
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	$5.14 CLF0.1200	+18.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	??
Average			+18.7%

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pay 3.0% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Puerto Montt
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	$31.50 CLF0.7400	+48.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	$48.17 CLF1.1300	-42.0%
Average			+3.0%

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pay 49.9% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Puerto Montt
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	$146.98 CLF3.4500	-49.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	??
Average			-49.9%

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pay 82.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Puerto Montt
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	??
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	$2.83 CLF0.0700	+12.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	$4.72 CLF0.1100	+152.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	??
Average			+82.1%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Puerto Montt
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	??

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