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Puerto Penasco vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Puerto Penasco is 51.0% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 87.1% more in Puerto Penasco
Groceries: pay 24.2% more in Puerto Penasco
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Puerto Penasco
Housing: pay 2.0% more in Puerto Penasco
Entertainment and Sports: pay 72.9% more in Puerto Penasco
Clothing: pay 16.6% more in Puerto Penasco

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

Puerto Penasco vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 87.1% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Puerto Penasco
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR19,980.19	$11.92 MX$215.62	+138.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR27,972.26	$17.34 MX$313.62	+147.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,713.96	$1.37 MX$24.83	+47.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,649.56	$1.05 MX$18.95	+14.7%
Average			+87.1%

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pay 24.2% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Puerto Penasco
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,595.51	$3.05 MX$55.24	+85.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,773.45	$2.44 MX$44.10	-63.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,638.66	$5.99 MX$108.34	-26.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,268.35	$2.94 MX$53.19	+61.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,025.68	$4.73 MX$85.58	+135.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,235.19	$1.92 MX$34.68	+5.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,534.52	$0.86 MX$15.56	-2.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,649.06	$1.35 MX$24.45	-29.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,936.37	$0.92 MX$16.67	+25.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,504.31	$0.91 MX$16.45	+3.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,144.88	$0.92 MX$16.67	+71.7%
Average			+24.2%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Puerto Penasco
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,303.03	$5.14 MX$93.00	+18.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,361.96	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196M	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,175.36	$26.01 MX$470.44	+187.3%
Average			+103.0%

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pay 2.0% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Puerto Penasco
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,059.29	$32.45 MX$587.06	+52.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR2M	$514.71 MX$9,310.70	+6.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1M	$325.08 MX$5,880.44	+18.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332K	$24.86 MX$449.68	-70.0%
Average			+2.0%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Puerto Penasco
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1M	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR29M	??

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pay 72.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Puerto Penasco
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,828.05	$3.52 MX$63.70	+191.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,095.25	$4.70 MX$84.94	+85.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,492.57	$4.44 MX$80.37	+136.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR167K	$32.51 MX$588.04	-22.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR14,985.14	$2.71 MX$49.00	-27.8%
Average			+72.9%

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pay 16.6% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Puerto Penasco
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103K	$43.34 MX$784.06	+68.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,240.87	$27.09 MX$490.04	+16.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352K	$65.02 MX$1,176.09	-26.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241K	$65.02 MX$1,176.09	+8.0%
Average			+16.6%

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