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Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca is 69.3% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 85.2% more in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Groceries: pay 8.2% more in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Transportation: pay 94.1% more in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Childcare: pay 90.5% more in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Entertainment and Sports: pay 74.0% more in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Clothing: pay 29.1% more in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca

The cost of housing, transportation, childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca are more expensive than in Phnom Penh. Notably, housing, transportation, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca.

Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 85.2% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR19,986.53	$9.95 CRC4,970.75	+99.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR27,981.15	$9.91 CRC4,946.99	+41.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,715.14	$2.06 CRC1,026.72	+121.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,650.72	$1.63 CRC816.25	+79.0%
Average			+85.2%

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pay 8.2% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,597.61	$2.64 CRC1,317.14	+59.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,781.96	$4.46 CRC2,226.15	-33.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,649.02	$7.25 CRC3,621.62	-11.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,270.66	$2.88 CRC1,436.26	+58.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,028.23	$3.76 CRC1,877.12	+87.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,237.49	$1.08 CRC538.54	-40.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,535.64	$0.49 CRC246.83	-44.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,651.49	$0.72 CRC359.03	-62.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,937.30	$0.81 CRC403.91	+10.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,505.42	$0.94 CRC471.22	+7.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,145.56	$0.85 CRC426.35	+59.0%
Average			+8.2%

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pay 94.1% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,308.52	$5.39 CRC2,690.94	+24.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,374.14	$39.62 CRC19,787.98	+312.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR195,868,029.72	$37,640.45 CRC18,798,579.99	-23.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,186.85	$14.71 CRC7,346.29	+62.5%
Average			+94.1%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,086.31	$58.88 CRC29,403.70	+176.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,925,112.27	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,094,935.34	$693.38 CRC346,289.63	+153.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR331,720.63	$68.88 CRC34,400.73	-17.0%
Average			+104.2%

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pay 90.5% more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,172,543.31	$600.27 CRC299,787.88	+104.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,547,432.22	$12,608.37 CRC6,296,935.16	+76.5%
Average			+90.5%

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pay 74.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,829.58	$2.67 CRC1,335.69	+121.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,098.46	$2.67 CRC1,335.69	+5.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,494.95	$3.00 CRC1,497.17	+59.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,554.45	$49.53 CRC24,734.97	+18.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR14,989.90	$9.91 CRC4,946.99	+164.1%
Average			+74.0%

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pay 29.1% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Puerto Viejo - de Talamanca
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR102,930.65	$59.43 CRC29,681.97	+130.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,270.49	$23.77 CRC11,872.79	+1.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR351,762.99	$89.15 CRC44,522.95	+1.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR240,637.87	$49.53 CRC24,734.97	-17.7%
Average			+29.1%

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