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Punta Arenas vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Punta Arenas is 55.2% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 81.6% more in Punta Arenas
Groceries: pay 29.2% more in Punta Arenas
Transportation: pay 41.2% more in Punta Arenas
Housing: pay 26.6% more in Punta Arenas
Childcare: pay 15.7% more in Punta Arenas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Punta Arenas
Clothing: pay 86.4% more in Punta Arenas

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

Punta Arenas vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Punta Arenas instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 81.6% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Punta Arenas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	$11.02 CLF0.2600	+120.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	$8.13 CLF0.1900	+16.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	$2.17 CLF0.0500	+133.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	$1.43 CLF0.0300	+56.7%
Average			+81.6%

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pay 29.2% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Punta Arenas
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	$1.55 CLF0.0400	-5.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	$7.35 CLF0.1700	+9.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	$4.84 CLF0.1100	-40.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	$4.23 CLF0.1000	+132.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	$4.16 CLF0.1000	+107.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	$1.16 CLF0.0300	-35.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	$1.05 CLF0.0200	+18.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	$1.02 CLF0.0200	-46.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	$1.52 CLF0.0400	+107.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	$0.66 CLF0.0200	-24.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	$1.07 CLF0.0300	+99.2%
Average			+29.2%

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pay 41.2% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Punta Arenas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	$5.57 CLF0.1300	+28.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	$20.00 CLF0.4700	+108.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	$17,847.58 CLF419.1900	-63.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	$17.32 CLF0.4100	+91.4%
Average			+41.2%

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pay 26.6% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Punta Arenas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	$21.34 CLF0.5000	+0.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	$587.92 CLF13.8100	+22.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	$390.46 CLF9.1700	+42.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	$117.30 CLF2.7600	+41.4%
Average			+26.6%

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pay 15.7% more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Punta Arenas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	$419.94 CLF9.8600	+43.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	$6,299.15 CLF147.9500	-11.8%
Average			+15.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Punta Arenas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	$3.62 CLF0.0900	+199.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	$3.88 CLF0.0900	+53.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	$5.35 CLF0.1300	+185.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	$47.24 CLF1.1100	+13.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	$6.56 CLF0.1500	+75.0%
Average			+105.5%

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pay 86.4% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Punta Arenas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	$60.37 CLF1.4200	+134.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	$41.99 CLF0.9900	+80.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	$99.74 CLF2.3400	+13.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	$131.23 CLF3.0800	+118.0%
Average			+86.4%

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