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Saint Lucia vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Saint Lucia is 52.4% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 42.3% more in Saint Lucia
Groceries: pay 82.9% more in Saint Lucia
Transportation: pay 3.1% less in Saint Lucia
Housing: pay 31.8% more in Saint Lucia
Childcare: pay 32.2% less in Saint Lucia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Saint Lucia
Clothing: pay 91.4% more in Saint Lucia

The cost of entertainment and sports, clothing, groceries, restaurants, and housing in Saint Lucia are more expensive than in Phnom Penh. Expenses including childcare and transportation are lower in Saint Lucia. Notably, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Saint Lucia.

Saint Lucia vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 42.3% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Saint Lucia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR19,986.53	$7.40 EC$20.00	+48.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR27,981.15	$7.40 EC$20.00	+5.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,715.14	$1.94 EC$5.25	+109.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,650.72	$0.97 EC$2.63	+6.4%
Average			+42.3%

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pay 82.9% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Saint Lucia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,597.61	$1.67 EC$4.52	+1.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,781.96	$5.61 EC$15.17	-16.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,649.02	$7.76 EC$20.96	-5.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,270.66	$4.24 EC$11.46	+133.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,028.23	$4.41 EC$11.93	+119.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,237.49	$3.43 EC$9.27	+89.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,535.64	$0.75 EC$2.04	-14.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,651.49	$2.86 EC$7.72	+49.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,937.30	$3.01 EC$8.13	+309.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,505.42	$2.62 EC$7.09	+199.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,145.56	$0.78 EC$2.12	+46.2%
Average			+82.9%

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pay 3.1% less for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Saint Lucia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,308.52	$5.85 EC$15.82	+35.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,374.14	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR195,868,029.72	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	-41.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,186.85	??
Average			-3.1%

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pay 31.8% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Saint Lucia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,086.31	$41.07 EC$111.00	+93.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,925,112.27	$461.11 EC$1,246.17	-4.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,094,935.34	$391.61 EC$1,058.33	+43.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR331,720.63	$79.23 EC$214.12	-4.5%
Average			+31.8%

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pay 32.2% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Saint Lucia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,172,543.31	$198.89 EC$537.50	-32.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,547,432.22	??
Average			-32.2%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Saint Lucia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,829.58	$3.89 EC$10.51	+221.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,098.46	$3.70 EC$10.00	+46.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,494.95	$9.25 EC$25.00	+393.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,554.45	$49.03 EC$132.50	+17.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR14,989.90	$7.03 EC$19.00	+87.5%
Average			+153.4%

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pay 91.4% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Saint Lucia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR102,930.65	$50.57 EC$136.67	+96.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,270.49	$53.96 EC$145.83	+131.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR351,762.99	$107.92 EC$291.67	+22.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR240,637.87	$129.51 EC$350.00	+115.1%
Average			+91.4%

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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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