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San Cristobal de Las Casas vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

San Cristobal de Las Casas is 8.2% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 19.7% more in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Groceries: pay 0.6% more in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Transportation: pay 75.5% more in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Housing: pay 17.9% less in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Childcare: pay 47.2% less in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.7% more in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Clothing: pay 3.2% less in San Cristobal de Las Casas

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries in San Cristobal de Las Casas are more expensive than in Phnom Penh. Expenses including childcare, housing, and clothing are lower in San Cristobal de Las Casas. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in San Cristobal de Las Casas.

San Cristobal de Las Casas vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Cristobal de Las Casas instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 19.7% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,055.00	$5.42 MX$97.66	+8.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,077.00	$5.96 MX$107.43	-14.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,727.87	$1.62 MX$29.30	+74.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,663.23	$1.01 MX$18.23	+10.7%
Average			+19.7%

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pay 0.6% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,620.21	$3.52 MX$63.48	+113.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,873.70	$3.25 MX$58.60	-51.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,760.87	$5.44 MX$98.05	-33.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,295.56	$2.30 MX$41.54	+26.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,055.73	$1.87 MX$33.67	-7.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,262.28	$1.51 MX$27.32	-16.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,547.75	$0.92 MX$16.54	+3.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,677.70	$0.98 MX$17.72	-48.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,947.37	$0.64 MX$11.52	-13.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,517.43	$0.74 MX$13.29	-16.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,152.91	$0.80 MX$14.40	+48.7%
Average			+0.6%

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pay 75.5% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,367.82	$5.09 MX$91.81	+17.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,505.60	$27.08 MX$488.31	+182.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,539,000.00	$16,246.25 MX$292,984.93	-66.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,310.82	$24.37 MX$439.48	+169.2%
Average			+75.5%

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pay 17.9% less for housing

	Phnom Penh	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,377.78	$20.01 MX$360.86	-6.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,931,706.98	$433.23 MX$7,812.93	-10.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,098,686.18	$311.39 MX$5,615.54	+13.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,856.98	$25.60 MX$461.67	-69.2%
Average			-17.9%

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pay 47.2% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,176,560.00	$203.08 MX$3,662.31	-30.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,645,225.00	$2,599.40 MX$46,877.59	-63.6%
Average			-47.2%

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pay 29.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,846.13	$2.71 MX$48.83	+124.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,133.05	$2.26 MX$40.69	-10.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,520.62	$1.90 MX$34.18	+1.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR167,125.00	$22.34 MX$402.85	-46.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,041.25	$6.77 MX$122.08	+80.5%
Average			+29.7%

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pay 3.2% less for clothing

	Phnom Penh	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,283.25	$18.95 MX$341.82	-26.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,590.00	$27.08 MX$488.31	+16.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,968.00	$94.77 MX$1,709.08	+7.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,462.20	$54.15 MX$976.62	-10.0%
Average			-3.2%

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