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San Jose vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

San Jose is 88.1% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 86.2% more in San Jose
Groceries: pay 47.8% more in San Jose
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in San Jose
Housing: pay 87.3% more in San Jose
Childcare: pay 90.5% more in San Jose
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in San Jose
Clothing: pay 93.5% more in San Jose

The cost of entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, childcare, housing, and restaurants in San Jose are more expensive than in Phnom Penh. Notably, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing are significantly more expensive in San Jose.

San Jose vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Jose instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 86.2% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	San Jose
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,025.00	$9.95 CRC4,947.81	+99.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,035.00	$9.91 CRC4,924.29	+41.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,722.29	$2.06 CRC1,022.01	+121.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,657.75	$1.67 CRC831.76	+83.2%
Average			+86.2%

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pay 47.8% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	San Jose
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,610.31	$2.64 CRC1,311.09	+59.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,833.50	$4.95 CRC2,462.15	-26.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,711.86	$7.78 CRC3,868.62	-4.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,284.65	$2.88 CRC1,429.67	+58.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,043.68	$3.97 CRC1,971.17	+97.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,251.42	$1.94 CRC963.65	+7.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,542.45	$0.65 CRC324.89	-26.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,666.22	$1.95 CRC967.90	+1.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,942.96	$1.58 CRC786.24	+115.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,512.17	$1.55 CRC768.91	+76.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,149.69	$1.43 CRC711.41	+166.6%
Average			+47.8%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	San Jose
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,341.84	$5.39 CRC2,678.58	+24.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,448.00	$41.21 CRC20,485.06	+329.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,245,000.00	$37,640.45 CRC18,712,315.88	-23.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,256.50	$16.12 CRC8,011.83	+78.0%
Average			+102.1%

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pay 87.3% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	San Jose
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,250.07	$58.88 CRC29,268.77	+176.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,928,817.37	$891.63 CRC443,258.89	+85.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,097,042.67	$560.77 CRC278,778.03	+104.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,359.07	$68.88 CRC34,242.87	-17.0%
Average			+87.3%

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pay 90.5% more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	San Jose
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,800.00	$600.27 CRC298,412.20	+104.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,602,375.00	$12,608.22 CRC6,267,964.49	+76.5%
Average			+90.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	San Jose
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,838.88	$2.67 CRC1,329.56	+121.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,117.89	$3.85 CRC1,915.58	+52.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,509.38	$5.15 CRC2,560.63	+174.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,875.00	$55.98 CRC27,831.01	+34.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,018.75	$9.91 CRC4,924.29	+164.1%
Average			+109.4%

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pay 93.5% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	San Jose
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,128.75	$61.74 CRC30,694.76	+139.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,450.00	$51.32 CRC25,512.74	+119.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,440.00	$120.28 CRC59,794.99	+36.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,101.00	$106.98 CRC53,182.37	+77.7%
Average			+93.5%

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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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