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San Miguel de Allende vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

San Miguel de Allende is 61.5% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 54.8% more in San Miguel de Allende
Groceries: pay 46.2% more in San Miguel de Allende
Transportation: pay 47.4% more in San Miguel de Allende
Housing: pay 88.2% more in San Miguel de Allende
Childcare: pay 5.9% less in San Miguel de Allende
Entertainment and Sports: pay 80.8% more in San Miguel de Allende
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in San Miguel de Allende

The cost of clothing, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, and groceries in San Miguel de Allende are more expensive than in Phnom Penh. Notably, clothing, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in San Miguel de Allende.

San Miguel de Allende vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Miguel de Allende instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 54.8% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	San Miguel de Allende
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	$12.00 MX$218.10	+140.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	$8.12 MX$147.63	+16.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	$1.41 MX$25.59	+51.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	$1.02 MX$18.54	+11.7%
Average			+54.8%

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pay 46.2% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	San Miguel de Allende
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	$3.87 MX$70.39	+134.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	$4.12 MX$74.80	-38.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	$5.37 MX$97.56	-34.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	$2.65 MX$48.23	+45.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	$5.53 MX$100.50	+175.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	$1.91 MX$34.73	+5.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	$0.75 MX$13.71	-14.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	$1.29 MX$23.44	-32.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	$1.28 MX$23.23	+73.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	$1.14 MX$20.77	+30.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	$1.41 MX$25.68	+163.3%
Average			+46.2%

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pay 47.4% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	San Miguel de Allende
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	$4.99 MX$90.63	+15.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	$6.50 MX$118.11	-32.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	$18,953.96 MX$344,480.68	-61.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	$33.33 MX$605.75	+268.2%
Average			+47.4%

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pay 88.2% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	San Miguel de Allende
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	$35.42 MX$643.69	+66.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	$1,180.62 MX$21,457.31	+145.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	$778.19 MX$14,143.26	+184.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	$47.64 MX$865.87	-42.6%
Average			+88.2%

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pay 5.9% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	San Miguel de Allende
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	$352.00 MX$6,397.50	+20.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	$4,873.88 MX$88,580.75	-31.8%
Average			-5.9%

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pay 80.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	San Miguel de Allende
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	$3.01 MX$54.62	+148.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	$3.62 MX$65.82	+43.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	$4.33 MX$78.74	+131.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	$44.65 MX$811.54	+7.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	$6.50 MX$118.11	+73.3%
Average			+80.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	San Miguel de Allende
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	$64.99 MX$1,181.08	+152.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	$59.57 MX$1,082.65	+155.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	$111.92 MX$2,034.08	+27.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	$144.41 MX$2,624.61	+139.9%
Average			+118.7%

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