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San Pedro Sula vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

San Pedro Sula is 30.4% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 30.1% more in San Pedro Sula
Groceries: pay 10.3% more in San Pedro Sula
Transportation: pay 81.2% more in San Pedro Sula
Housing: pay 41.9% more in San Pedro Sula
Childcare: pay 53.0% less in San Pedro Sula
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.7% more in San Pedro Sula
Clothing: pay 70.3% more in San Pedro Sula

The cost of transportation, clothing, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries in San Pedro Sula are more expensive than in Phnom Penh. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in San Pedro Sula.

San Pedro Sula vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 30.1% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	San Pedro Sula
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,055.00	$7.62 HNL200.71	+52.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,077.00	$8.46 HNL222.89	+20.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,727.87	$1.28 HNL33.64	+37.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,663.23	$1.00 HNL26.42	+9.8%
Average			+30.1%

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pay 10.3% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	San Pedro Sula
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,620.21	$2.01 HNL53.01	+21.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,873.70	$4.45 HNL117.36	-33.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,760.87	$5.75 HNL151.40	-29.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,295.56	$2.41 HNL63.62	+32.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,055.73	$3.08 HNL81.16	+53.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,262.28	$1.63 HNL42.90	-10.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,547.75	$0.57 HNL14.95	-35.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,677.70	$1.51 HNL39.76	-21.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,947.37	$0.77 HNL20.32	+4.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,517.43	$1.13 HNL29.82	+29.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,152.91	$1.08 HNL28.55	+101.9%
Average			+10.3%

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pay 81.2% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	San Pedro Sula
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,367.82	$3.88 HNL102.27	-10.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,505.60	$36.57 HNL963.39	+280.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,539,000.00	$23,518.42 HNL619,626.60	-52.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,310.82	$18.66 HNL491.73	+106.2%
Average			+81.2%

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pay 41.9% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	San Pedro Sula
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,377.78	$43.70 HNL1,151.33	+105.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,931,706.98	$505.90 HNL13,328.67	+5.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,098,686.18	$377.34 HNL9,941.61	+37.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,856.98	$99.26 HNL2,615.23	+19.6%
Average			+41.9%

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pay 53.0% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	San Pedro Sula
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,176,560.00	$143.47 HNL3,779.99	-51.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,645,225.00	$3,222.37 HNL84,897.86	-54.9%
Average			-53.0%

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pay 31.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	San Pedro Sula
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,846.13	$1.90 HNL50.18	+57.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,133.05	$2.38 HNL62.82	-5.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,520.62	$3.05 HNL80.28	+62.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR167,125.00	$38.41 HNL1,012.05	-7.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,041.25	$5.70 HNL150.17	+52.0%
Average			+31.7%

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pay 70.3% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	San Pedro Sula
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,283.25	$75.05 HNL1,977.23	+191.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,590.00	$40.66 HNL1,071.15	+74.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,968.00	$78.83 HNL2,076.92	-10.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,462.20	$75.79 HNL1,996.71	+25.9%
Average			+70.3%

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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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