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Santa Ana vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Santa Ana is 16.9% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 34.4% less in Santa Ana
Groceries: pay 15.8% more in Santa Ana
Transportation: pay 52.5% more in Santa Ana
Housing: pay 15.7% less in Santa Ana
Childcare: pay 27.3% less in Santa Ana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.0% more in Santa Ana
Clothing: pay 92.7% more in Santa Ana

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

Santa Ana vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santa Ana instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 34.4% less for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Santa Ana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR19,950.73	$2.50 SVC21.83	-50.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR27,931.03	$4.99 SVC43.56	-28.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,708.49	$0.70 SVC6.11	-24.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,644.18	$0.60 SVC5.24	-34.3%
Average			-34.4%

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pay 15.8% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Santa Ana
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,585.79	$1.95 SVC17.02	+18.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,733.98	$3.77 SVC32.88	-43.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,590.54	$6.84 SVC59.71	-16.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,257.63	$3.01 SVC26.28	+65.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,013.85	$2.99 SVC26.07	+48.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,224.53	$1.77 SVC15.47	-2.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,529.31	$0.76 SVC6.61	-14.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,637.79	$1.17 SVC10.17	-39.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,932.04	$1.22 SVC10.61	+65.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,499.14	$0.97 SVC8.45	+10.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,141.72	$0.98 SVC8.52	+81.7%
Average			+15.8%

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pay 52.5% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Santa Ana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,277.52	$3.67 SVC32.06	-15.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,305.41	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196M	$23,000.00 SVC201K	-53.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,122.03	$29.50 SVC257.54	+225.9%
Average			+52.5%

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pay 15.7% less for housing

	Phnom Penh	Santa Ana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR84,933.90	$39.00 SVC340.48	+83.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR2M	$300.00 SVC2,619.05	-37.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1M	$150.00 SVC1,309.53	-45.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR331K	$30.59 SVC267.04	-63.1%
Average			-15.7%

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pay 27.3% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Santa Ana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1M	$162.67 SVC1,420.11	-44.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28M	$6,420.00 SVC56,047.68	-10.1%
Average			-27.3%

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pay 35.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Santa Ana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,820.93	$2.00 SVC17.46	+65.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,080.37	$1.99 SVC17.37	-21.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,481.53	$4.00 SVC34.92	+113.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166K	$35.00 SVC305.56	-16.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR14,963.05	$5.00 SVC43.65	+33.3%
Average			+35.0%

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pay 92.7% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Santa Ana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103K	$62.60 SVC546.51	+143.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,103.42	$45.83 SVC400.13	+96.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR351K	$131.80 SVC1,150.64	+49.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR240K	$109.17 SVC953.04	+81.3%
Average			+92.7%

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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: April 2026

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