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Santa Marta vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Santa Marta is 7.0% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 15.3% less in Santa Marta
Groceries: pay 23.3% less in Santa Marta
Transportation: pay 24.8% more in Santa Marta
Housing: pay 22.0% more in Santa Marta
Childcare: pay 33.8% less in Santa Marta
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.4% less in Santa Marta
Clothing: pay 75.9% more in Santa Marta

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

Santa Marta vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 15.3% less for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Santa Marta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR19,986.53	$3.88 COP14,761.42	-22.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR27,981.15	$9.06 COP34,443.31	+29.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,715.14	$0.72 COP2,755.46	-22.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,650.72	$0.49 COP1,869.78	-46.2%
Average			-15.3%

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pay 23.3% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Santa Marta
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,597.61	$1.73 COP6,560.63	+4.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,781.96	$2.67 COP10,168.98	-60.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,649.02	$4.60 COP17,508.46	-43.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,270.66	$2.55 COP9,709.73	+40.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,028.23	$2.76 COP10,504.77	+37.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,237.49	$1.06 COP4,034.35	-41.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,535.64	$0.36 COP1,383.77	-58.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,651.49	$0.53 COP2,023.58	-72.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,937.30	$0.58 COP2,202.13	-21.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,505.42	$0.30 COP1,145.70	-65.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,145.56	$0.67 COP2,529.48	+23.9%
Average			-23.3%

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pay 24.8% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Santa Marta
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,308.52	$3.91 COP14,856.37	-9.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,374.14	$15.53 COP59,045.67	+61.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR195,868,029.72	$20,963.08 COP79,711,656.05	-57.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,186.85	$18.50 COP70,362.76	+104.4%
Average			+24.8%

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pay 22.0% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Santa Marta
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,086.31	$20.70 COP78,727.56	-2.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,925,112.27	$291.15 COP1,107,106.33	-39.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,094,935.34	$381.17 COP1,449,388.35	+39.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR331,720.63	$158.55 COP602,889.46	+91.1%
Average			+22.0%

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pay 33.8% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Santa Marta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,172,543.31	$176.01 COP669,282.68	-40.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,547,432.22	$5,176.07 COP19,681,890.38	-27.5%
Average			-33.8%

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pay 1.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Santa Marta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,829.58	$1.04 COP3,936.38	-14.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,098.46	$1.71 COP6,519.63	-32.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,494.95	$2.85 COP10,825.04	+51.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,554.45	$20.70 COP78,727.56	-50.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR14,989.90	$5.18 COP19,681.89	+38.0%
Average			-1.4%

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pay 75.9% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Santa Marta
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR102,930.65	$55.21 COP209,940.16	+114.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,270.49	$56.76 COP215,844.73	+143.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR351,762.99	$123.76 COP470,594.48	+40.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR240,637.87	$63.41 COP241,103.16	+5.3%
Average			+75.9%

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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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