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Santa Rosa vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Santa Rosa is 20.6% cheaper than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 58.2% less in Santa Rosa
Groceries: pay 10.1% more in Santa Rosa
Transportation: pay 40.9% less in Santa Rosa
Housing: pay 23.6% less in Santa Rosa
Childcare: pay 67.6% less in Santa Rosa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.2% more in Santa Rosa
Clothing: pay 27.7% more in Santa Rosa

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

Santa Rosa vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 58.2% less for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Santa Rosa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR19,986.53	$2.67 ₱157.63	-46.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR27,981.15	$3.14 ₱185.60	-55.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,715.14	$0.38 ₱22.37	-59.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,650.72	$0.26 ₱15.25	-71.7%
Average			-58.2%

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pay 10.1% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Santa Rosa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,597.61	$1.26 ₱74.24	-23.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,781.96	$3.66 ₱216.10	-45.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,649.02	$7.81 ₱461.95	-4.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,270.66	$1.72 ₱101.70	-5.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,028.23	$1.87 ₱110.71	-6.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,237.49	$1.93 ₱114.17	+6.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,535.64	$0.39 ₱23.06	-55.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,651.49	$1.30 ₱76.57	-32.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,937.30	$0.73 ₱43.36	-0.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,505.42	$1.24 ₱73.34	+41.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,145.56	$1.81 ₱107.02	+237.3%
Average			+10.1%

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pay 40.9% less for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Santa Rosa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,308.52	$4.12 ₱243.55	-4.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,374.14	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR195,868,029.72	$24,944.52 ₱1,474,595.30	-49.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,186.85	$2.84 ₱167.80	-68.6%
Average			-40.9%

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pay 23.6% less for housing

	Phnom Penh	Santa Rosa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,086.31	$27.52 ₱1,627.14	+29.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,925,112.27	$240.84 ₱14,237.47	-50.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,094,935.34	$172.03 ₱10,169.62	-37.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR331,720.63	$52.62 ₱3,110.71	-36.6%
Average			-23.6%

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pay 67.6% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Santa Rosa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,172,543.31	$78.85 ₱4,661.08	-73.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,547,432.22	$2,709.49 ₱160,171.56	-62.1%
Average			-67.6%

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pay 8.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Santa Rosa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,829.58	$1.20 ₱71.19	-0.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,098.46	$1.20 ₱71.19	-52.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,494.95	$3.01 ₱177.97	+60.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,554.45	$20.64 ₱1,220.35	-50.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR14,989.90	$6.88 ₱406.78	+83.5%
Average			+8.2%

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pay 27.7% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Santa Rosa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR102,930.65	$35.44 ₱2,094.94	+37.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,270.49	$28.77 ₱1,700.87	+23.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR351,762.99	$86.70 ₱5,125.49	-1.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR240,637.87	$91.18 ₱5,389.90	+51.5%
Average			+27.7%

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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: December 2025

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