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Santo Andre vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Santo Andre is 15.5% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 20.1% more in Santo Andre
Groceries: pay 14.3% less in Santo Andre
Transportation: pay 22.6% more in Santo Andre
Housing: pay 27.7% less in Santo Andre
Childcare: pay 22.4% more in Santo Andre
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.2% more in Santo Andre
Clothing: pay 57.2% more in Santo Andre

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

Santo Andre vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santo Andre instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 20.1% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Santo Andre
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR19,986.53	$7.45 R$40.39	+49.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR27,981.15	$7.45 R$40.39	+6.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,715.14	$1.21 R$6.57	+30.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,650.72	$0.86 R$4.68	-5.4%
Average			+20.1%

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pay 14.3% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Santo Andre
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,597.61	$1.90 R$10.28	+14.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,781.96	$5.30 R$28.73	-20.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,649.02	$3.81 R$20.63	-53.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,270.66	$2.38 R$12.89	+30.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,028.23	$1.99 R$10.78	-0.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,237.49	$1.04 R$5.65	-42.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,535.64	$0.82 R$4.46	-7.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,651.49	$0.72 R$3.91	-62.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,937.30	$0.77 R$4.17	+4.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,505.42	$0.61 R$3.31	-30.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,145.56	$0.59 R$3.19	+9.7%
Average			-14.3%

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pay 22.6% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Santo Andre
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,308.52	$4.13 R$22.41	-4.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,374.14	$25.62 R$138.85	+166.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR195,868,029.72	$22,360.53 R$121,180.64	-54.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,186.85	$7.45 R$40.39	-17.7%
Average			+22.6%

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pay 27.7% less for housing

	Phnom Penh	Santo Andre
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,086.31	$20.82 R$112.83	-2.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,925,112.27	$291.93 R$1,582.08	-39.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,094,935.34	$208.08 R$1,127.65	-24.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR331,720.63	$45.38 R$245.91	-45.3%
Average			-27.7%

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pay 22.4% more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Santo Andre
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,172,543.31	$344.72 R$1,868.20	+17.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,547,432.22	$9,093.28 R$49,280.13	+27.3%
Average			+22.4%

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pay 28.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Santo Andre
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,829.58	$2.24 R$12.12	+85.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,098.46	$1.89 R$10.27	-25.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,494.95	$2.33 R$12.62	+24.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,554.45	$24.22 R$131.28	-41.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR14,989.90	$7.45 R$40.39	+98.8%
Average			+28.2%

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pay 57.2% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Santo Andre
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR102,930.65	$54.85 R$297.28	+113.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,270.49	$47.52 R$257.51	+103.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR351,762.99	$78.22 R$423.93	-11.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR240,637.87	$74.26 R$402.43	+23.4%
Average			+57.2%

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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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