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Sao Luis vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Sao Luis is 3.8% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 2.7% less in Sao Luis
Groceries: pay 23.5% less in Sao Luis
Transportation: pay 48.2% more in Sao Luis
Housing: pay 19.2% less in Sao Luis
Childcare: pay 32.1% less in Sao Luis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.5% more in Sao Luis
Clothing: pay 35.5% more in Sao Luis

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

Sao Luis vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sao Luis instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 2.7% less for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Sao Luis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	$6.06 R$32.94	+21.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	$6.52 R$35.47	-6.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	$1.02 R$5.57	+10.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	$0.59 R$3.21	-35.4%
Average			-2.7%

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pay 23.5% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Sao Luis
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	$1.93 R$10.47	+16.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	$4.81 R$26.18	-28.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	$3.93 R$21.35	-51.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	$1.95 R$10.61	+7.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	$1.82 R$9.88	-9.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	$0.90 R$4.90	-50.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	$0.60 R$3.24	-32.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	$0.53 R$2.90	-72.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	$0.69 R$3.75	-6.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	$0.56 R$3.06	-35.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	$0.56 R$3.03	+3.9%
Average			-23.5%

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pay 48.2% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Sao Luis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	$3.92 R$21.33	-9.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	$36.34 R$197.65	+278.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	$19,303.66 R$105,000.31	-60.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	$7.64 R$41.56	-15.6%
Average			+48.2%

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pay 19.2% less for housing

	Phnom Penh	Sao Luis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	$18.29 R$99.50	-14.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	$401.56 R$2,184.22	-16.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	$218.95 R$1,190.94	-20.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	$61.25 R$333.18	-26.2%
Average			-19.2%

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pay 32.1% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Sao Luis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	$214.29 R$1,165.60	-26.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	$4,472.11 R$24,325.57	-37.4%
Average			-32.1%

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pay 20.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Sao Luis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	$1.96 R$10.64	+61.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	$2.11 R$11.49	-16.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	$2.24 R$12.16	+19.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	$20.46 R$111.31	-50.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	$7.08 R$38.52	+88.8%
Average			+20.5%

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pay 35.5% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Sao Luis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	$45.65 R$248.32	+77.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	$48.82 R$265.55	+109.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	$55.16 R$300.02	-37.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	$55.90 R$304.07	-7.1%
Average			+35.5%

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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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