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Sorocaba vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Sorocaba is 7.5% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 7.5% less in Sorocaba
Groceries: pay 25.0% less in Sorocaba
Transportation: pay 48.3% more in Sorocaba
Housing: pay 42.9% less in Sorocaba
Childcare: pay 1.7% less in Sorocaba
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.5% more in Sorocaba
Clothing: pay 54.8% more in Sorocaba

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

Sorocaba vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sorocaba instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 7.5% less for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Sorocaba
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	$5.63 R$30.60	+12.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	$5.63 R$30.60	-19.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	$1.08 R$5.85	+15.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	$0.56 R$3.06	-38.4%
Average			-7.5%

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pay 25.0% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Sorocaba
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	$1.67 R$9.06	+1.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	$4.17 R$22.70	-37.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	$3.46 R$18.81	-57.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	$2.16 R$11.76	+18.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	$1.70 R$9.25	-15.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	$1.04 R$5.66	-42.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	$0.79 R$4.28	-11.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	$0.48 R$2.62	-74.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	$0.57 R$3.12	-22.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	$0.55 R$3.01	-36.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	$0.55 R$3.01	+3.0%
Average			-25.0%

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pay 48.3% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Sorocaba
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	$4.07 R$22.12	-6.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	$39.46 R$214.66	+311.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	$23,432.67 R$127,459.64	-52.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	$3.66 R$19.89	-59.6%
Average			+48.3%

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pay 42.9% less for housing

	Phnom Penh	Sorocaba
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	$16.85 R$91.64	-20.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	$220.31 R$1,198.35	-54.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	$174.41 R$948.68	-36.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	$33.18 R$180.49	-60.0%
Average			-42.9%

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pay 1.7% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Sorocaba
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	$361.01 R$1,963.66	+23.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	$5,251.02 R$28,562.38	-26.5%
Average			-1.7%

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pay 26.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Sorocaba
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	$2.25 R$12.24	+86.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	$1.60 R$8.72	-36.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	$2.81 R$15.30	+50.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	$24.00 R$130.57	-42.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	$6.56 R$35.70	+75.0%
Average			+26.5%

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pay 54.8% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Sorocaba
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	$39.38 R$214.22	+52.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	$59.36 R$322.86	+154.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	$81.27 R$442.04	-7.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	$71.89 R$391.03	+19.4%
Average			+54.8%

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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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