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Torreon vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Torreon is 15.0% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 24.8% more in Torreon
Groceries: pay 12.7% more in Torreon
Transportation: pay 8.4% more in Torreon
Housing: pay 21.5% less in Torreon
Childcare: pay 14.8% less in Torreon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.6% more in Torreon
Clothing: pay 70.1% more in Torreon

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

Torreon vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 24.8% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Torreon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR19,986.53	$9.48 MX$170.72	+89.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR27,981.15	$8.12 MX$146.33	+16.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,715.14	$1.08 MX$19.51	+16.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,650.72	$0.70 MX$12.68	-22.9%
Average			+24.8%

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pay 12.7% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Torreon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,597.61	$3.39 MX$61.03	+105.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,781.96	$4.66 MX$83.90	-30.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,649.02	$5.72 MX$103.10	-29.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,270.66	$2.28 MX$41.07	+25.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,028.23	$3.14 MX$56.61	+56.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,237.49	$1.12 MX$20.24	-37.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,535.64	$0.59 MX$10.72	-32.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,651.49	$0.90 MX$16.24	-52.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,937.30	$0.83 MX$14.99	+13.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,505.42	$1.00 MX$18.03	+14.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,145.56	$1.12 MX$20.21	+109.0%
Average			+12.7%

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pay 8.4% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Torreon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,308.52	$4.97 MX$89.54	+14.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,374.14	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR195,868,029.72	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,186.85	$9.23 MX$166.33	+2.0%
Average			+8.4%

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pay 21.5% less for housing

	Phnom Penh	Torreon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,086.31	$18.95 MX$341.43	-11.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,925,112.27	$324.93 MX$5,853.17	-32.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,094,935.34	$216.62 MX$3,902.11	-20.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR331,720.63	??
Average			-21.5%

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pay 14.8% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Torreon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,172,543.31	$250.01 MX$4,503.69	-14.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,547,432.22	??
Average			-14.8%

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pay 25.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Torreon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,829.58	$1.62 MX$29.27	+34.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,098.46	$2.17 MX$39.02	-14.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,494.95	$3.93 MX$70.73	+109.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,554.45	$40.62 MX$731.65	-2.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR14,989.90	$3.79 MX$68.29	+1.1%
Average			+25.6%

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pay 70.1% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Torreon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR102,930.65	$73.11 MX$1,316.96	+183.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,270.49	$36.99 MX$666.29	+58.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR351,762.99	$93.42 MX$1,682.79	+6.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR240,637.87	$79.43 MX$1,430.77	+31.9%
Average			+70.1%

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