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Valdivia vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Valdivia is 15.6% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 48.3% more in Valdivia
Groceries: pay 0.5% less in Valdivia
Transportation: pay 24.1% less in Valdivia
Housing: pay 23.8% more in Valdivia
Childcare: pay 35.0% less in Valdivia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 79.2% more in Valdivia
Clothing: pay 17.6% more in Valdivia

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

Valdivia vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 48.3% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Valdivia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,061.90	$6.51 CLF0.1400	+30.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,086.66	$6.93 CLF0.1500	-1.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,729.15	$2.05 CLF0.0400	+120.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,664.49	$1.31 CLF0.0300	+43.7%
Average			+48.3%

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pay 0.5% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Valdivia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,622.49	$1.36 CLF0.0300	-17.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,882.95	$4.59 CLF0.1000	-31.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,772.14	$4.48 CLF0.1000	-45.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,298.07	$3.08 CLF0.0700	+69.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,058.50	$3.00 CLF0.0700	+49.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,264.78	$1.00 CLF0.0200	-44.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,548.97	$0.87 CLF0.0200	-1.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,680.35	$0.83 CLF0.0200	-56.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,948.38	$0.85 CLF0.0200	+15.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,518.64	$1.09 CLF0.0200	+24.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,153.65	$0.71 CLF0.0200	+32.8%
Average			-0.5%

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pay 24.1% less for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Valdivia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,373.79	$5.23 CLF0.1100	+20.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,518.85	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR197M	$15,217.69 CLF334.1000	-68.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,323.31	??
Average			-24.1%

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pay 23.8% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Valdivia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,407.16	$31.50 CLF0.6900	+48.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR2M	$590.54 CLF12.9700	+22.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1M	$380.57 CLF8.3600	+38.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR333K	$70.92 CLF1.5600	-14.5%
Average			+23.8%

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pay 35.0% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Valdivia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1M	$251.97 CLF5.5300	-14.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR29M	$3,149.57 CLF69.1500	-55.9%
Average			-35.0%

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pay 79.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Valdivia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,847.79	$3.67 CLF0.0800	+204.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,136.54	$2.15 CLF0.0500	-14.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,523.21	$5.25 CLF0.1200	+180.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR167K	$41.99 CLF0.9200	+0.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,046.43	$4.72 CLF0.1000	+26.0%
Average			+79.2%

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pay 17.6% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Valdivia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103K	$52.49 CLF1.1500	+103.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,622.20	$18.19 CLF0.4000	-22.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR353K	$50.74 CLF1.1100	-42.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR242K	$78.74 CLF1.7300	+30.8%
Average			+17.6%

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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: February 2026

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