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Valparaiso vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Valparaiso is 30.8% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 30.9% more in Valparaiso
Groceries: pay 8.8% less in Valparaiso
Transportation: pay 89.8% more in Valparaiso
Housing: pay 19.8% more in Valparaiso
Childcare: pay 35.0% more in Valparaiso
Entertainment and Sports: pay 59.2% more in Valparaiso
Clothing: pay 10.1% less in Valparaiso

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

Valparaiso vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 30.9% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Valparaiso
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,119.49	$9.38 CLF0.2000	+87.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,167.29	$8.04 CLF0.1800	+14.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,739.86	$1.17 CLF0.0300	+26.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,675.01	$0.87 CLF0.0200	-5.2%
Average			+30.9%

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pay 8.8% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Valparaiso
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,641.50	$1.54 CLF0.0300	-6.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,960.12	$5.09 CLF0.1100	-24.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,866.22	$4.49 CLF0.1000	-45.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,319.02	$3.98 CLF0.0900	+119.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,081.63	$2.97 CLF0.0600	+48.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,285.64	$0.78 CLF0.0200	-56.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,559.16	$0.70 CLF0.0200	-21.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,702.39	$0.70 CLF0.0200	-63.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,956.84	$0.63 CLF0.0100	-14.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,528.74	$0.52 CLF0.0100	-40.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,159.83	$0.58 CLF0.0100	+8.6%
Average			-8.8%

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pay 89.8% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Valparaiso
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,423.67	$5.07 CLF0.1100	+17.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,629.43	$52.10 CLF1.1400	+442.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR197M	$14,562.90 CLF317.5200	-70.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,427.59	$6.30 CLF0.1400	-30.4%
Average			+89.8%

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pay 19.8% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Valparaiso
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,652.35	$21.60 CLF0.4700	+1.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR2M	$470.86 CLF10.2700	-2.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1M	$419.72 CLF9.1500	+53.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR334K	$104.95 CLF2.2900	+26.5%
Average			+19.8%

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pay 35.0% more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Valparaiso
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1M	$428.05 CLF9.3300	+45.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR29M	$8,857.58 CLF193.1200	+24.0%
Average			+35.0%

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pay 59.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Valparaiso
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,861.71	$3.13 CLF0.0700	+158.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,165.64	$2.78 CLF0.0600	+9.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,544.81	$4.43 CLF0.1000	+136.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR168K	$21.88 CLF0.4800	-47.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,089.62	$5.21 CLF0.1100	+38.9%
Average			+59.2%

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pay 10.1% less for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Valparaiso
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR104K	$31.26 CLF0.6800	+21.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,890.97	$20.84 CLF0.4500	-10.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR354K	$59.40 CLF1.3000	-32.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR242K	$48.98 CLF1.0700	-18.6%
Average			-10.1%

Phnom Penh vs. Valparaiso - Cost of clothing

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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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