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Phnom Penh vs. Puerto Plata Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 71.4% more expensive than Puerto Plata.

Restaurants: pay 22.6% more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 63.0% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 15.0% less in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 34.2% more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 4.3 times more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 82.9% more in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 22.4% less in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Puerto Plata Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Puerto Plata, you would:

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pay 22.6% more for restaurants

	Puerto Plata	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.83 DOP307.63	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	+3.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.28 DOP399.92	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	+11.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 DOP56.40	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	+5.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 DOP34.18	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	+70.2%
Average			+22.6%

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pay 63.0% more for groceries

	Puerto Plata	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.50 DOP95.29	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	+10.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.42 DOP90.43	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	+371.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.96 DOP252.31	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	+106.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.35 DOP86.14	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	+34.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.81 DOP115.36	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	+10.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.43 DOP90.81	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	+27.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.38 DOP24.49	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	+130.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.27 DOP80.67	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	+51.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 DOP52.57	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	-11.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 DOP51.27	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	+8.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.01 DOP64.04	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	-46.6%
Average			+63.0%

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pay 15.0% less for transportation

	Puerto Plata	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.43 DOP282.41	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	-2.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.98 DOP1,845.78	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	-66.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,626.22 DOP1,886,792.34	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	+65.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.61 DOP1,312.55	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	-56.1%
Average			-15.0%

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pay 34.2% more for housing

	Puerto Plata	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.89 DOP2,222.22	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	-39.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$332.49 DOP21,174.96	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	+44.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$257.62 DOP16,406.89	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	+6.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$36.94 DOP2,352.46	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	+124.7%
Average			+34.2%

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pay 4.3 times more for childcare

	Puerto Plata	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$225.42 DOP14,356.03	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	+30.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$966.07 DOP61,525.84	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	+639.2%
Average			+334.7%

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pay 82.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Puerto Plata	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 DOP143.56	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	-46.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.25 DOP79.64	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	+102.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.22 DOP205.09	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	-41.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$8.05 DOP512.72	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	+417.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.51 DOP287.12	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	-16.8%
Average			+82.9%

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pay 22.4% less for clothing

	Puerto Plata	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.06 DOP2,869.56	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	-42.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.56 DOP2,710.78	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	-45.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.09 DOP5,482.76	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	+2.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.51 DOP3,981.00	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	-3.7%
Average			-22.4%

Puerto Plata vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of clothing

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