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Siem Reap vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary

Siem Reap is 8.9% cheaper than Quito.

Restaurants: pay 32.2% less in Siem Reap
Groceries: pay 25.5% more in Siem Reap
Transportation: pay 56.1% more in Siem Reap
Housing: pay 11.5% more in Siem Reap
Childcare: pay 21.5% less in Siem Reap
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.9% less in Siem Reap
Clothing: pay 56.7% less in Siem Reap

The cost of transportation, groceries, and housing in Siem Reap are more expensive than in Quito. Expenses including clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and childcare are lower in Siem Reap.

Siem Reap vs. Quito Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Siem Reap instead of Quito, you would:

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pay 32.2% less for restaurants

	Quito	Siem Reap
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00	$2.50 KHR9,993.27	-50.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.38	$7.00 KHR27,981.15	-5.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13	$0.71 KHR2,841.24	-37.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73	$0.47 KHR1,865.41	-36.4%
Average			-32.2%

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pay 25.5% more for groceries

	Quito	Siem Reap
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62	$1.40 KHR5,596.23	-13.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.18	$6.70 KHR26,781.96	+60.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.06	$6.69 KHR26,732.24	+64.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.43	$1.54 KHR6,155.85	-36.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52	$1.62 KHR6,491.08	-53.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98	$1.64 KHR6,572.67	+68.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51	$0.50 KHR1,994.46	-2.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48	$1.51 KHR6,028.72	+217.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59	$0.59 KHR2,348.03	+0.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68	$0.58 KHR2,311.77	-14.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47	$0.42 KHR1,692.27	-9.8%
Average			+25.5%

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pay 56.1% more for transportation

	Quito	Siem Reap
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.63	$4.10 KHR16,404.18	+56.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,000.00	$49,000.00 KHR195,868,029.72	+145.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.50	$9.05 KHR36,186.85	-32.9%
Average			+56.1%

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pay 11.5% more for housing

	Quito	Siem Reap
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.44	$19.50 KHR77,947.48	-31.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$448.12	$336.25 KHR1,344,094.39	-25.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.19	$241.67 KHR966,015.79	-23.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$25.07	$56.72 KHR226,709.99	+126.3%
Average			+11.5%

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pay 21.5% less for childcare

	Quito	Siem Reap
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.25	$293.33 KHR1,172,543.31	+3.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,360.00	$5,000.00 KHR19,986,533.64	-46.6%
Average			-21.5%

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pay 44.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Quito	Siem Reap
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38	$1.00 KHR3,997.31	-57.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.96	$1.67 KHR6,670.51	-43.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00	$1.75 KHR6,995.29	-70.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.55	$36.25 KHR144,902.37	-6.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00	$3.75 KHR14,989.90	-46.4%
Average			-44.9%

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pay 56.7% less for clothing

	Quito	Siem Reap
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.15	$25.75 KHR102,930.65	-57.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.83	$18.33 KHR73,283.96	-60.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.42	$55.00 KHR219,851.87	-47.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.78	$36.33 KHR145,235.48	-60.8%
Average			-56.7%

Quito vs. Siem Reap - Cost of clothing

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