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Phnom Penh vs. Sao Luis Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 23.0% more expensive than Sao Luis.

Restaurants: pay 8.8% more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 54.9% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 27.3% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 24.2% more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 48.3% more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.4% more in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 7.2% less in Phnom Penh

The cost of groceries, childcare, transportation, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Phnom Penh are more expensive than in Sao Luis.

Phnom Penh vs. Sao Luis Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Sao Luis, you would:

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pay 8.8% more for restaurants

	Sao Luis	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.06 R$32.94	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	-17.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.52 R$35.47	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	+7.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 R$5.57	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	-9.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 R$3.21	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	+54.8%
Average			+8.8%

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pay 54.9% more for groceries

	Sao Luis	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.93 R$10.47	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	-14.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 R$26.18	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	+39.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.93 R$21.35	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	+108.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 R$10.61	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	-6.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.82 R$9.88	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	+10.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.90 R$4.90	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	+101.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 R$3.24	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	+48.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.53 R$2.90	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	+259.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 R$3.75	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	+6.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 R$3.06	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	+55.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 R$3.03	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	-3.8%
Average			+54.9%

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pay 27.3% more for transportation

	Sao Luis	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.92 R$21.33	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	+10.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.34 R$197.65	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	-73.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,303.66 R$105,000.31	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	+153.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.64 R$41.56	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	+18.5%
Average			+27.3%

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pay 24.2% more for housing

	Sao Luis	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.29 R$99.50	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	+16.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$401.56 R$2,184.22	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	+19.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$218.95 R$1,190.94	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	+25.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.25 R$333.18	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	+35.5%
Average			+24.2%

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pay 48.3% more for childcare

	Sao Luis	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$214.29 R$1,165.60	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	+36.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,472.11 R$24,325.57	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	+59.7%
Average			+48.3%

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pay 4.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Sao Luis	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.96 R$10.64	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	-38.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.11 R$11.49	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	+19.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.24 R$12.16	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	-16.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.46 R$111.31	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	+103.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.08 R$38.52	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	-47.0%
Average			+4.4%

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pay 7.2% less for clothing

	Sao Luis	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.65 R$248.32	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	-43.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.82 R$265.55	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	-52.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.16 R$300.02	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	+59.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.90 R$304.07	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	+7.7%
Average			-7.2%

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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: December 2025

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