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Quito vs. Siem Reap Cost of Living Summary

Quito is 49.0% more expensive than Siem Reap.

Restaurants: pay 55.5% more in Quito
Groceries: pay 3.2% more in Quito
Transportation: pay 15.4% less in Quito
Housing: pay 13.6% more in Quito
Childcare: pay 41.9% more in Quito
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Quito
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Quito

The cost of clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, childcare, housing, and groceries in Quito are more expensive than in Siem Reap. Notably, clothing and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Quito.

Quito vs. Siem Reap Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 55.5% more for restaurants

	Siem Reap	Quito
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.50 KHR9,993.27	$5.00	+100.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR27,981.15	$7.38	+5.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 KHR2,841.24	$1.13	+59.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 KHR1,865.41	$0.73	+57.1%
Average			+55.5%

Siem Reap vs. Quito - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.2% more for groceries

	Siem Reap	Quito
Bread 1 loaf	$1.40 KHR5,596.23	$1.62	+15.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,781.96	$4.18	-37.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.69 KHR26,732.24	$4.06	-39.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.54 KHR6,155.85	$2.43	+58.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.62 KHR6,491.08	$3.52	+116.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.64 KHR6,572.67	$0.98	-40.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 KHR1,994.46	$0.51	+2.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.51 KHR6,028.72	$0.48	-68.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 KHR2,348.03	$0.59	-0.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 KHR2,311.77	$0.68	+17.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 KHR1,692.27	$0.47	+10.9%
Average			+3.2%

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pay 15.4% less for transportation

	Siem Reap	Quito
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.10 KHR16,404.18	$2.63	-36.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$27.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR195,868,029.72	$20,000.00	-59.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,186.85	$13.50	+49.1%
Average			-15.4%

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pay 13.6% more for housing

	Siem Reap	Quito
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.50 KHR77,947.48	$28.44	+45.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$336.25 KHR1,344,094.39	$448.12	+33.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$241.67 KHR966,015.79	$317.19	+31.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.72 KHR226,709.99	$25.07	-55.8%
Average			+13.6%

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pay 41.9% more for childcare

	Siem Reap	Quito
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,172,543.31	$283.25	-3.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,000.00 KHR19,986,533.64	$9,360.00	+87.2%
Average			+41.9%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Siem Reap	Quito
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 KHR3,997.31	$2.38	+137.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.67 KHR6,670.51	$2.96	+77.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.75 KHR6,995.29	$6.00	+242.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.25 KHR144,902.37	$38.55	+6.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR14,989.90	$7.00	+86.7%
Average			+110.1%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Siem Reap	Quito
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR102,930.65	$60.15	+133.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.33 KHR73,283.96	$46.83	+155.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.00 KHR219,851.87	$105.42	+91.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$36.33 KHR145,235.48	$92.78	+155.4%
Average			+134.1%

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