Cost of living comparison

Armenia

compared to

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Phnom Penh vs. Armenia Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 15.9% more expensive than Armenia overall.

Restaurants: pay 15.3% more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 85.1% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 44.0% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 16.9% less in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 39.7% more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.8% less in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 42.0% less in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Armenia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 15.3% more for restaurants

	Armenia	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.61 AMD4,185.58	$5.00 KHR20,061.68	-52.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.00 AMD3,551.40	$7.00 KHR28,086.36	-22.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 AMD339.64	$1.12 KHR4,507.19	+30.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 AMD193.87	$1.01 KHR4,056.79	+105.7%
Average			+15.3%

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pay 85.1% more for groceries

	Armenia	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$0.70 AMD275.17	$1.85 KHR7,422.82	+165.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.88 AMD1,531.58	$6.08 KHR24,408.38	+56.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.47 AMD2,159.08	$8.07 KHR32,371.44	+47.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.20 AMD866.23	$1.90 KHR7,616.14	-13.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.20 AMD1,263.97	$1.87 KHR7,507.37	-41.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.56 AMD220.25	$2.17 KHR8,720.68	+289.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 AMD289.32	$0.87 KHR3,470.94	+18.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 AMD251.79	$1.89 KHR7,571.06	+195.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 AMD314.01	$0.67 KHR2,703.95	-15.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 AMD132.41	$0.76 KHR3,063.61	+127.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.31 AMD124.03	$0.65 KHR2,608.62	+106.8%
Average			+85.1%

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pay 44.0% more for transportation

	Armenia	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.63 AMD1,824.72	$4.40 KHR17,636.44	-5.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.86 AMD5,073.43	$10.60 KHR42,530.77	-17.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,864.95 AMD12,176,233.90	$49,000.00 KHR196,604,505.41	+58.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.76 AMD1,481.44	$9.00 KHR36,111.03	+139.7%
Average			+44.0%

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pay 16.9% less for housing

	Armenia	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.21 AMD7,577.98	$22.30 KHR89,470.47	+16.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$684.28 AMD269,947.14	$502.11 KHR2,014,615.45	-26.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$447.92 AMD176,703.75	$277.36 KHR1,112,844.77	-38.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$89.01 AMD35,113.47	$72.12 KHR289,388.25	-19.0%
Average			-16.9%

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pay 39.7% more for childcare

	Armenia	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$270.71 AMD106,795.72	$340.00 KHR1,364,194.53	+25.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,038.40 AMD3,565,652.26	$13,900.83 KHR55,774,825.76	+53.8%
Average			+39.7%

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pay 13.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Armenia	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 AMD659.55	$1.50 KHR6,018.51	-10.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.87 AMD1,131.07	$2.77 KHR11,129.46	-3.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.57 AMD1,014.69	$2.00 KHR8,024.67	-22.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.15 AMD26,492.34	$48.33 KHR193,929.61	-28.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.79 AMD2,283.04	$5.50 KHR22,067.85	-5.0%
Average			-13.8%

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pay 42.0% less for clothing

	Armenia	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.99 AMD28,006.07	$24.67 KHR98,970.98	-65.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.27 AMD20,225.41	$20.80 KHR83,456.61	-59.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$139.93 AMD55,201.59	$93.00 KHR373,147.33	-33.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.15 AMD29,646.48	$67.67 KHR271,501.46	-10.0%
Average			-42.0%

Armenia vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of clothing

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