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Phnom Penh vs. Brazil Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 40.4% more expensive than Brazil overall.

Restaurants: pay 24.1% more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 81.9% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 30.8% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 46.4% more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 70.0% more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.7% more in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 9.4% less in Phnom Penh

The cost of groceries, childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and restaurants in Phnom Penh are more expensive than in Brazil. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Phnom Penh.

Phnom Penh vs. Brazil Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 24.1% more for restaurants

	Brazil	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.09 R$31.49	$5.00 KHR20,136.57	-1.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.99 R$37.01	$7.00 KHR28,191.20	+16.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.99 R$6.10	$1.12 KHR4,524.02	+13.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 R$3.73	$1.01 KHR4,071.93	+67.6%
Average			+24.1%

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pay 81.9% more for groceries

	Brazil	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.36 R$8.39	$1.85 KHR7,450.53	+36.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.98 R$24.58	$6.08 KHR24,499.49	+53.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.44 R$21.27	$8.07 KHR32,492.27	+134.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 R$11.56	$1.90 KHR7,644.57	+1.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.52 R$9.42	$1.87 KHR7,535.39	+22.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 R$5.01	$2.17 KHR8,753.23	+168.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.53 R$3.26	$0.87 KHR3,483.89	+63.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 R$2.80	$1.89 KHR7,599.33	+316.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 R$3.90	$0.67 KHR2,714.05	+6.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 R$3.02	$0.76 KHR3,075.05	+56.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 R$2.85	$0.65 KHR2,618.36	+41.2%
Average			+81.9%

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pay 30.8% more for transportation

	Brazil	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.67 R$22.66	$4.40 KHR17,702.27	+19.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.48 R$244.06	$10.60 KHR42,689.53	-73.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,264.28 R$119,095.62	$49,000.00 KHR197,338,385.75	+154.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.39 R$45.69	$9.00 KHR36,245.83	+21.8%
Average			+30.8%

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pay 46.4% more for housing

	Brazil	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.79 R$109.99	$22.30 KHR89,804.44	+25.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$286.10 R$1,768.74	$502.11 KHR2,022,135.55	+75.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$200.36 R$1,238.69	$277.36 KHR1,116,998.77	+38.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.32 R$304.89	$72.12 KHR290,468.47	+46.2%
Average			+46.4%

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pay 70.0% more for childcare

	Brazil	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$259.04 R$1,601.42	$340.00 KHR1,369,286.76	+31.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,658.88 R$41,166.56	$13,900.83 KHR55,983,020.63	+108.8%
Average			+70.0%

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pay 38.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Brazil	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.55 R$9.60	$1.50 KHR6,040.97	-3.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.55 R$9.60	$2.77 KHR11,171.00	+78.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.94 R$12.00	$2.00 KHR8,054.63	+3.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.85 R$135.09	$48.33 KHR194,653.51	+121.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.84 R$36.09	$5.50 KHR22,150.23	-5.8%
Average			+38.7%

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pay 9.4% less for clothing

	Brazil	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.13 R$266.63	$24.67 KHR99,340.41	-42.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.67 R$245.25	$20.80 KHR83,768.13	-47.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.89 R$432.07	$93.00 KHR374,540.20	+33.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.60 R$349.89	$67.67 KHR272,514.91	+19.6%
Average			-9.4%

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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: January 2025

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