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Phnom Penh vs. Ethiopia Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 24.7% more expensive than Ethiopia overall.

Restaurants: pay 35.0% more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 30.0% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 59.4% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 46.5% less in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.4% more in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 44.8% less in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Ethiopia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 35.0% more for restaurants

	Ethiopia	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 ETB764.91	$5.00 KHR20,136.57	-16.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.24 ETB794.90	$7.00 KHR28,191.20	+12.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 ETB100.08	$1.12 KHR4,524.02	+43.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ETB64.02	$1.01 KHR4,071.93	+101.3%
Average			+35.0%

Ethiopia vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.0% more for groceries

	Ethiopia	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.20 ETB153.18	$1.85 KHR7,450.53	+54.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.85 ETB618.74	$6.08 KHR24,499.49	+25.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.08 ETB774.93	$8.07 KHR32,492.27	+32.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.65 ETB337.73	$1.90 KHR7,644.57	-28.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.65 ETB719.80	$1.87 KHR7,535.39	-66.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.30 ETB420.87	$2.17 KHR8,753.23	-34.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 ETB64.55	$0.87 KHR3,483.89	+70.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 ETB137.46	$1.89 KHR7,599.33	+75.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 ETB49.28	$0.67 KHR2,714.05	+74.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 ETB39.68	$0.76 KHR3,075.05	+145.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 ETB101.25	$0.65 KHR2,618.36	-18.1%
Average			+30.0%

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pay 59.4% more for transportation

	Ethiopia	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.88 ETB622.09	$4.40 KHR17,702.27	-9.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 ETB1,274.84	$10.60 KHR42,689.53	+6.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 ETB3,187,108.02	$49,000.00 KHR197,338,385.75	+96.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.67 ETB467.23	$9.00 KHR36,245.83	+145.6%
Average			+59.4%

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pay 46.5% less for housing

	Ethiopia	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$171.17 ETB21,821.07	$22.30 KHR89,804.44	-87.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$645.10 ETB82,240.14	$502.11 KHR2,022,135.55	-22.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$422.74 ETB53,893.01	$277.36 KHR1,116,998.77	-34.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$124.84 ETB15,914.92	$72.12 KHR290,468.47	-42.2%
Average			-46.5%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Ethiopia	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$81.47 ETB10,386.56	$340.00 KHR1,369,286.76	+317.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$43,916.67 ETB5,598,686.43	$13,900.83 KHR55,983,020.63	-68.3%
Average			+124.5%

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pay 15.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Ethiopia	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 ETB127.48	$1.50 KHR6,040.97	+50.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.15 ETB146.57	$2.77 KHR11,171.00	+141.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.00 ETB509.94	$2.00 KHR8,054.63	-50.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$90.59 ETB11,549.44	$48.33 KHR194,653.51	-46.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.70 ETB854.14	$5.50 KHR22,150.23	-17.9%
Average			+15.4%

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pay 44.8% less for clothing

	Ethiopia	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.33 ETB6,161.74	$24.67 KHR99,340.41	-49.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.17 ETB9,582.57	$20.80 KHR83,768.13	-72.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.84 ETB13,875.74	$93.00 KHR374,540.20	-14.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.32 ETB15,211.65	$67.67 KHR272,514.91	-43.3%
Average			-44.8%

Ethiopia vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of clothing

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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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