Cost of living comparison

Fortaleza, Brazil

compared to

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Phnom Penh vs. Fortaleza Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 73.9% more expensive than Fortaleza.

Restaurants: pay 24.1% more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 89.4% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 28.8% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 52.5% more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 4.1 times more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.1% more in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 16.7% less in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Fortaleza Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 24.1% more for restaurants

	Fortaleza	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.79 R$28.10	$5.00 KHR19,990.41	+4.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.10 R$35.77	$7.00 KHR27,986.58	+14.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 R$5.93	$1.12 KHR4,491.18	+11.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 R$3.58	$1.01 KHR4,042.38	+65.8%
Average			+24.1%

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pay 89.4% more for groceries

	Fortaleza	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.64 R$9.64	$1.85 KHR7,396.45	+12.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.34 R$19.59	$6.08 KHR24,321.67	+82.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.00 R$23.49	$8.07 KHR32,256.44	+101.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.92 R$11.28	$1.90 KHR7,589.09	-1.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.40 R$8.23	$1.87 KHR7,480.70	+33.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.13 R$6.61	$2.17 KHR8,689.70	+93.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.46 R$2.72	$0.87 KHR3,458.61	+86.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.31 R$1.81	$1.89 KHR7,544.17	+510.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 R$3.94	$0.67 KHR2,694.35	+0.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 R$3.14	$0.76 KHR3,052.73	+42.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 R$3.13	$0.65 KHR2,599.35	+21.9%
Average			+89.4%

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pay 28.8% more for transportation

	Fortaleza	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.79 R$22.21	$4.40 KHR17,573.78	+16.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$41.80 R$245.26	$10.60 KHR42,379.68	-74.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,541.55 R$114,648.35	$49,000.00 KHR195,906,056.81	+150.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.32 R$42.92	$9.00 KHR35,982.75	+23.0%
Average			+28.8%

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pay 52.5% more for housing

	Fortaleza	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.38 R$101.96	$22.30 KHR89,152.62	+28.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$226.44 R$1,328.49	$502.11 KHR2,007,458.41	+121.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$204.04 R$1,197.10	$277.36 KHR1,108,891.33	+35.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.16 R$341.21	$72.12 KHR288,360.18	+24.0%
Average			+52.5%

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pay 4.1 times more for childcare

	Fortaleza	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$221.21 R$1,297.83	$340.00 KHR1,359,348.15	+53.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,090.19 R$12,262.95	$13,900.83 KHR55,576,682.54	+565.1%
Average			+309.4%

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pay 30.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Fortaleza	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.74 R$10.22	$1.50 KHR5,997.12	-13.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.11 R$12.36	$2.77 KHR11,089.92	+31.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.05 R$12.01	$2.00 KHR7,996.17	-2.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.46 R$114.18	$48.33 KHR193,240.67	+148.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.36 R$37.30	$5.50 KHR21,989.46	-13.5%
Average			+30.1%

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pay 16.7% less for clothing

	Fortaleza	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.32 R$224.82	$24.67 KHR98,619.38	-35.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.45 R$231.46	$20.80 KHR83,160.12	-47.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.63 R$478.89	$93.00 KHR371,821.70	+13.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.19 R$388.33	$67.67 KHR270,536.94	+2.2%
Average			-16.7%

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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: April 2025

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