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Phnom Penh vs. Iceland Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 29.3% cheaper than Iceland overall.

Restaurants: pay 60.7% less in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 14.4% less in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 42.8% less in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 49.8% less in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 81.8% more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.0% less in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 60.9% less in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Iceland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 60.7% less for restaurants

	Iceland	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.40 ISK2,711	$5.00 KHR20,136.57	-74.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$16.94 ISK2,368	$7.00 KHR28,191.20	-58.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.81 ISK393	$1.12 KHR4,524.02	-60.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.02 ISK283	$1.01 KHR4,071.93	-50.0%
Average			-60.7%

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pay 14.4% less for groceries

	Iceland	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$2.95 ISK413	$1.85 KHR7,450.53	-37.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.27 ISK1,016	$6.08 KHR24,499.49	-16.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.01 ISK840	$8.07 KHR32,492.27	+34.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.42 ISK757	$1.90 KHR7,644.57	-65.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.51 ISK1,189	$1.87 KHR7,535.39	-78.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 ISK171	$2.17 KHR8,753.23	+77.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 ISK143	$0.87 KHR3,483.89	-15.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 ISK164	$1.89 KHR7,599.33	+61.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.87 ISK262	$0.67 KHR2,714.05	-64.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.23 ISK173	$0.76 KHR3,075.05	-38.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 ISK110	$0.65 KHR2,618.36	-17.1%
Average			-14.4%

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pay 42.8% less for transportation

	Iceland	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.36 ISK1,169	$4.40 KHR17,702.27	-47.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$71.28 ISK9,963	$10.60 KHR42,689.53	-85.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,660.66 ISK5,683,547	$49,000.00 KHR197,338,385.75	+20.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.04 ISK3,080	$9.00 KHR36,245.83	-59.2%
Average			-42.8%

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pay 49.8% less for housing

	Iceland	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$72.17 ISK10,089	$22.30 KHR89,804.44	-69.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,838.04 ISK256,921	$502.11 KHR2,022,135.55	-72.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,497.77 ISK209,358	$277.36 KHR1,116,998.77	-81.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.01 ISK8,109	$72.12 KHR290,468.47	+24.3%
Average			-49.8%

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pay 81.8% more for childcare

	Iceland	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$258.16 ISK36,086	$340.00 KHR1,369,286.76	+31.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,993.99 ISK837,840	$13,900.83 KHR55,983,020.63	+131.9%
Average			+81.8%

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pay 58.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Iceland	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.19 ISK1,284	$1.50 KHR6,040.97	-83.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.65 ISK650	$2.77 KHR11,171.00	-40.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.76 ISK1,643	$2.00 KHR8,054.63	-83.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.46 ISK8,591	$48.33 KHR194,653.51	-21.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.35 ISK2,006	$5.50 KHR22,150.23	-61.7%
Average			-58.0%

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pay 60.9% less for clothing

	Iceland	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$111.23 ISK15,548	$24.67 KHR99,340.41	-77.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$59.69 ISK8,343	$20.80 KHR83,768.13	-65.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$148.00 ISK20,687	$93.00 KHR374,540.20	-37.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$184.49 ISK25,789	$67.67 KHR272,514.91	-63.3%
Average			-60.9%

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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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