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Phnom Penh vs. Irbil Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 46.1% more expensive than Irbil.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 24.9% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 8.8% less in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.5% less in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 31.3% less in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Irbil Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Irbil	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.59 IQD9,985	$5.00 KHR20,299.35	-34.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.43 IQD13,730	$7.00 KHR28,419.09	-32.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 IQD666	$1.12 KHR4,560.59	+121.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.21 IQD278	$1.01 KHR4,104.85	+379.3%
Average			+108.6%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Irbil	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 IQD1,114	$1.85 KHR7,510.76	+118.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.97 IQD5,219	$6.08 KHR24,697.54	+53.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.18 IQD6,820	$8.07 KHR32,754.93	+55.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 IQD2,466	$1.90 KHR7,706.37	+1.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.96 IQD2,577	$1.87 KHR7,596.30	-4.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 IQD721	$2.17 KHR8,823.99	+296.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.53 IQD696	$0.87 KHR3,512.06	+63.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.50 IQD662	$1.89 KHR7,660.76	+275.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 IQD478	$0.67 KHR2,735.98	+85.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 IQD426	$0.76 KHR3,099.91	+136.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 IQD457	$0.65 KHR2,639.52	+87.3%
Average			+106.3%

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pay 24.9% more for transportation

	Irbil	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.72 IQD3,578	$4.40 KHR17,845.37	+61.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.57 IQD45,492	$10.60 KHR43,034.62	-69.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,486.10 IQD24,323,150	$49,000.00 KHR198,933,602.07	+165.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.21 IQD27,911	$9.00 KHR36,538.82	-57.6%
Average			+24.9%

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pay 8.8% less for housing

	Irbil	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.12 IQD39,633	$22.30 KHR90,530.39	-26.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$475.34 IQD625,426	$502.11 KHR2,038,481.81	+5.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$320.04 IQD421,096	$277.36 KHR1,126,028.21	-13.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.26 IQD96,386	$72.12 KHR292,816.52	-1.5%
Average			-8.8%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Irbil	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$287.05 IQD377,686	$340.00 KHR1,380,355.61	+18.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,710.31 IQD4,881,859	$13,900.83 KHR56,435,568.30	+274.7%
Average			+146.5%

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pay 23.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Irbil	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.90 IQD2,496	$1.50 KHR6,089.80	-20.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 IQD3,668	$2.77 KHR11,261.30	-0.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.66 IQD3,495	$2.00 KHR8,119.74	-24.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.53 IQD86,219	$48.33 KHR196,227.02	-26.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 IQD13,158	$5.50 KHR22,329.28	-45.0%
Average			-23.5%

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pay 31.3% less for clothing

	Irbil	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.12 IQD52,782	$24.67 KHR100,143.45	-38.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.13 IQD56,749	$20.80 KHR84,445.28	-51.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.73 IQD131,219	$93.00 KHR377,567.86	-6.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.38 IQD124,176	$67.67 KHR274,717.83	-28.3%
Average			-31.3%

Irbil 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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