Cost of living comparison

Kocaeli, Turkey

compared to

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Phnom Penh vs. Kocaeli Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 56.3% more expensive than Kocaeli.

Restaurants: pay 63.1% more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 14.8% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 60.8% more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6% less in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 30.9% less in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Kocaeli Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 63.1% more for restaurants

	Kocaeli	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.27 TRY284.98	$5.00 KHR20,014.63	-31.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.40 TRY250.78	$7.00 KHR28,020.48	+9.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.10 TRY43.31	$1.12 KHR4,496.62	+1.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 TRY10.64	$1.01 KHR4,047.28	+272.5%
Average			+63.1%

Kocaeli vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Kocaeli	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 TRY46.55	$1.85 KHR7,405.41	+55.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.55 TRY217.34	$6.08 KHR24,351.13	+9.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.64 TRY103.56	$8.07 KHR32,295.51	+205.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.11 TRY43.62	$1.90 KHR7,598.28	+70.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.43 TRY95.10	$1.87 KHR7,489.76	-22.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.35 TRY13.74	$2.17 KHR8,700.22	+520.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 TRY37.67	$0.87 KHR3,462.80	-10.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.49 TRY19.11	$1.89 KHR7,553.31	+287.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 TRY21.27	$0.67 KHR2,697.61	+24.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.21 TRY8.05	$0.76 KHR3,056.43	+271.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 TRY7.63	$0.65 KHR2,602.50	+233.9%
Average			+149.6%

Kocaeli vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.8% more for transportation

	Kocaeli	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY172.70	$4.40 KHR17,595.07	-0.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$10.60 KHR42,431.02
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,713.32 TRY1,909,357.47	$49,000.00 KHR196,143,385.56	+0.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.26 TRY245.22	$9.00 KHR36,026.34	+43.9%
Average			+14.8%

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pay 60.8% more for housing

	Kocaeli	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.54 TRY413.22	$22.30 KHR89,260.63	+111.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$465.32 TRY18,238.64	$502.11 KHR2,009,890.33	+7.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$247.20 TRY9,689.28	$277.36 KHR1,110,234.69	+12.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.10 TRY1,336.61	$72.12 KHR288,709.51	+111.5%
Average			+60.8%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Kocaeli	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$248.11 TRY9,724.72	$340.00 KHR1,360,994.92	+37.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,071.56 TRY159,588.09	$13,900.83 KHR55,644,010.45	+241.4%
Average			+139.2%

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pay 2.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Kocaeli	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.18 TRY85.49	$1.50 KHR6,004.39	-31.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.69 TRY105.44	$2.77 KHR11,103.35	+3.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.18 TRY85.49	$2.00 KHR8,005.85	-8.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.72 TRY1,282.40	$48.33 KHR193,474.77	+47.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.27 TRY284.98	$5.50 KHR22,016.09	-24.4%
Average			-2.6%

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pay 30.9% less for clothing

	Kocaeli	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.55 TRY1,432.49	$24.67 KHR98,738.85	-32.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.41 TRY1,975.85	$20.80 KHR83,260.87	-58.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.94 TRY3,799.72	$93.00 KHR372,272.14	-4.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.52 TRY3,704.72	$67.67 KHR270,864.68	-28.4%
Average			-30.9%

Kocaeli 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: June 2025

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