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Alicante vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Alicante is 52.0% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 98.6% more in Alicante
Groceries: pay 4.9% less in Alicante
Transportation: pay 51.2% more in Alicante
Housing: pay 70.8% more in Alicante
Childcare: pay 32.5% more in Alicante
Entertainment and Sports: pay 59.1% more in Alicante
Clothing: pay 56.5% more in Alicante

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

Alicante vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 98.6% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Alicante
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,136.57	$16.08 €15.59	+221.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,191.20	$9.65 €9.35	+37.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 KHR4,524.02	$2.05 €1.98	+82.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 KHR4,071.93	$1.55 €1.50	+53.1%
Average			+98.6%

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pay 4.9% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Alicante
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 KHR7,450.53	$1.58 €1.53	-14.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.08 KHR24,499.49	$4.89 €4.74	-19.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.07 KHR32,492.27	$4.49 €4.35	-44.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 KHR7,644.57	$2.74 €2.65	+44.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.87 KHR7,535.39	$3.40 €3.30	+81.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.17 KHR8,753.23	$0.91 €0.88	-58.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 KHR3,483.89	$0.76 €0.74	-11.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.89 KHR7,599.33	$0.66 €0.64	-64.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 KHR2,714.05	$1.00 €0.97	+47.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 KHR3,075.05	$0.72 €0.70	-5.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 KHR2,618.36	$0.59 €0.58	-8.8%
Average			-4.9%

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pay 51.2% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Alicante
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.40 KHR17,702.27	$6.47 €6.27	+47.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.60 KHR42,689.53	$26.79 €25.98	+152.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR197,338,385.75	$35,759.38 €34,679.12	-27.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.00 KHR36,245.83	$11.84 €11.49	+31.6%
Average			+51.2%

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pay 70.8% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Alicante
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.30 KHR89,804.44	$29.80 €28.89	+33.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$502.11 KHR2,022,135.55	$895.84 €868.78	+78.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.36 KHR1,116,998.77	$700.53 €679.37	+152.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.12 KHR290,468.47	$85.70 €83.11	+18.8%
Average			+70.8%

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pay 32.5% more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Alicante
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$340.00 KHR1,369,286.76	$660.92 €640.95	+94.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,900.83 KHR55,983,020.63	$9,806.63 €9,510.38	-29.5%
Average			+32.5%

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pay 59.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Alicante
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 KHR6,040.97	$2.68 €2.60	+78.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.77 KHR11,171.00	$2.00 €1.94	-27.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 KHR8,054.63	$5.52 €5.35	+176.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.33 KHR194,653.51	$52.06 €50.48	+7.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.50 KHR22,150.23	$8.84 €8.57	+60.8%
Average			+59.1%

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pay 56.5% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Alicante
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.67 KHR99,340.41	$59.13 €57.34	+139.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.80 KHR83,768.13	$28.94 €28.06	+39.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.00 KHR374,540.20	$91.10 €88.35	-2.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.67 KHR272,514.91	$100.92 €97.88	+49.1%
Average			+56.5%

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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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