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Egypt vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Egypt is 45.1% cheaper than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 53.1% less in Egypt
Groceries: pay 59.4% less in Egypt
Transportation: pay 43.9% less in Egypt
Housing: pay 67.1% less in Egypt
Childcare: pay 84.9% less in Egypt
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.9% less in Egypt
Clothing: pay 21.8% more in Egypt

Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Egypt.

Egypt vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.1% less for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Egypt
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,136.57	$3.96 EGP201.00	-20.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,191.20	$4.84 EGP245.65	-30.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 KHR4,524.02	$0.31 EGP15.51	-72.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 KHR4,071.93	$0.12 EGP6.25	-87.8%
Average			-53.1%

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pay 59.4% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Egypt
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 KHR7,450.53	$0.76 EGP38.44	-59.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.08 KHR24,499.49	$1.76 EGP89.62	-71.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.07 KHR32,492.27	$3.30 EGP167.49	-59.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 KHR7,644.57	$1.54 EGP78.32	-18.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.87 KHR7,535.39	$1.97 EGP100.01	+5.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.17 KHR8,753.23	$0.62 EGP31.27	-71.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 KHR3,483.89	$0.21 EGP10.88	-75.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.89 KHR7,599.33	$0.15 EGP7.46	-92.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 KHR2,714.05	$0.18 EGP9.06	-73.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 KHR3,075.05	$0.21 EGP10.50	-72.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 KHR2,618.36	$0.23 EGP11.48	-65.2%
Average			-59.4%

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pay 43.9% less for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Egypt
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.40 KHR17,702.27	$0.98 EGP49.75	-77.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.60 KHR42,689.53	$12.01 EGP609.86	+13.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR197,338,385.75	$29,154.15 EGP1,480,447.69	-40.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.00 KHR36,245.83	$2.65 EGP134.78	-70.5%
Average			-43.9%

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pay 67.1% less for housing

	Phnom Penh	Egypt
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.30 KHR89,804.44	$7.63 EGP387.25	-65.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$502.11 KHR2,022,135.55	$206.11 EGP10,466.10	-59.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.36 KHR1,116,998.77	$111.12 EGP5,642.67	-59.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.12 KHR290,468.47	$11.85 EGP601.86	-83.6%
Average			-67.1%

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pay 84.9% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Egypt
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$340.00 KHR1,369,286.76	$66.57 EGP3,380.23	-80.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,900.83 KHR55,983,020.63	$1,472.73 EGP74,785.12	-89.4%
Average			-84.9%

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pay 28.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Egypt
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 KHR6,040.97	$1.79 EGP91.05	+19.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.77 KHR11,171.00	$1.38 EGP69.91	-50.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 KHR8,054.63	$1.85 EGP93.95	-7.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.33 KHR194,653.51	$21.86 EGP1,110.30	-54.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.50 KHR22,150.23	$2.68 EGP136.01	-51.3%
Average			-28.9%

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pay 21.8% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Egypt
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.67 KHR99,340.41	$23.44 EGP1,190.43	-5.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.80 KHR83,768.13	$48.49 EGP2,462.38	+133.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.00 KHR374,540.20	$97.17 EGP4,934.44	+4.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.67 KHR272,514.91	$36.98 EGP1,878.03	-45.3%
Average			+21.8%

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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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