Cost of living comparison

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

compared to

Haifa, Israel

Haifa vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Haifa is 2.1 times more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Haifa
Groceries: pay 20.0% more in Haifa
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Haifa
Housing: pay 96.1% more in Haifa
Childcare: pay 57.2% more in Haifa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.2 times more in Haifa
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Haifa

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

Haifa vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Haifa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,015.35	$18.67 ₪67.64	+273.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,021.49	$14.67 ₪53.15	+109.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 KHR4,496.78	$2.71 ₪9.82	+141.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 KHR4,047.42	$2.29 ₪8.31	+126.9%
Average			+162.7%

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pay 20.0% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Haifa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 KHR7,405.68	$2.78 ₪10.08	+50.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.08 KHR24,352.01	$7.43 ₪26.91	+22.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.07 KHR32,296.68	$7.38 ₪26.76	-8.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 KHR7,598.56	$3.88 ₪14.06	+104.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.87 KHR7,490.03	$4.36 ₪15.80	+133.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.17 KHR8,700.54	$1.27 ₪4.59	-41.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 KHR3,462.92	$0.90 ₪3.27	+4.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.89 KHR7,553.58	$0.74 ₪2.69	-60.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 KHR2,697.71	$0.95 ₪3.43	+40.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 KHR3,056.54	$0.60 ₪2.16	-21.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 KHR2,602.60	$0.64 ₪2.32	-1.7%
Average			+20.0%

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Haifa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.40 KHR17,595.71	$7.25 ₪26.27	+64.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.60 KHR42,432.55	$59.99 ₪217.42	+466.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,150,451.56	$43,462.96 ₪157,511.06	-11.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.00 KHR36,027.63	$13.07 ₪47.35	+45.2%
Average			+141.2%

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pay 96.1% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Haifa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.30 KHR89,263.84	$26.95 ₪97.68	+20.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$502.11 KHR2,009,962.74	$818.18 ₪2,965.09	+62.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.36 KHR1,110,274.68	$685.43 ₪2,484.03	+147.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.12 KHR288,719.91	$182.83 ₪662.59	+153.5%
Average			+96.1%

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pay 57.2% more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Haifa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$340.00 KHR1,361,043.95	$977.69 ₪3,543.19	+187.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,900.83 KHR55,646,015.01	$3,733.01 ₪13,528.56	-73.1%
Average			+57.2%

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pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Haifa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 KHR6,004.61	$9.07 ₪32.86	+504.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.77 KHR11,103.75	$3.67 ₪13.29	+32.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 KHR8,006.14	$9.87 ₪35.75	+393.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.33 KHR193,481.74	$69.66 ₪252.45	+44.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.50 KHR22,016.89	$11.87 ₪43.00	+115.7%
Average			+217.9%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Haifa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.67 KHR98,742.40	$79.75 ₪289.02	+223.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.80 KHR83,263.87	$51.66 ₪187.23	+148.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.00 KHR372,285.55	$107.07 ₪388.02	+15.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.67 KHR270,874.43	$101.32 ₪367.20	+49.7%
Average			+109.1%

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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: April 2025

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