Cost of living comparison

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

compared to

Iceland

Iceland vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Iceland is 2.5 times more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Iceland
Groceries: pay 71.9% more in Iceland
Transportation: pay 3.0 times more in Iceland
Housing: pay 3.3 times more in Iceland
Childcare: pay 40.5% less in Iceland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.5 times more in Iceland
Clothing: pay 2.9 times more in Iceland

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

Iceland vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Iceland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,014.00	$19.40 ISK2,552	+287.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,019.60	$16.94 ISK2,229	+142.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 KHR4,496.48	$2.81 ISK370	+150.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 KHR4,047.15	$2.02 ISK266	+99.9%
Average			+170.0%

Phnom Penh vs. Iceland - Cost of restaurants

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pay 71.9% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Iceland
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 KHR7,405.18	$2.95 ISK389	+59.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.08 KHR24,350.36	$7.27 ISK956	+19.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.07 KHR32,294.49	$6.01 ISK790	-25.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 KHR7,598.04	$5.42 ISK713	+185.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.87 KHR7,489.52	$8.51 ISK1,119	+354.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.17 KHR8,699.95	$1.22 ISK161	-43.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 KHR3,462.69	$1.03 ISK135	+18.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.89 KHR7,553.07	$1.17 ISK154	-37.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 KHR2,697.52	$1.87 ISK246	+178.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 KHR3,056.33	$1.23 ISK162	+61.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 KHR2,602.42	$0.78 ISK103	+20.7%
Average			+71.9%

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pay 3.0 times more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Iceland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.40 KHR17,594.52	$8.36 ISK1,100	+90.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.60 KHR42,429.67	$71.28 ISK9,379	+572.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,137,168.44	$40,660.66 ISK5,350,130	-17.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.00 KHR36,025.19	$22.04 ISK2,900	+144.9%
Average			+197.6%

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pay 3.3 times more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Iceland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.30 KHR89,257.80	$72.17 ISK9,497	+223.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$502.11 KHR2,009,826.62	$1,838.04 ISK241,849	+266.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.36 KHR1,110,199.49	$1,497.77 ISK197,077	+440.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.12 KHR288,700.36	$58.01 ISK7,634	-19.6%
Average			+227.6%

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pay 40.5% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Iceland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$340.00 KHR1,360,951.78	$258.16 ISK33,969	-24.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,900.83 KHR55,642,246.71	$5,993.99 ISK788,690	-56.9%
Average			-40.5%

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pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Iceland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 KHR6,004.20	$9.19 ISK1,209	+512.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.77 KHR11,103.00	$4.65 ISK612	+67.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 KHR8,005.60	$11.76 ISK1,547	+487.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.33 KHR193,468.64	$61.46 ISK8,087	+27.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.50 KHR22,015.40	$14.35 ISK1,888	+160.9%
Average			+251.2%

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pay 2.9 times more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Iceland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.67 KHR98,735.72	$111.23 ISK14,636	+350.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.80 KHR83,258.23	$59.69 ISK7,854	+187.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.00 KHR372,260.34	$148.00 ISK19,474	+59.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.67 KHR270,856.09	$184.49 ISK24,276	+172.7%
Average			+192.4%

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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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