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Luxembourg vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Luxembourg is 2.5 times more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Luxembourg
Groceries: pay 60.9% more in Luxembourg
Transportation: pay 92.6% more in Luxembourg
Housing: pay 3.7 times more in Luxembourg
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Luxembourg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Luxembourg
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Luxembourg

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

Luxembourg vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Luxembourg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,136.57	$18.85 €18.28	+276.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,191.20	$12.97 €12.58	+85.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 KHR4,524.02	$3.11 €3.02	+177.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 KHR4,071.93	$2.98 €2.89	+194.9%
Average			+183.6%

Phnom Penh vs. Luxembourg - Cost of restaurants

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pay 60.9% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Luxembourg
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 KHR7,450.53	$3.15 €3.05	+70.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.08 KHR24,499.49	$9.88 €9.59	+62.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.07 KHR32,492.27	$4.86 €4.71	-39.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 KHR7,644.57	$4.25 €4.12	+123.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.87 KHR7,535.39	$7.68 €7.45	+310.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.17 KHR8,753.23	$1.19 €1.15	-45.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 KHR3,483.89	$0.80 €0.78	-7.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.89 KHR7,599.33	$1.18 €1.14	-37.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 KHR2,714.05	$1.72 €1.67	+155.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 KHR3,075.05	$0.99 €0.96	+29.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 KHR2,618.36	$0.96 €0.93	+48.3%
Average			+60.9%

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pay 92.6% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Luxembourg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.40 KHR17,702.27	$6.37 €6.17	+44.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.60 KHR42,689.53	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR197,338,385.75	$26,949.84 €26,135.71	-45.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.00 KHR36,245.83	$34.01 €32.98	+277.9%
Average			+92.6%

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pay 3.7 times more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Luxembourg
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.30 KHR89,804.44	$54.60 €52.95	+144.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$502.11 KHR2,022,135.55	$1,768.97 €1,715.53	+252.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.36 KHR1,116,998.77	$1,639.77 €1,590.23	+491.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.12 KHR290,468.47	$211.55 €205.16	+193.3%
Average			+270.4%

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Luxembourg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$340.00 KHR1,369,286.76	$1,523.51 €1,477.49	+348.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,900.83 KHR55,983,020.63	$15,004.68 €14,551.41	+7.9%
Average			+178.0%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Luxembourg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 KHR6,040.97	$5.20 €5.04	+246.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.77 KHR11,171.00	$4.33 €4.20	+56.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 KHR8,054.63	$6.16 €5.98	+208.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.33 KHR194,653.51	$33.59 €32.58	-30.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.50 KHR22,150.23	$13.93 €13.51	+153.3%
Average			+126.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Luxembourg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.67 KHR99,340.41	$81.75 €79.28	+231.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.80 KHR83,768.13	$41.83 €40.57	+101.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.00 KHR374,540.20	$96.18 €93.28	+3.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.67 KHR272,514.91	$127.67 €123.81	+88.7%
Average			+106.2%

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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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