Cost of living comparison

 Phnom Penh, Cambodia
compared to
 Madrid, Spain
Madrid vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Madrid is 86.1% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants
pay 2.3 times more in Madrid
Groceries
pay 9.9% more in Madrid
Transportation
pay 99.3% more in Madrid
Housing
pay 2.5 times more in Madrid
Childcare
pay 19.7% more in Madrid
Entertainment and Sports
pay 89.8% more in Madrid
Clothing
pay 2.1 times more in Madrid

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

Madrid vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

 
Phnom Penh
Madrid
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.00
KHR20,082.34
$16.08
€13.65
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.00
KHR28,115.28
$10.72
€9.10
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.12
KHR4,511.83
$2.79
€2.37

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pay 9.9% more for groceries

 
Phnom Penh
Madrid
Bread
1 loaf
$1.85
KHR7,430.47
$1.50
€1.27
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.08
KHR24,433.52
$6.92
€5.88
Milk (1 gallon) $8.07
KHR32,404.77
$4.41
€3.74

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pay 99.3% more for transportation

 
Phnom Penh
Madrid
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.40
KHR17,654.60
$6.79
€5.76
Monthly public transit pass $10.60
KHR42,574.57
$42.87
€36.40
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $49,000.00
KHR196,806,974.83
$35,759.38
€30,359.42

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

 
Phnom Penh
Madrid
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$22.30
KHR89,562.61
$31.85
€27.04
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $502.11
KHR2,016,690.16
$1,468.90
€1,247.08
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $277.36
KHR1,113,990.81
$1,074.71
€912.42

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pay 19.7% more for childcare

 
Phnom Penh
Madrid
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $340.00
KHR1,365,599.42
$567.57
€481.86
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $13,900.83
KHR55,832,264.41
$10,069.47
€8,548.90

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pay 89.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Phnom Penh
Madrid
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.50
KHR6,024.70
$3.75
€3.18
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.77
KHR11,140.92
$2.59
€2.20
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.00
KHR8,032.94
$6.43
€5.46

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

 
Phnom Penh
Madrid
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$24.67
KHR99,072.90
$90.50
€76.83
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$20.80
KHR83,542.55
$37.21
€31.59
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$93.00
KHR373,531.61
$97.88
€83.10

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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: July 2025
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