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Montenegro vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Montenegro is 48.2% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 75.6% more in Montenegro
Groceries: pay 8.9% less in Montenegro
Transportation: pay 68.0% more in Montenegro
Housing: pay 49.6% more in Montenegro
Childcare: pay 12.2% less in Montenegro
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.9% more in Montenegro
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Montenegro

The cost of clothing, restaurants, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports in Montenegro are more expensive than in Phnom Penh. Expenses including childcare and groceries are lower in Montenegro. Notably, clothing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Montenegro.

Montenegro vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 75.6% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Montenegro
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,299.35	$11.31 €11.03	+126.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,419.09	$8.81 €8.59	+25.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 KHR4,560.59	$2.10 €2.04	+86.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 KHR4,104.85	$1.65 €1.61	+63.6%
Average			+75.6%

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pay 8.9% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Montenegro
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 KHR7,510.76	$0.98 €0.96	-46.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.08 KHR24,697.54	$4.01 €3.91	-34.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.07 KHR32,754.93	$5.18 €5.05	-35.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 KHR7,706.37	$3.02 €2.94	+58.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.87 KHR7,596.30	$3.19 €3.12	+70.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.17 KHR8,823.99	$0.61 €0.59	-71.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 KHR3,512.06	$0.83 €0.81	-3.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.89 KHR7,660.76	$0.67 €0.65	-64.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 KHR2,735.98	$1.17 €1.14	+73.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 KHR3,099.91	$0.50 €0.48	-35.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 KHR2,639.52	$0.59 €0.58	-9.1%
Average			-8.9%

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pay 68.0% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Montenegro
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.40 KHR17,845.37	$6.10 €5.95	+38.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.60 KHR43,034.62	$39.06 €38.09	+268.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR198,933,602.07	$27,888.35 €27,196.21	-43.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.00 KHR36,538.82	$9.69 €9.45	+7.7%
Average			+68.0%

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pay 49.6% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Montenegro
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.30 KHR90,530.39	$29.16 €28.44	+30.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$502.11 KHR2,038,481.81	$691.39 €674.23	+37.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.36 KHR1,126,028.21	$536.29 €522.98	+93.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.12 KHR292,816.52	$98.51 €96.07	+36.6%
Average			+49.6%

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pay 12.2% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Montenegro
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$340.00 KHR1,380,355.61	$385.16 €375.60	+13.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,900.83 KHR56,435,568.30	$8,661.10 €8,446.15	-37.7%
Average			-12.2%

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pay 37.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Montenegro
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 KHR6,089.80	$2.71 €2.64	+80.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.77 KHR11,261.30	$2.26 €2.20	-18.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 KHR8,119.74	$4.12 €4.02	+106.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.33 KHR196,227.02	$58.84 €57.38	+21.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.50 KHR22,329.28	$5.48 €5.34	-0.4%
Average			+37.9%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Montenegro
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.67 KHR100,143.45	$83.30 €81.23	+237.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.80 KHR84,445.28	$45.33 €44.21	+117.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.00 KHR377,567.86	$104.82 €102.21	+12.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.67 KHR274,717.83	$163.37 €159.32	+141.4%
Average			+127.4%

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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: January 2025

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