Cost of living comparison

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

compared to

Yerevan, Armenia

Yerevan vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Yerevan is 38.6% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 26.9% more in Yerevan
Groceries: pay 17.6% less in Yerevan
Transportation: pay 12.0% less in Yerevan
Housing: pay 61.9% more in Yerevan
Childcare: pay 12.4% less in Yerevan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.2% more in Yerevan
Clothing: pay 2.7 times more in Yerevan

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

Yerevan vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.9% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Yerevan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR19,977.02	$11.57 AMD4,514.82	+131.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR27,967.83	$9.00 AMD3,511.53	+28.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 KHR4,488.17	$0.99 AMD387.38	-11.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 KHR4,039.67	$0.60 AMD232.89	-40.9%
Average			+26.9%

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pay 17.6% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Yerevan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 KHR7,391.50	$0.86 AMD336.82	-53.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.08 KHR24,305.38	$4.04 AMD1,574.00	-33.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.07 KHR32,234.83	$6.24 AMD2,434.03	-22.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 KHR7,584.00	$2.46 AMD960.54	+29.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.87 KHR7,475.68	$3.37 AMD1,316.34	+80.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.17 KHR8,683.88	$0.56 AMD217.78	-74.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 KHR3,456.29	$0.83 AMD321.84	-4.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.89 KHR7,539.11	$0.79 AMD308.30	-58.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 KHR2,692.54	$1.01 AMD393.42	+49.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 KHR3,050.68	$0.34 AMD130.92	-56.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 KHR2,597.61	$0.32 AMD125.29	-50.6%
Average			-17.6%

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pay 12.0% less for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Yerevan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.40 KHR17,562.01	$5.29 AMD2,064.00	+20.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.60 KHR42,351.28	$12.86 AMD5,016.47	+21.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR195,774,806.78	$30,864.95 AMD12,039,529.79	-37.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.00 KHR35,958.64	$4.27 AMD1,665.47	-52.6%
Average			-12.0%

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pay 61.9% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Yerevan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.30 KHR89,092.89	$22.21 AMD8,665.05	-0.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$502.11 KHR2,006,113.49	$931.30 AMD363,272.82	+85.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.36 KHR1,108,148.41	$625.77 AMD244,093.86	+125.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.12 KHR288,166.99	$98.60 AMD38,461.79	+36.7%
Average			+61.9%

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pay 12.4% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Yerevan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$340.00 KHR1,358,437.43	$374.24 AMD145,979.30	+10.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,900.83 KHR55,539,448.16	$9,037.50 AMD3,525,270.30	-35.0%
Average			-12.4%

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pay 52.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Yerevan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 KHR5,993.11	$2.06 AMD802.64	+37.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.77 KHR11,082.49	$3.76 AMD1,467.55	+35.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 KHR7,990.81	$2.57 AMD1,003.29	+28.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.33 KHR193,111.20	$106.02 AMD41,353.58	+119.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.50 KHR21,974.72	$7.72 AMD3,009.88	+40.3%
Average			+52.2%

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pay 2.7 times more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Yerevan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.67 KHR98,553.30	$111.12 AMD43,343.75	+350.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.80 KHR83,104.41	$63.96 AMD24,947.27	+207.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.00 KHR371,572.59	$139.93 AMD54,581.10	+50.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.67 KHR270,355.69	$119.43 AMD46,587.75	+76.5%
Average			+171.2%

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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: March 2025

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