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Phnom Penh vs. Romania Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 19.4% more expensive than Romania overall.

Restaurants: pay 23.7% less in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 76.4% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 16.1% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 43.3% more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 52.5% more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.8% less in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 20.1% less in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Romania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.7% less for restaurants

	Romania	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.56 RON41.30	$5.00 KHR20,136.57	-41.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.33 RON30.53	$7.00 KHR28,191.20	+10.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.72 RON8.28	$1.12 KHR4,524.02	-34.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.43 RON6.89	$1.01 KHR4,071.93	-29.2%
Average			-23.7%

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pay 76.4% more for groceries

	Romania	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 RON5.20	$1.85 KHR7,450.53	+71.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.79 RON18.29	$6.08 KHR24,499.49	+60.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.46 RON26.34	$8.07 KHR32,492.27	+47.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.83 RON13.65	$1.90 KHR7,644.57	-32.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 RON13.03	$1.87 KHR7,535.39	-30.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.47 RON2.28	$2.17 KHR8,753.23	+359.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 RON3.17	$0.87 KHR3,483.89	+31.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 RON3.12	$1.89 KHR7,599.33	+191.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 RON4.10	$0.67 KHR2,714.05	-20.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 RON1.82	$0.76 KHR3,075.05	+103.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 RON1.98	$0.65 KHR2,618.36	+58.7%
Average			+76.4%

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pay 16.1% more for transportation

	Romania	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.64 RON27.24	$4.40 KHR17,702.27	-22.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.73 RON100.02	$10.60 KHR42,689.53	-48.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,159.13 RON121,392.80	$49,000.00 KHR197,338,385.75	+94.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.39 RON30.86	$9.00 KHR36,245.83	+40.7%
Average			+16.1%

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pay 43.3% more for housing

	Romania	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.45 RON40.76	$22.30 KHR89,804.44	+164.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$363.94 RON1,756.01	$502.11 KHR2,022,135.55	+38.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$266.85 RON1,287.56	$277.36 KHR1,116,998.77	+3.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.36 RON518.04	$72.12 KHR290,468.47	-32.8%
Average			+43.3%

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pay 52.5% more for childcare

	Romania	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$405.62 RON1,957.10	$340.00 KHR1,369,286.76	-16.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,284.14 RON30,320.96	$13,900.83 KHR55,983,020.63	+121.2%
Average			+52.5%

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pay 8.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Romania	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.01 RON9.72	$1.50 KHR6,040.97	-25.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.20 RON10.63	$2.77 KHR11,171.00	+25.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.30 RON25.57	$2.00 KHR8,054.63	-62.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.40 RON180.46	$48.33 KHR194,653.51	+29.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.19 RON29.86	$5.50 KHR22,150.23	-11.1%
Average			-8.8%

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pay 20.1% less for clothing

	Romania	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.67 RON278.26	$24.67 KHR99,340.41	-57.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.90 RON168.39	$20.80 KHR83,768.13	-40.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.76 RON336.58	$93.00 KHR374,540.20	+33.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.53 RON388.56	$67.67 KHR272,514.91	-16.0%
Average			-20.1%

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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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