Cost of living comparison

Tehran, Iran

compared to

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Phnom Penh vs. Tehran Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 2.4 times more expensive than Tehran.

Restaurants: pay 51.4% more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 2.8 times more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 57.6% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 5.3 times more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 23.4% less in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Tehran Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 51.4% more for restaurants

	Tehran	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.00 IRR169,000	$5.00 KHR19,986.19	+25.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.00 IRR211,250	$7.00 KHR27,980.67	+40.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 IRR19,178	$1.12 KHR4,490.23	+147.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 IRR45,839	$1.01 KHR4,041.53	-6.8%
Average			+51.4%

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pay 2.8 times more for groceries

	Tehran	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$0.53 IRR22,602	$1.85 KHR7,394.89	+245.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.83 IRR77,272	$6.08 KHR24,316.54	+232.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.32 IRR98,152	$8.07 KHR32,249.63	+247.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.26 IRR53,272	$1.90 KHR7,587.49	+50.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.84 IRR77,906	$1.87 KHR7,479.12	+1.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.46 IRR19,293	$2.17 KHR8,687.86	+376.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 IRR29,604	$0.87 KHR3,457.88	+23.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.42 IRR17,831	$1.89 KHR7,542.58	+347.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 IRR13,390	$0.67 KHR2,693.78	+112.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 IRR10,238	$0.76 KHR3,052.08	+215.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 IRR11,130	$0.65 KHR2,598.80	+146.8%
Average			+181.7%

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pay 57.6% more for transportation

	Tehran	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.76 IRR116,458	$4.40 KHR17,570.07	+59.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 IRR422,500	$10.60 KHR42,370.73	+6.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$90,000.00 IRR3,802,500,000	$49,000.00 KHR195,864,703.31	-45.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.90 IRR122,525	$9.00 KHR35,975.15	+210.3%
Average			+57.6%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Tehran	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.79 IRR286,962	$22.30 KHR89,133.80	+228.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$489.72 IRR20,690,640	$502.11 KHR2,007,034.66	+2.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$339.71 IRR14,352,610	$277.36 KHR1,108,657.25	-18.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$11.89 IRR502,342	$72.12 KHR288,299.31	+506.6%
Average			+179.8%

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pay 5.3 times more for childcare

	Tehran	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$123.20 IRR5,205,200	$340.00 KHR1,359,061.21	+176.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,753.32 IRR74,077,693	$13,900.83 KHR55,564,950.95	+692.8%
Average			+434.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Tehran	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.80 IRR33,800	$1.50 KHR5,995.86	+87.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.51 IRR63,638	$2.77 KHR11,087.58	+84.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.50 IRR105,625	$2.00 KHR7,994.48	-20.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.23 IRR812,478	$48.33 KHR193,199.88	+151.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.50 IRR63,375	$5.50 KHR21,984.81	+266.7%
Average			+113.9%

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pay 23.4% less for clothing

	Tehran	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.21 IRR1,529,668	$24.67 KHR98,598.56	-31.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.96 IRR1,181,502	$20.80 KHR83,142.57	-25.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.01 IRR5,830,759	$93.00 KHR371,743.21	-32.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.09 IRR2,961,404	$67.67 KHR270,479.83	-3.5%
Average			-23.4%

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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: March 2025

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