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Phnom Penh vs. Tunisia Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 2.5 times more expensive than Tunisia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 3.1 times more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 84.8% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 5.9 times more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 65.5% more in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 21.6% less in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Tunisia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Tunisia	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.13 TND10.030	$5.00 KHR20,136.57	+59.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.25 TND13.610	$7.00 KHR28,191.20	+64.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 TND2.010	$1.12 KHR4,524.02	+79.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 TND0.880	$1.01 KHR4,071.93	+270.1%
Average			+118.5%

Tunisia vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.1 times more for groceries

	Tunisia	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$0.16 TND0.520	$1.85 KHR7,450.53	+1048.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.92 TND15.780	$6.08 KHR24,499.49	+23.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$1.78 TND5.710	$8.07 KHR32,492.27	+352.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.46 TND4.690	$1.90 KHR7,644.57	+29.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.36 TND7.580	$1.87 KHR7,535.39	-20.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.77 TND2.460	$2.17 KHR8,753.23	+182.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.33 TND4.270	$0.87 KHR3,483.89	-35.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 TND1.540	$1.89 KHR7,599.33	+291.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TND0.960	$0.67 KHR2,714.05	+125.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 TND0.870	$0.76 KHR3,075.05	+180.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 TND0.730	$0.65 KHR2,618.36	+184.1%
Average			+214.8%

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pay 84.8% more for transportation

	Tunisia	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.00 TND9.600	$4.40 KHR17,702.27	+46.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.30 TND29.820	$10.60 KHR42,689.53	+13.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,666.41 TND114,328.260	$49,000.00 KHR197,338,385.75	+37.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.64 TND8.460	$9.00 KHR36,245.83	+241.0%
Average			+84.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Tunisia	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.29 TND55.420	$22.30 KHR89,804.44	+29.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$193.39 TND619.900	$502.11 KHR2,022,135.55	+159.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$130.14 TND417.170	$277.36 KHR1,116,998.77	+113.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$32.79 TND105.120	$72.12 KHR290,468.47	+119.9%
Average			+105.4%

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pay 5.9 times more for childcare

	Tunisia	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$78.96 TND253.110	$340.00 KHR1,369,286.76	+330.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,865.54 TND5,979.970	$13,900.83 KHR55,983,020.63	+645.1%
Average			+487.9%

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pay 65.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Tunisia	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.37 TND4.390	$1.50 KHR6,040.97	+9.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.81 TND2.600	$2.77 KHR11,171.00	+242.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.22 TND10.320	$2.00 KHR8,054.63	-37.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.05 TND86.700	$48.33 KHR194,653.51	+78.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.08 TND13.080	$5.50 KHR22,150.23	+34.8%
Average			+65.5%

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pay 21.6% less for clothing

	Tunisia	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.55 TND117.150	$24.67 KHR99,340.41	-32.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.85 TND162.990	$20.80 KHR83,768.13	-59.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.17 TND289.020	$93.00 KHR374,540.20	+3.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.30 TND212.510	$67.67 KHR272,514.91	+2.1%
Average			-21.6%

Tunisia vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of clothing

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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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