Cost of living comparison

Turkey

compared to

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Phnom Penh vs. Turkey Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 32.9% more expensive than Turkey overall.

Restaurants: pay 27.1% more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 1.8% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 38.8% more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 42.5% more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1% more in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 23.8% less in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Turkey Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.1% more for restaurants

	Turkey	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.91 TRY262.73	$5.00 KHR20,015.58	-27.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.91 TRY262.77	$7.00 KHR28,021.81	+1.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.17 TRY44.64	$1.12 KHR4,496.83	-4.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 TRY16.08	$1.01 KHR4,047.47	+139.0%
Average			+27.1%

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Turkey	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 TRY38.59	$1.85 KHR7,405.76	+82.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.97 TRY188.99	$6.08 KHR24,352.29	+22.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.15 TRY119.82	$8.07 KHR32,297.05	+156.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.40 TRY53.17	$1.90 KHR7,598.64	+35.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.40 TRY91.16	$1.87 KHR7,490.11	-22.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.37 TRY14.06	$2.17 KHR8,700.64	+487.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 TRY33.18	$0.87 KHR3,462.96	-0.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.42 TRY15.82	$1.89 KHR7,553.67	+353.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 TRY19.38	$0.67 KHR2,697.74	+32.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY9.42	$0.76 KHR3,056.57	+208.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 TRY8.09	$0.65 KHR2,602.63	+205.7%
Average			+141.9%

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pay 1.8% more for transportation

	Turkey	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.40 TRY167.26	$4.40 KHR17,595.91	-0.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.27 TRY732.58	$10.60 KHR42,433.03	-45.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,819.35 TRY1,704,038.15	$49,000.00 KHR196,152,694.24	+9.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.29 TRY239.25	$9.00 KHR36,028.05	+43.0%
Average			+1.8%

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pay 38.8% more for housing

	Turkey	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.31 TRY429.87	$22.30 KHR89,264.86	+97.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$442.81 TRY16,835.83	$502.11 KHR2,009,985.72	+13.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$336.49 TRY12,793.49	$277.36 KHR1,110,287.38	-17.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.46 TRY1,690.48	$72.12 KHR288,723.21	+62.2%
Average			+38.8%

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pay 42.5% more for childcare

	Turkey	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$408.60 TRY15,534.88	$340.00 KHR1,361,059.51	-16.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,892.93 TRY262,070.05	$13,900.83 KHR55,646,651.24	+101.7%
Average			+42.5%

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pay 2.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Turkey	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.54 TRY96.67	$1.50 KHR6,004.67	-41.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.62 TRY99.67	$2.77 KHR11,103.88	+5.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.91 TRY72.65	$2.00 KHR8,006.23	+4.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.34 TRY1,381.58	$48.33 KHR193,483.95	+33.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.10 TRY193.93	$5.50 KHR22,017.14	+7.8%
Average			+2.1%

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pay 23.8% less for clothing

	Turkey	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.74 TRY1,625.03	$24.67 KHR98,743.53	-42.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.74 TRY1,549.12	$20.80 KHR83,264.82	-49.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.38 TRY3,360.21	$93.00 KHR372,289.81	+5.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.39 TRY2,828.28	$67.67 KHR270,877.53	-9.0%
Average			-23.8%

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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: April 2025

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