Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Greece
  3. Athens
  4. Cambodia
  5. Phnom Penh
  6. Comparison
EUR
COMPARED TO
KHR

Phnom Penh is 17.3% cheaper than Athens.

If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Athens, you would:
local_dining

pay 42.0% less for restaurants

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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.79
€10.34
$4.00
៛16,280.00
-66.1%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $7.07
€6.20
$6.00
៛24,420.00
-15.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.93
€1.70
$0.68
៛2,775.74
-64.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.59
€0.52
$0.46
៛1,867.41
-22.2%
Average -42.0%
Athens vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of restaurants
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pay 26.7% more for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $0.93
€0.82
$1.49
៛6,062.07
+59.8%
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.87
€4.27
$7.03
៛28,617.19
+44.2%
Milk (1 gallon) $5.71
€5.00
$8.39
៛34,151.36
+47.0%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $3.65
€3.20
$1.67
៛6,805.47
-54.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $3.70
€3.25
$1.94
៛7,902.83
-47.6%
Apples (1 lb) $0.84
€0.74
$1.87
៛7,625.91
+123.0%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.81
€0.71
$0.66
៛2,692.26
-18.1%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.59
€0.52
$1.13
៛4,581.74
+89.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.79
€0.69
$0.71
៛2,903.45
-9.1%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.45
€0.40
$0.69
៛2,827.93
+53.9%
Onions (1 lb) $0.46
€0.40
$0.48
៛1,969.20
+5.2%
Average +26.7%
Athens vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 0.7% more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.88
€6.03
$3.60
៛14,659.90
-47.6%
Monthly public transit pass $35.37
€31.01
$29.62
៛120,573.75
-16.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $23,577.32
€20,674.97
$48,000.00
៛195,360,005.76
+103.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $11.10
€9.74
$7.00
៛28,490.00
-37.0%
Average +0.7%
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home

pay 31.1% less for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $39.15
€34.33
$25.62
៛104,269.53
-34.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $474.77
€416.32
$443.45
៛1,804,834.54
-6.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $409.74
€359.30
$274.93
៛1,118,946.46
-32.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $131.87
€115.64
$65.36
៛265,998.02
-50.4%
Average -31.1%
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child_care

pay 16.3% more for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $447.01
€391.98
$252.86
៛1,029,128.60
-43.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,357.54
€7,328.73
$14,700.00
៛59,829,001.76
+75.9%
Average +16.3%
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pay 41.4% less for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.72
€4.13
$0.80
៛3,256.00
-83.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.66
€3.21
$2.24
៛9,097.65
-39.0%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $5.42
€4.76
$1.50
៛6,105.00
-72.3%
Monthly membership at local gym $35.26
€30.92
$47.30
៛192,517.47
+34.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $9.43
€8.27
$5.00
៛20,350.00
-47.0%
Average -41.4%
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store

pay 50.5% less for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $84.99
€74.53
$26.00
៛105,820.00
-69.4%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $33.19
€29.10
$22.50
៛91,575.00
-32.2%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $83.35
€73.09
$47.73
៛194,242.02
-42.7%
Men's business shoes (leather) $105.84
€92.81
$45.00
៛183,150.01
-57.5%
Average -50.5%
Athens vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of clothing
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