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Phnom Penh vs. Dubna Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 24.2% more expensive than Dubna.

Restaurants
pay 44.3% more in Phnom Penh
Groceries
pay 71.1% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation
pay 47.7% more in Phnom Penh
Housing
pay 36.2% more in Phnom Penh
Childcare
pay 52.6% less in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports
pay 36.8% more in Phnom Penh
Clothing
pay 14.2% less in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Dubna Cost Breakdown

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

pay 44.3% more for restaurants

 
Dubna
Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.55
RUB762.87
$5.00
KHR20,048.99
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$3.82
RUB305.15
$7.00
KHR28,068.59
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.07
RUB85.82
$0.93
KHR3,726.75

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pay 71.1% more for groceries

 
Dubna
Phnom Penh
Bread
1 loaf
$0.75
RUB60.08
$1.65
KHR6,618.23
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.77
RUB381.44
$6.70
KHR26,865.65
Milk (1 gallon) $4.29
RUB342.93
$8.17
KHR32,751.05

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pay 47.7% more for transportation

 
Dubna
Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.84
RUB226.81
$4.33
KHR17,362.61
Monthly public transit pass ?? $9.60
KHR38,494.06
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $36,994.59
RUB3M
$49,000.00
KHR196M

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pay 36.2% more for housing

 
Dubna
Phnom Penh
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$7.82
RUB624.57
$21.29
KHR85,352.20
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $447.52
RUB35,759.70
$481.60
KHR2M
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $304.31
RUB24,316.60
$273.92
KHR1M

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pay 52.6% less for childcare

 
Dubna
Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $656.36
RUB52,447.56
$293.33
KHR1M
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $14,285.88
RUB1M
$7,141.67
KHR29M

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pay 36.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Dubna
Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.49
RUB119.20
$1.21
KHR4,844.68
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.43
RUB114.43
$2.53
KHR10,130.02
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.39
RUB190.72
$1.88
KHR7,518.37

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pay 14.2% less for clothing

 
Dubna
Phnom Penh
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$70.33
RUB5,619.90
$25.75
KHR103K
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$23.87
RUB1,907.18
$23.33
KHR93,561.96
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$106.13
RUB8,480.67
$88.00
KHR353K

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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 2026
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