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Phnom Penh vs. Italy Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 21.2% cheaper than Italy overall.

Restaurants: pay 43.1% less in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 6.4% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 22.8% less in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 36.0% less in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 6.8% more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.4% less in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 35.1% less in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Italy Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 43.1% less for restaurants

	Italy	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.15 €13.98	$5.00 KHR20,125.00	-69.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.06 €8.71	$7.00 KHR28,175.00	-30.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.55 €2.21	$1.12 KHR4,521.42	-55.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.22 €1.06	$1.01 KHR4,069.59	-17.2%
Average			-43.1%

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pay 6.4% more for groceries

	Italy	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$2.04 €1.77	$1.85 KHR7,446.25	-9.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.83 €5.92	$6.08 KHR24,485.42	-11.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.53 €4.79	$8.07 KHR32,473.60	+45.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.41 €2.95	$1.90 KHR7,640.18	-44.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.05 €4.37	$1.87 KHR7,531.06	-62.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.84	$2.17 KHR8,748.20	+124.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.73	$0.87 KHR3,481.89	+1.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.90	$1.89 KHR7,594.96	+81.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.31 €1.14	$0.67 KHR2,712.49	-48.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 €0.66	$0.76 KHR3,073.28	+0.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 €0.62	$0.65 KHR2,616.85	-8.5%
Average			+6.4%

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pay 22.8% less for transportation

	Italy	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.22 €6.25	$4.40 KHR17,692.10	-39.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$38.81 €33.60	$10.60 KHR42,665.00	-72.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,223.13 €24,436.66	$49,000.00 KHR197,225,000.00	+73.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.13 €16.56	$9.00 KHR36,225.00	-53.0%
Average			-22.8%

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pay 36.0% less for housing

	Italy	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.87 €25.00	$22.30 KHR89,752.84	-22.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$656.19 €568.15	$502.11 KHR2,020,973.68	-23.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$511.91 €443.23	$277.36 KHR1,116,356.97	-45.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$150.39 €130.21	$72.12 KHR290,301.57	-52.0%
Average			-36.0%

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pay 6.8% more for childcare

	Italy	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.72 €440.47	$340.00 KHR1,368,500.00	-33.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,465.55 €8,195.63	$13,900.83 KHR55,950,854.17	+46.9%
Average			+6.8%

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pay 24.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Italy	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.01 €4.34	$1.50 KHR6,037.50	-70.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.69 €1.46	$2.77 KHR11,164.58	+64.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.20 €5.37	$2.00 KHR8,050.00	-67.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.12 €45.13	$48.33 KHR194,541.67	-7.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.39 €8.13	$5.50 KHR22,137.50	-41.4%
Average			-24.4%

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pay 35.1% less for clothing

	Italy	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.41 €67.89	$24.67 KHR99,283.33	-68.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.87 €29.32	$20.80 KHR83,720.00	-38.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.07 €74.52	$93.00 KHR374,325.00	+8.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.43 €99.95	$67.67 KHR272,358.33	-41.4%
Average			-35.1%

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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: June 2025

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