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Phnom Penh vs. Kaluga Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 26.0% more expensive than Kaluga.

Restaurants: pay 21.0% more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 79.1% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 7.0% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 12.1% less in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.1% less in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 32.7% less in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Kaluga Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.0% more for restaurants

	Kaluga	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.47 RUB425.05	$5.00 KHR20,025.00	-8.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.76 RUB370.32	$7.00 KHR28,035.00	+46.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.28 RUB99.74	$0.93 KHR3,722.29	-27.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 RUB40.99	$0.91 KHR3,657.75	+73.2%
Average			+21.0%

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pay 79.1% more for groceries

	Kaluga	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$0.68 RUB52.46	$1.65 KHR6,610.31	+144.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.32 RUB335.60	$6.70 KHR26,833.50	+55.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.76 RUB292.04	$8.17 KHR32,711.86	+117.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.29 RUB99.99	$1.82 KHR7,284.65	+41.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.76 RUB136.48	$2.01 KHR8,043.68	+14.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB62.99	$1.81 KHR7,251.42	+123.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 RUB58.79	$0.88 KHR3,542.45	+16.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.95 RUB73.49	$1.91 KHR7,666.22	+102.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.49 RUB115.48	$0.73 KHR2,942.96	-50.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 RUB30.80	$0.88 KHR3,512.17	+121.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 RUB14.70	$0.54 KHR2,149.69	+183.8%
Average			+79.1%

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pay 7.0% more for transportation

	Kaluga	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.70 RUB210.04	$4.33 KHR17,341.84	+60.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.87 RUB1,388.70	$9.60 KHR38,448.00	-46.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$49,000.00 KHR196,245,000.00
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$9.05 KHR36,256.50
Average			+7.0%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Kaluga	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$4.76 RUB370.32	$21.29 KHR85,250.07	+346.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$238.25 RUB18,515.99	$481.60 KHR1,928,817.37	+102.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$184.64 RUB14,349.90	$273.92 KHR1,097,042.67	+48.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.49 RUB4,312.15	$82.99 KHR332,359.07	+49.6%
Average			+136.7%

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pay 12.1% less for childcare

	Kaluga	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$333.55 RUB25,922.39	$293.33 KHR1,174,800.00	-12.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$7,141.67 KHR28,602,375.00
Average			-12.1%

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pay 17.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Kaluga	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.35 RUB105.21	$1.21 KHR4,838.88	-10.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.99 RUB154.88	$2.53 KHR10,117.89	+26.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB231.45	$1.88 KHR7,509.38	-37.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$41.67 KHR166,875.00
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.15 RUB555.48	$3.75 KHR15,018.75	-47.5%
Average			-17.1%

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pay 32.7% less for clothing

	Kaluga	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.50 RUB5,323.35	$25.75 KHR103,128.75	-62.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 RUB2,777.40	$23.33 KHR93,450.00	-34.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.21 RUB8,332.20	$88.00 KHR352,440.00	-17.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.47 RUB5,554.80	$60.20 KHR241,101.00	-15.8%
Average			-32.7%

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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: December 2025

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