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Phnom Penh vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 23.5% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 26.2% more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 37.5% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 33.2% more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 3.2% more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.4% less in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 42.1% less in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.2% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.19 RUB941.58	$5.00 KHR20,194.62	-45.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.10 RUB523.10	$7.00 KHR28,272.47	+37.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 RUB109.89	$1.12 KHR4,537.06	+4.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 RUB49.73	$1.01 KHR4,083.67	+108.4%
Average			+26.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Moscow	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 RUB63.40	$1.85 KHR7,472.01	+199.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 RUB451.57	$6.08 KHR24,570.12	+38.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 RUB365.56	$8.07 KHR32,585.94	+126.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.52 RUB155.73	$1.90 KHR7,666.61	+24.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.99 RUB203.49	$1.87 KHR7,557.11	-5.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 RUB69.41	$2.17 KHR8,778.46	+221.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 RUB68.40	$0.87 KHR3,493.94	+29.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 RUB73.33	$1.89 KHR7,621.23	+163.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 RUB115.14	$0.67 KHR2,721.87	-40.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 RUB25.54	$0.76 KHR3,083.91	+206.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 RUB21.44	$0.65 KHR2,625.91	+210.8%
Average			+106.7%

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pay 37.5% more for transportation

	Moscow	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.22 RUB227.34	$4.40 KHR17,753.30	+98.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.58 RUB2,929.37	$10.60 KHR42,812.60	-62.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,621.85 RUB3,138,606.09	$49,000.00 KHR197,907,281.54	+60.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 RUB596.34	$9.00 KHR36,350.32	+54.7%
Average			+37.5%

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pay 33.2% more for housing

	Moscow	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.38 RUB653.76	$22.30 KHR90,063.34	+249.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$960.52 RUB98,449.13	$502.11 KHR2,027,965.05	-47.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$583.26 RUB59,781.90	$277.36 KHR1,120,218.90	-52.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.66 RUB8,882.22	$72.12 KHR291,305.84	-16.8%
Average			+33.2%

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pay 3.2% more for childcare

	Moscow	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$466.53 RUB47,817.59	$340.00 KHR1,373,234.20	-27.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,413.52 RUB1,067,340.38	$13,900.83 KHR56,144,410.94	+33.5%
Average			+3.2%

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pay 0.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.06 RUB313.86	$1.50 KHR6,058.39	-51.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 RUB258.74	$2.77 KHR11,203.21	+9.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.45 RUB251.09	$2.00 KHR8,077.85	-18.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.34 RUB3,314.57	$48.33 KHR195,214.67	+49.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.10 RUB523.10	$5.50 KHR22,214.08	+7.8%
Average			-0.4%

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pay 42.1% less for clothing

	Moscow	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.16 RUB8,318.07	$24.67 KHR99,626.79	-69.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.31 RUB4,336.37	$20.80 KHR84,009.62	-50.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.95 RUB11,167.16	$93.00 KHR375,619.94	-14.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.97 RUB10,451.48	$67.67 KHR273,300.53	-33.6%
Average			-42.1%

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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: January 2025

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