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Abu Halifa vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Abu Halifa is 20.6% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 14.0% less in Abu Halifa
Groceries: pay 32.7% less in Abu Halifa
Transportation: pay 12.2% more in Abu Halifa
Housing: pay 25.7% more in Abu Halifa
Childcare: pay 7.1% less in Abu Halifa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Abu Halifa
Clothing: pay 34.3% more in Abu Halifa

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

Abu Halifa vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Abu Halifa instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 14.0% less for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Abu Halifa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	$6.54 KWD2.000	+30.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	$8.18 KWD2.510	+16.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	$0.56 KWD0.170	-39.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	$0.33 KWD0.100	-64.2%
Average			-14.0%

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pay 32.7% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Abu Halifa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	$0.98 KWD0.300	-40.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	$1.64 KWD0.500	-75.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	$5.98 KWD1.830	-26.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	$1.95 KWD0.600	+7.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	$2.97 KWD0.910	+47.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	$1.06 KWD0.320	-41.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	$0.88 KWD0.270	-0.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	$0.45 KWD0.140	-76.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	$0.30 KWD0.090	-59.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	$0.45 KWD0.140	-49.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	$0.30 KWD0.090	-44.7%
Average			-32.7%

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pay 12.2% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Abu Halifa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	$1.35 KWD0.410	-68.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	$21,257.11 KWD6,513.390	-56.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	$23.71 KWD7.260	+161.9%
Average			+12.2%

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pay 25.7% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Abu Halifa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	$16.35 KWD5.010	-23.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	$882.99 KWD270.560	+83.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	$490.55 KWD150.310	+79.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	$52.86 KWD16.200	-36.3%
Average			+25.7%

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pay 7.1% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Abu Halifa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	$306.59 KWD93.940	+4.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	$5,804.83 KWD1,778.660	-18.7%
Average			-7.1%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Abu Halifa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	$2.45 KWD0.750	+103.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	$5.74 KWD1.760	+127.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	$2.94 KWD0.900	+57.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	$98.11 KWD30.060	+135.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	$11.45 KWD3.510	+205.2%
Average			+125.5%

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pay 34.3% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Abu Halifa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	$39.65 KWD12.150	+54.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	$38.70 KWD11.860	+65.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	$85.03 KWD26.050	-3.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	$72.67 KWD22.270	+20.7%
Average			+34.3%

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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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