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Ahwaz vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Ahwaz is 13.9% cheaper than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 10.6% more in Ahwaz
Groceries: pay 56.1% less in Ahwaz
Transportation: pay 43.6% more in Ahwaz
Housing: pay 51.6% less in Ahwaz
Childcare: pay 77.5% less in Ahwaz
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.1% less in Ahwaz
Clothing: pay 71.8% more in Ahwaz

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

Ahwaz vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 10.6% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Ahwaz
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	$2.00 IRR84,225	-60.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	$3.75 IRR157,922	-46.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	$2.02 IRR85,196	+117.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	$1.20 IRR50,351	+30.9%
Average			+10.6%

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pay 56.1% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Ahwaz
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	$0.60 IRR25,268	-63.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	$2.03 IRR85,629	-69.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	$3.25 IRR136,789	-60.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	$1.27 IRR53,679	-29.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	$1.68 IRR70,677	-16.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	$0.38 IRR15,918	-79.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	$0.65 IRR27,379	-26.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	$0.36 IRR15,282	-81.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	$0.26 IRR10,824	-65.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	$0.26 IRR10,824	-70.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	$0.24 IRR10,188	-54.9%
Average			-56.1%

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pay 43.6% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Ahwaz
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	??
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	$13.10 IRR551,674	+36.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	$119,838.29 IRR5,046,689,988	+144.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	$4.50 IRR189,506	-50.3%
Average			+43.6%

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pay 51.6% less for housing

	Phnom Penh	Ahwaz
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	$7.00 IRR294,788	-67.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	$316.67 IRR13,335,625	-34.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	$225.00 IRR9,475,312	-17.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	$10.71 IRR450,851	-87.1%
Average			-51.6%

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pay 77.5% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Ahwaz
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	$106.22 IRR4,473,283	-63.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	$625.00 IRR26,320,312	-91.2%
Average			-77.5%

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pay 38.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Ahwaz
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	$0.85 IRR35,796	-29.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	$1.17 IRR49,131	-53.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	$2.20 IRR92,648	+17.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	$18.17 IRR765,044	-56.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	$1.20 IRR50,535	-68.0%
Average			-38.1%

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pay 71.8% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Ahwaz
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	$53.00 IRR2,231,962	+105.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	$46.67 IRR1,965,250	+100.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	$96.67 IRR4,070,875	+9.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	$103.33 IRR4,351,625	+71.7%
Average			+71.8%

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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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