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Akureyri vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Akureyri is 3.1 times more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants
pay 3.8 times more in Akureyri
Groceries
pay 3.2 times more in Akureyri
Transportation
pay 54.5% more in Akureyri
Housing
pay 4.8 times more in Akureyri
Childcare
pay 25.8% more in Akureyri
Entertainment and Sports
pay 4.9 times more in Akureyri
Clothing
pay 2.3 times more in Akureyri

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, groceries, clothing, and transportation in Akureyri are more expensive than in Phnom Penh. Notably, entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Akureyri.

Akureyri vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

pay 3.8 times more for restaurants

 
Phnom Penh
Akureyri
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.00
KHR19,986.53
$24.61
ISK3,110
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $7.00
KHR27,981.15
$22.56
ISK2,851
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.93
KHR3,715.14
$3.42
ISK432
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pay 3.2 times more for groceries

 
Phnom Penh
Akureyri
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.65
KHR6,597.61
$2.35
ISK297
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.70
KHR26,781.96
??
Milk (1 gallon) $8.17
KHR32,649.02
$10.87
ISK1,374
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pay 54.5% more for transportation

 
Phnom Penh
Akureyri
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.33
KHR17,308.52
$9.75
ISK1,232
Monthly public transit pass $9.60
KHR38,374.14
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $49,000.00
KHR195,868,029.72
$41,010.50
ISK5,183,727
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pay 4.8 times more for housing

 
Phnom Penh
Akureyri
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $21.29
KHR85,086.31
$164.04
ISK20,735
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $481.60
KHR1,925,112.27
$1,804.46
ISK228,084
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $273.92
KHR1,094,935.34
$1,804.46
ISK228,084
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pay 25.8% more for childcare

 
Phnom Penh
Akureyri
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $293.33
KHR1,172,543.31
$369.09
ISK46,654
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,141.67
KHR28,547,432.22
??
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pay 4.9 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Phnom Penh
Akureyri
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.21
KHR4,829.58
$11.07
ISK1,400
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.53
KHR10,098.46
$4.98
ISK629
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $1.88
KHR7,494.95
$13.70
ISK1,731
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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

 
Phnom Penh
Akureyri
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $25.75
KHR102,930.65
$82.02
ISK10,367
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $23.33
KHR93,270.49
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $88.00
KHR351,762.99
$123.03
ISK15,551
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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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