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Babol vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Babol is 42.9% cheaper than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 30.4% less in Babol
Groceries: pay 64.4% less in Babol
Transportation: pay 22.1% less in Babol
Housing: pay 73.0% less in Babol
Childcare: pay 77.5% less in Babol
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.3% less in Babol
Clothing: pay 16.6% more in Babol

Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Babol.

Babol vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 30.4% less for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Babol
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	$3.00 IRR126,338	-40.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	$4.50 IRR189,506	-35.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	$0.47 IRR19,798	-49.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	$0.94 IRR39,776	+3.4%
Average			-30.4%

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pay 64.4% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Babol
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	$0.20 IRR8,422	-87.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	$0.94 IRR39,714	-85.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	$2.35 IRR99,064	-71.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	$1.07 IRR45,169	-41.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	$1.41 IRR59,430	-29.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	$0.41 IRR17,234	-77.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	$0.59 IRR24,655	-33.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	$0.38 IRR16,023	-80.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	$0.25 IRR10,417	-66.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	$0.24 IRR10,249	-72.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	$0.20 IRR8,507	-62.4%
Average			-64.4%

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pay 22.1% less for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Babol
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	$2.75 IRR115,729	-36.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	$68,000.00 IRR2,863,650,000	+38.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	$2.85 IRR120,021	-68.5%
Average			-22.1%

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pay 73.0% less for housing

	Phnom Penh	Babol
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	$4.00 IRR168,450	-81.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	$192.64 IRR8,112,648	-60.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	$97.07 IRR4,087,908	-64.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	$11.47 IRR483,055	-86.2%
Average			-73.0%

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pay 77.5% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Babol
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	$49.00 IRR2,063,512	-83.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	$2,011.10 IRR84,692,248	-71.8%
Average			-77.5%

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pay 49.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Babol
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	$0.65 IRR27,373	-46.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	$1.08 IRR45,622	-57.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	$1.74 IRR73,306	-7.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	$10.00 IRR421,125	-76.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	$1.50 IRR63,169	-60.0%
Average			-49.3%

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pay 16.6% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Babol
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	$21.81 IRR918,652	-15.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	$30.76 IRR1,295,282	+31.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	$117.65 IRR4,954,414	+33.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	$69.84 IRR2,940,937	+16.0%
Average			+16.6%

Phnom Penh vs. Babol - Cost of clothing

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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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