Cost of living comparison

compared to

Barranquilla vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Barranquilla is 11.9% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 0.1% less in Barranquilla
Groceries: pay 24.6% less in Barranquilla
Transportation: pay 96.3% more in Barranquilla
Housing: pay 3.6% less in Barranquilla
Childcare: pay 75.3% less in Barranquilla
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.9% more in Barranquilla
Clothing: pay 81.6% more in Barranquilla

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

Barranquilla vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

Display currency: USD

pay 0.1% less for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Barranquilla
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR19,957.85	$5.18 COP19,435.70	+3.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR27,940.99	$8.77 COP32,943.51	+25.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,709.81	$0.94 COP3,534.87	+1.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,645.48	$0.63 COP2,375.47	-30.7%
Average			-0.1%

Phnom Penh vs. Barranquilla - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 24.6% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Barranquilla
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,588.14	$1.39 COP5,201.07	-16.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,743.52	$2.45 COP9,213.79	-63.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,602.16	$3.94 COP14,792.42	-51.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,260.22	$2.06 COP7,719.47	+13.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,016.70	$2.48 COP9,311.98	+23.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,227.10	$1.36 COP5,124.24	-24.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,530.57	$0.64 COP2,399.96	-27.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,640.51	$0.75 COP2,811.34	-60.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,933.09	$0.39 COP1,476.66	-46.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,500.39	$0.45 COP1,684.60	-48.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,142.48	$0.71 COP2,676.90	+32.8%
Average			-24.6%

Phnom Penh vs. Barranquilla - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 96.3% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Barranquilla
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,283.68	$3.94 COP14,809.56	-8.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,319.07	$34.94 COP131K	+263.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196M	$16,175.22 COP61M	-67.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,134.91	$26.92 COP101K	+197.3%
Average			+96.3%

Phnom Penh vs. Barranquilla - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 3.6% less for housing

	Phnom Penh	Barranquilla
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR84,964.19	$22.99 COP86,326.90	+8.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR2M	$258.80 COP972K	-46.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1M	$235.51 COP884K	-14.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR331K	$114.30 COP429K	+37.7%
Average			-3.6%

Phnom Penh vs. Barranquilla - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 75.3% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Barranquilla
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1M	$64.70 COP243K	-77.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR29M	$1,941.03 COP7M	-72.8%
Average			-75.3%

Phnom Penh vs. Barranquilla - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 8.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Barranquilla
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,822.65	$1.55 COP5,830.71	+28.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,083.97	$2.07 COP7,774.28	-18.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,484.19	$2.98 COP11,175.53	+58.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166K	$22.65 COP85,031.18	-45.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR14,968.39	$4.53 COP17,006.24	+20.8%
Average			+8.9%

Phnom Penh vs. Barranquilla - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 81.6% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Barranquilla
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103K	$65.99 COP248K	+156.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,136.62	$56.94 COP214K	+144.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR351K	$85.41 COP321K	-2.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR240K	$77.64 COP292K	+29.0%
Average			+81.6%

Phnom Penh vs. Barranquilla - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

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: March 2026

More cost comparisons

Phnom Penh vs.

Moscow

Phnom Penh vs.

Wellington

Phnom Penh vs.

Kiev

Phnom Penh vs.

Hanoi

Phnom Penh vs.

Berlin

Phnom Penh vs.

Bangkok

Phnom Penh vs.

Cairo

Phnom Penh vs.

Algiers

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Cambodia vs. Colombia. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Cambodia and Colombia.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Phnom Penh

Add prices for Barranquilla

Ask the Elsewhere Community

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Barranquilla or Phnom Penh. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.