Cost of living comparison

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Boden vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Boden is 2.0 times more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants
pay 2.4 times more in Boden
Groceries
pay 6.9% less in Boden
Transportation
pay 26.8% more in Boden
Housing
pay 2.1 times more in Boden
Childcare
pay 73.0% less in Boden
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.2 times more in Boden
Clothing
pay 3.9 times more in Boden

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

Boden vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

 
Phnom Penh
Boden
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.00
KHR20,018.85
$19.84
SEK186.47
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $7.00
KHR28,026.39
$10.58
SEK99.45
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.93
KHR3,721.15
$1.69
SEK15.91
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pay 6.9% less for groceries

 
Phnom Penh
Boden
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.65
KHR6,608.28
??
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.70
KHR26,825.26
$2.64
SEK24.86
Milk (1 gallon) $8.17
KHR32,701.82
$6.01
SEK56.47
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pay 26.8% more for transportation

 
Phnom Penh
Boden
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.33
KHR17,336.51
$8.64
SEK81.23
Monthly public transit pass $9.60
KHR38,436.20
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $49,000.00
KHR196,184,757.29
$26,447.88
SEK248,623.31
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pay 2.1 times more for housing

 
Phnom Penh
Boden
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $21.29
KHR85,223.90
$52.90
SEK497.25
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $481.60
KHR1,928,225.26
$952.12
SEK8,950.44
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $273.92
KHR1,096,705.90
$264.48
SEK2,486.23
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pay 73.0% less for childcare

 
Phnom Penh
Boden
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $293.33
KHR1,174,439.36
$79.34
SEK745.87
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,141.67
KHR28,593,594.73
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pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Phnom Penh
Boden
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.21
KHR4,837.39
$5.29
SEK49.72
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.53
KHR10,114.79
$2.12
SEK19.89
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $1.88
KHR7,507.07
$10.90
SEK102.43
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pay 3.9 times more for clothing

 
Phnom Penh
Boden
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $25.75
KHR103,097.09
$132.24
SEK1,243.12
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $23.33
KHR93,421.31
$79.34
SEK745.87
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $88.00
KHR352,331.81
$259.51
SEK2,439.49
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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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