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Canary Islands vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Canary Islands is 56.0% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 98.4% more in Canary Islands
Groceries: pay 20.2% more in Canary Islands
Transportation: pay 23.2% more in Canary Islands
Housing: pay 81.9% more in Canary Islands
Childcare: pay 18.9% more in Canary Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 90.4% more in Canary Islands
Clothing: pay 59.3% more in Canary Islands

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

Canary Islands vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Canary Islands instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 98.4% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Canary Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR19,986.53	$17.52 €14.93	+250.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR27,981.15	$9.93 €8.46	+41.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,715.14	$1.75 €1.49	+88.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,650.72	$1.03 €0.88	+13.0%
Average			+98.4%

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pay 20.2% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Canary Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,597.61	$1.75 €1.49	+6.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,781.96	$8.99 €7.66	+34.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,649.02	$4.76 €4.06	-41.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,270.66	$3.50 €2.99	+92.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,028.23	$4.41 €3.76	+119.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,237.49	$1.19 €1.02	-34.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,535.64	$1.03 €0.88	+16.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,651.49	$0.74 €0.63	-61.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,937.30	$1.19 €1.01	+61.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,505.42	$0.72 €0.62	-17.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,145.56	$0.79 €0.67	+46.8%
Average			+20.2%

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pay 23.2% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Canary Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,308.52	$6.30 €5.37	+45.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,374.14	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR195,868,029.72	$25,695.77 €21,892.95	-47.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,186.85	$15.53 €13.24	+71.6%
Average			+23.2%

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pay 81.9% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Canary Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,086.31	$29.20 €24.88	+37.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,925,112.27	$1,155.05 €984.11	+139.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,094,935.34	$707.30 €602.63	+158.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR331,720.63	$76.66 €65.32	-7.6%
Average			+81.9%

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pay 18.9% more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Canary Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,172,543.31	$350.40 €298.54	+19.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,547,432.22	$8,448.46 €7,198.14	+18.3%
Average			+18.9%

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pay 90.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Canary Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,829.58	$2.92 €2.49	+141.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,098.46	$1.75 €1.49	-30.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,494.95	$4.82 €4.11	+157.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,554.45	$49.64 €42.29	+19.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR14,989.90	$9.93 €8.46	+164.7%
Average			+90.4%

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pay 59.3% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Canary Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR102,930.65	$70.08 €59.71	+172.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,270.49	$36.50 €31.10	+56.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR351,762.99	$81.18 €69.16	-7.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR240,637.87	$70.08 €59.71	+16.4%
Average			+59.3%

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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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