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Erie vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Erie is 2.6 times more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants
pay 2.5 times more in Erie
Groceries
pay 77.0% more in Erie
Transportation
pay 2.1 times more in Erie
Housing
pay 2.8 times more in Erie
Childcare
pay 4.6 times more in Erie
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.7 times more in Erie
Clothing
pay 42.3% more in Erie

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

Erie vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

 
Phnom Penh
Erie
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.00
KHR19,986.53
$20.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.00
KHR27,981.15
$9.50
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.93
KHR3,715.14
$2.25
 

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pay 77.0% more for groceries

 
Phnom Penh
Erie
Bread
1 loaf
$1.65
KHR6,597.61
$3.82
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.70
KHR26,781.96
$7.29
 
Milk (1 gallon) $8.17
KHR32,649.02
$4.45
 

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

 
Phnom Penh
Erie
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.33
KHR17,308.52
$3.35
 
Monthly public transit pass $9.60
KHR38,374.14
$52.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $49,000.00
KHR195,868,029.72
$23,646.60
 

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

 
Phnom Penh
Erie
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$21.29
KHR85,086.31
$75.38
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $481.60
KHR1,925,112.27
$666.67
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $273.92
KHR1,094,935.34
$1,132.00
 

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pay 4.6 times more for childcare

 
Phnom Penh
Erie
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $293.33
KHR1,172,543.31
$1,282.50
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,141.67
KHR28,547,432.22
$34,440.00
 

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Phnom Penh
Erie
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.21
KHR4,829.58
$4.25
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.53
KHR10,098.46
$4.96
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.88
KHR7,494.95
$8.00
 

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pay 42.3% more for clothing

 
Phnom Penh
Erie
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$25.75
KHR102,930.65
$47.40
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$23.33
KHR93,270.49
$35.00
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$88.00
KHR351,762.99
$76.54
 

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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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