Cost of living comparison

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Jeju vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Jeju is 53.3% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants
pay 58.7% more in Jeju
Groceries
pay 31.7% more in Jeju
Transportation
pay 8.6% less in Jeju
Housing
pay 27.5% more in Jeju
Childcare
pay 2.3 times more in Jeju
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.1 times more in Jeju
Clothing
pay 30.9% more in Jeju

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

Jeju vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

pay 58.7% more for restaurants

 
Phnom Penh
Jeju
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.00
KHR19,980.19
$6.37
₩9,603
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.00
KHR27,972.26
$4.00
₩6,029
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.93
KHR3,713.96
$2.31
₩3,487

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pay 31.7% more for groceries

 
Phnom Penh
Jeju
Bread
1 loaf
$1.65
KHR6,595.51
$2.12
₩3,201
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.70
KHR26,773.45
??
Milk (1 gallon) $8.17
KHR32,638.66
$7.95
₩11,983

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pay 8.6% less for transportation

 
Phnom Penh
Jeju
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.33
KHR17,303.03
$4.57
₩6,891
Monthly public transit pass $9.60
KHR38,361.96
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $49,000.00
KHR196M
??

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pay 27.5% more for housing

 
Phnom Penh
Jeju
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$21.29
KHR85,059.29
$18.56
₩27,994
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $481.60
KHR2M
$473.36
₩714K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $273.92
KHR1M
$382.08
₩576K

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

 
Phnom Penh
Jeju
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $293.33
KHR1M
$353.07
₩532K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,141.67
KHR29M
$23,674.11
₩36M

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Phnom Penh
Jeju
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.21
KHR4,828.05
$3.97
₩5,981
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.53
KHR10,095.25
$5.24
₩7,900
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.88
KHR7,492.57
??

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pay 30.9% more for clothing

 
Phnom Penh
Jeju
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$25.75
KHR103K
$48.82
₩73,627
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$23.33
KHR93,240.87
$28.30
₩42,682
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$88.00
KHR352K
$62.97
₩94,968

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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: April 2026
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