Cost of living comparison

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Mikkeli vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Mikkeli is 2.1 times more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants
pay 2.2 times more in Mikkeli
Groceries
pay 2.8% less in Mikkeli
Transportation
pay 73.2% more in Mikkeli
Housing
pay 7.3% more in Mikkeli
Childcare
pay 14.4% more in Mikkeli
Entertainment and Sports
pay 4.5 times more in Mikkeli
Clothing
pay 2.8 times more in Mikkeli

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

Mikkeli vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

 
Phnom Penh
Mikkeli
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.00
KHR20,062.50
$14.02
€12.16
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.00
KHR28,087.50
$8.18
€7.09
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.93
KHR3,729.26
$2.28
€1.98

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pay 2.8% less for groceries

 
Phnom Penh
Mikkeli
Bread
1 loaf
$1.65
KHR6,622.69
$1.16
€1.00
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.70
KHR26,883.75
$3.07
€2.66
Milk (1 gallon) $8.17
KHR32,773.12
$4.82
€4.18

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pay 73.2% more for transportation

 
Phnom Penh
Mikkeli
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.33
KHR17,374.31
$7.96
€6.91
Monthly public transit pass $9.60
KHR38,520.00
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $49,000.00
KHR197M
$33,316.90
€28,909.51

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pay 7.3% more for housing

 
Phnom Penh
Mikkeli
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$21.29
KHR85,409.71
$23.31
€20.23
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $481.60
KHR2M
??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $273.92
KHR1M
??

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pay 14.4% more for childcare

 
Phnom Penh
Mikkeli
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $293.33
KHR1M
$341.29
€296.14
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,141.67
KHR29M
$8,038.10
€6,974.77

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pay 4.5 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Phnom Penh
Mikkeli
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.21
KHR4,847.94
$5.84
€5.07
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.53
KHR10,136.84
$3.80
€3.29
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.88
KHR7,523.44
$12.85
€11.15

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pay 2.8 times more for clothing

 
Phnom Penh
Mikkeli
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$25.75
KHR103K
$114.46
€99.32
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$23.33
KHR93,625.00
$60.15
€52.19
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$88.00
KHR353K
$103.53
€89.84

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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: June 2026
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