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Montreal vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Montreal is 2.2 times more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants
pay 2.2 times more in Montreal
Groceries
pay 53.2% more in Montreal
Transportation
pay 2.8 times more in Montreal
Housing
pay 2.2 times more in Montreal
Childcare
pay 28.7% more in Montreal
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.4 times more in Montreal
Clothing
pay 81.7% more in Montreal

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

Montreal vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

 
Phnom Penh
Montreal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.00
KHR20,018.85
$17.93
CA$24.80
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $7.00
KHR28,026.39
$11.48
CA$15.87
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.93
KHR3,721.15
$1.97
CA$2.72
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pay 53.2% more for groceries

 
Phnom Penh
Montreal
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.65
KHR6,608.28
$2.92
CA$4.04
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.70
KHR26,825.26
$7.37
CA$10.19
Milk (1 gallon) $8.17
KHR32,701.82
$8.70
CA$12.03
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pay 2.8 times more for transportation

 
Phnom Penh
Montreal
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.33
KHR17,336.51
$4.27
CA$5.91
Monthly public transit pass $9.60
KHR38,436.20
$74.95
CA$103.64
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $49,000.00
KHR196,184,757.29
$24,369.83
CA$33,699.82
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pay 2.2 times more for housing

 
Phnom Penh
Montreal
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $21.29
KHR85,223.90
$41.37
CA$57.21
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $481.60
KHR1,928,225.26
$1,201.35
CA$1,661.29
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $273.92
KHR1,096,705.90
$961.99
CA$1,330.28
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pay 28.7% more for childcare

 
Phnom Penh
Montreal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $293.33
KHR1,174,439.36
$518.92
CA$717.59
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,141.67
KHR28,593,594.73
$5,750.83
CA$7,952.54
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pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Phnom Penh
Montreal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.21
KHR4,837.39
$5.74
CA$7.93
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.53
KHR10,114.79
$3.76
CA$5.20
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $1.88
KHR7,507.07
$12.19
CA$16.86
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pay 81.7% more for clothing

 
Phnom Penh
Montreal
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $25.75
KHR103,097.09
$58.20
CA$80.48
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $23.33
KHR93,421.31
$43.37
CA$59.97
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $88.00
KHR352,331.81
$102.59
CA$141.87
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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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