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North Vancouver vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

North Vancouver is 2.6 times more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in North Vancouver
Groceries: pay 36.2% more in North Vancouver
Transportation: pay 3.1 times more in North Vancouver
Housing: pay 3.5 times more in North Vancouver
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in North Vancouver
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.5 times more in North Vancouver
Clothing: pay 60.9% more in North Vancouver

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

North Vancouver vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in North Vancouver instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	North Vancouver
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,061.90	$17.94 CA$24.56	+258.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,086.66	$10.76 CA$14.73	+53.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,729.15	$2.07 CA$2.83	+122.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,664.49	$1.61 CA$2.21	+76.5%
Average			+127.9%

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pay 36.2% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	North Vancouver
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,622.49	$2.39 CA$3.27	+44.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,882.95	$5.02 CA$6.87	-25.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,772.14	$6.88 CA$9.42	-15.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,298.07	$3.49 CA$4.77	+91.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,058.50	$4.85 CA$6.64	+141.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,264.78	$1.39 CA$1.91	-23.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,548.97	$0.58 CA$0.80	-34.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,680.35	$1.34 CA$1.84	-29.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,948.38	$1.74 CA$2.38	+136.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,518.64	$1.15 CA$1.57	+30.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,153.65	$0.97 CA$1.32	+80.1%
Average			+36.2%

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pay 3.1 times more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	North Vancouver
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,373.79	$4.76 CA$6.51	+9.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,518.85	$87.99 CA$120.44	+816.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR197M	$24,382.26 CA$33,373.22	-50.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,323.31	$15.14 CA$20.73	+67.3%
Average			+210.9%

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pay 3.5 times more for housing

	Phnom Penh	North Vancouver
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,407.16	$67.45 CA$92.33	+216.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR2M	$1,834.98 CA$2,511.63	+281.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1M	$1,607.40 CA$2,200.13	+486.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR333K	$100.30 CA$137.28	+20.9%
Average			+251.4%

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	North Vancouver
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1M	$1,199.27 CA$1,641.50	+308.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR29M	$10,763.85 CA$14,733.01	+50.7%
Average			+179.8%

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pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	North Vancouver
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,847.79	$5.02 CA$6.88	+315.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,136.54	$3.96 CA$5.42	+56.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,523.21	$14.35 CA$19.64	+665.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR167K	$32.00 CA$43.81	-23.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,046.43	$11.93 CA$16.33	+218.1%
Average			+246.5%

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pay 60.9% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	North Vancouver
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103K	$60.42 CA$82.70	+134.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,622.20	$38.27 CA$52.38	+64.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR353K	$84.68 CA$115.90	-3.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR242K	$89.70 CA$122.78	+49.0%
Average			+60.9%

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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: February 2026

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