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Palmerston North vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Palmerston North is 2.2 times more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Palmerston North
Groceries: pay 30.6% more in Palmerston North
Transportation: pay 2.8 times more in Palmerston North
Housing: pay 75.3% more in Palmerston North
Childcare: pay 97.8% more in Palmerston North
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.8 times more in Palmerston North
Clothing: pay 64.4% more in Palmerston North

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

Palmerston North vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Palmerston North
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	$14.42 NZ$24.97	+188.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	$9.91 NZ$17.16	+41.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	$2.36 NZ$4.08	+153.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	$2.01 NZ$3.48	+120.3%
Average			+126.0%

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pay 30.6% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Palmerston North
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	$1.99 NZ$3.45	+20.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	$3.89 NZ$6.74	-41.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	$7.12 NZ$12.32	-12.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	$5.13 NZ$8.88	+182.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	$3.99 NZ$6.91	+98.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	$1.07 NZ$1.86	-40.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	$0.80 NZ$1.39	-9.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	$1.08 NZ$1.87	-43.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	$1.48 NZ$2.55	+100.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	$0.91 NZ$1.58	+4.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	$0.95 NZ$1.65	+77.7%
Average			+30.6%

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pay 2.8 times more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Palmerston North
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	$6.11 NZ$10.57	+41.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	$70.50 NZ$122.03	+634.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	$22,211.80 NZ$38,448.69	-54.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	$18.92 NZ$32.76	+109.0%
Average			+182.4%

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pay 75.3% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Palmerston North
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	$45.43 NZ$78.65	+113.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	$807.70 NZ$1,398.13	+67.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	$663.47 NZ$1,148.47	+142.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	$64.71 NZ$112.00	-22.0%
Average			+75.3%

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pay 97.8% more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Palmerston North
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	$961.55 NZ$1,664.45	+227.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	$4,843.04 NZ$8,383.31	-32.2%
Average			+97.8%

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pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Palmerston North
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	$6.44 NZ$11.14	+432.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	$3.32 NZ$5.74	+31.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	$17.88 NZ$30.96	+853.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	$22.69 NZ$39.28	-45.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	$8.65 NZ$14.98	+130.8%
Average			+280.6%

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pay 64.4% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Palmerston North
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	$66.35 NZ$114.85	+157.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	$36.06 NZ$62.42	+54.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	$87.26 NZ$151.05	-0.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	$87.98 NZ$152.30	+46.1%
Average			+64.4%

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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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