Cost of living comparison

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Peoria vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Peoria is 2.2 times more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants
pay 84.8% more in Peoria
Groceries
pay 44.4% more in Peoria
Transportation
pay 2.2 times more in Peoria
Housing
pay 2.5 times more in Peoria
Childcare
pay 2.8 times more in Peoria
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.8 times more in Peoria
Clothing
pay 51.0% more in Peoria

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

Peoria vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

pay 84.8% more for restaurants

 
Phnom Penh
Peoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.00
KHR20,025.00
$15.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.00
KHR28,035.00
$8.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.93
KHR3,722.29
$1.92
 

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pay 44.4% more for groceries

 
Phnom Penh
Peoria
Bread
1 loaf
$1.65
KHR6,610.31
$2.34
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.70
KHR26,833.50
$6.06
 
Milk (1 gallon) $8.17
KHR32,711.86
$3.07
 

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

 
Phnom Penh
Peoria
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.33
KHR17,341.84
$2.98
 
Monthly public transit pass $9.60
KHR38,448.00
$40.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $49,000.00
KHR196,245,000.00
$37,383.69
 

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

 
Phnom Penh
Peoria
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$21.29
KHR85,250.07
$68.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $481.60
KHR1,928,817.37
$974.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $273.92
KHR1,097,042.67
$780.00
 

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

 
Phnom Penh
Peoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $293.33
KHR1,174,800.00
$968.00
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,141.67
KHR28,602,375.00
$15,795.00
 

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Phnom Penh
Peoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.21
KHR4,838.88
$4.50
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.53
KHR10,117.89
$4.90
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.88
KHR7,509.38
$8.50
 

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pay 51.0% more for clothing

 
Phnom Penh
Peoria
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$25.75
KHR103,128.75
$56.50
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$23.33
KHR93,450.00
$32.67
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$88.00
KHR352,440.00
$75.33
 

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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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