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Richmond Hill vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Richmond Hill is 2.5 times more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 90.8% more in Richmond Hill
Groceries: pay 39.1% more in Richmond Hill
Transportation: pay 3.6 times more in Richmond Hill
Housing: pay 3.6 times more in Richmond Hill
Childcare: pay 89.2% more in Richmond Hill
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.3 times more in Richmond Hill
Clothing: pay 58.6% more in Richmond Hill

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

Richmond Hill vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Richmond Hill instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 90.8% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Richmond Hill
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	$14.75 CA$20.39	+195.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	$9.35 CA$12.93	+33.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	$1.83 CA$2.53	+97.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	$1.26 CA$1.74	+37.8%
Average			+90.8%

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pay 39.1% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Richmond Hill
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	$2.26 CA$3.13	+37.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	$3.97 CA$5.49	-40.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	$11.81 CA$16.33	+44.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	$3.28 CA$4.53	+80.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	$5.13 CA$7.09	+155.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	$1.80 CA$2.48	-0.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	$0.60 CA$0.83	-31.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	$1.47 CA$2.04	-22.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	$1.54 CA$2.13	+109.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	$1.11 CA$1.53	+26.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	$0.93 CA$1.29	+73.4%
Average			+39.1%

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pay 3.6 times more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Richmond Hill
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	$4.05 CA$5.60	-6.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	$110.79 CA$153.21	+1054.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	$24,444.83 CA$33,803.54	-50.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	$12.00 CA$16.59	+32.5%
Average			+257.5%

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pay 3.6 times more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Richmond Hill
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	$56.36 CA$77.93	+164.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	$1,755.41 CA$2,427.47	+264.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	$1,798.58 CA$2,487.16	+556.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	$123.78 CA$171.18	+49.2%
Average			+258.8%

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pay 89.2% more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Richmond Hill
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	$647.49 CA$895.38	+120.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	$11,271.09 CA$15,586.22	+57.8%
Average			+89.2%

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pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Richmond Hill
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	$5.04 CA$6.96	+316.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	$3.17 CA$4.38	+25.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	$12.95 CA$17.91	+590.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	$43.17 CA$59.69	+3.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	$11.26 CA$15.57	+200.2%
Average			+227.3%

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pay 58.6% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Richmond Hill
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	$60.43 CA$83.57	+134.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	$43.17 CA$59.69	+85.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	$62.95 CA$87.05	-28.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	$86.33 CA$119.38	+43.4%
Average			+58.6%

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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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