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Rio De Janeiro vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Rio De Janeiro is 29.6% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 22.0% more in Rio De Janeiro
Groceries: pay 20.4% less in Rio De Janeiro
Transportation: pay 60.2% more in Rio De Janeiro
Housing: pay 5.2% more in Rio De Janeiro
Childcare: pay 80.1% more in Rio De Janeiro
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.4% more in Rio De Janeiro
Clothing: pay 40.0% more in Rio De Janeiro

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

Rio De Janeiro vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rio De Janeiro instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 22.0% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Rio De Janeiro
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	$7.46 R$40.55	+49.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	$6.52 R$35.49	-6.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	$1.36 R$7.41	+46.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	$0.91 R$4.93	-0.8%
Average			+22.0%

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pay 20.4% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Rio De Janeiro
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	$1.81 R$9.83	+9.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	$4.37 R$23.75	-34.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	$4.34 R$23.60	-46.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	$2.06 R$11.23	+13.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	$1.80 R$9.81	-10.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	$1.11 R$6.04	-38.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	$0.74 R$4.04	-16.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	$0.72 R$3.91	-62.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	$0.70 R$3.79	-5.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	$0.60 R$3.28	-31.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	$0.53 R$2.88	-1.4%
Average			-20.4%

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pay 60.2% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Rio De Janeiro
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	$4.27 R$23.25	-1.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	$40.48 R$220.21	+321.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	$20,595.53 R$112,027.31	-58.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	$7.10 R$38.63	-21.6%
Average			+60.2%

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pay 5.2% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Rio De Janeiro
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	$19.70 R$107.13	-7.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	$496.63 R$2,701.35	+3.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	$344.11 R$1,871.76	+25.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	$82.68 R$449.72	-0.4%
Average			+5.2%

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pay 80.1% more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Rio De Janeiro
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	$544.48 R$2,961.65	+85.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	$12,471.41 R$67,836.96	+74.6%
Average			+80.1%

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pay 20.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Rio De Janeiro
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	$1.86 R$10.14	+54.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	$2.07 R$11.26	-18.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	$2.05 R$11.15	+9.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	$28.14 R$153.04	-32.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	$7.08 R$38.53	+88.9%
Average			+20.4%

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pay 40.0% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Rio De Janeiro
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	$46.68 R$253.93	+81.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	$43.02 R$234.01	+84.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	$78.54 R$427.21	-10.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	$63.36 R$344.66	+5.3%
Average			+40.0%

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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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