Cost of living comparison

compared to

Serbia vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Serbia is 39.6% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 71.6% more in Serbia
Groceries: pay 19.5% less in Serbia
Transportation: pay 57.3% more in Serbia
Housing: pay 18.1% more in Serbia
Childcare: pay 7.8% less in Serbia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.9% more in Serbia
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Serbia

The cost of clothing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and housing in Serbia are more expensive than in Phnom Penh. Expenses including groceries and childcare are lower in Serbia. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Serbia.

Serbia vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

Display currency: USD

pay 71.6% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Serbia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR19,986.53	$8.22 RSD822	+64.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR27,981.15	$9.48 RSD947	+35.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,715.14	$2.10 RSD209	+125.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,650.72	$1.47 RSD147	+61.1%
Average			+71.6%

Phnom Penh vs. Serbia - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 19.5% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Serbia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,597.61	$0.74 RSD74	-55.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,781.96	$4.66 RSD466	-30.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,649.02	$5.09 RSD509	-37.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,270.66	$2.41 RSD241	+32.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,028.23	$3.02 RSD302	+50.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,237.49	$0.56 RSD56	-69.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,535.64	$0.83 RSD83	-5.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,651.49	$0.75 RSD75	-60.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,937.30	$0.98 RSD98	+33.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,505.42	$0.45 RSD45	-48.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,145.56	$0.42 RSD42	-22.5%
Average			-19.5%

Phnom Penh vs. Serbia - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 57.3% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Serbia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,308.52	$6.88 RSD688	+58.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,374.14	$30.31 RSD3,030	+215.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR195,868,029.72	$30,955.44 RSD3,094,522	-36.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,186.85	$8.27 RSD827	-8.6%
Average			+57.3%

Phnom Penh vs. Serbia - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 18.1% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Serbia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,086.31	$26.24 RSD2,624	+23.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,925,112.27	$412.90 RSD41,276	-14.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,094,935.34	$302.98 RSD30,288	+10.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR331,720.63	$126.67 RSD12,663	+52.6%
Average			+18.1%

Phnom Penh vs. Serbia - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 7.8% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Serbia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,172,543.31	$270.33 RSD27,024	-7.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,547,432.22	$6,594.36 RSD659,219	-7.7%
Average			-7.8%

Phnom Penh vs. Serbia - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 48.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Serbia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,829.58	$2.49 RSD249	+105.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,098.46	$2.03 RSD203	-19.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,494.95	$4.41 RSD441	+135.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,554.45	$32.25 RSD3,223	-22.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR14,989.90	$5.47 RSD547	+45.8%
Average			+48.9%

Phnom Penh vs. Serbia - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Serbia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR102,930.65	$78.65 RSD7,862	+205.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,270.49	$49.57 RSD4,955	+112.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR351,762.99	$107.57 RSD10,754	+22.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR240,637.87	$117.74 RSD11,770	+95.6%
Average			+108.9%

Phnom Penh vs. Serbia - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

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

More cost comparisons

Phnom Penh vs.

Madrid

Phnom Penh vs.

Prague

Phnom Penh vs.

Hanoi

Phnom Penh vs.

Cairo

Phnom Penh vs.

Lima

Phnom Penh vs.

Vienna

Phnom Penh vs.

Berlin

Phnom Penh vs.

Manila

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Cambodia vs. Serbia. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Cambodia and Serbia.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Phnom Penh

Add prices for Serbia

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Serbia or Phnom Penh. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.