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Phnom Penh vs. Red Deer Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 33.3% cheaper than Red Deer.

Restaurants: pay 47.8% less in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 13.7% less in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 0.5% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 58.8% less in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 37.8% less in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.4% less in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 25.2% less in Phnom Penh

Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, childcare, clothing, and groceries are lower in Phnom Penh.

Phnom Penh vs. Red Deer Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Red Deer, you would:

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pay 47.8% less for restaurants

	Red Deer	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.22 CA$23.73	$5.00 KHR19,986.53	-71.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.69 CA$13.35	$7.00 KHR27,981.15	-27.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.68 CA$2.32	$0.93 KHR3,715.14	-44.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.75 CA$2.41	$0.91 KHR3,650.72	-47.8%
Average			-47.8%

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pay 13.7% less for groceries

	Red Deer	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$2.56 CA$3.53	$1.65 KHR6,597.61	-35.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.19 CA$7.15	$6.70 KHR26,781.96	+29.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.34 CA$8.73	$8.17 KHR32,649.02	+28.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.17 CA$4.37	$1.82 KHR7,270.66	-42.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.43 CA$7.48	$2.01 KHR8,028.23	-63.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.03 CA$2.80	$1.81 KHR7,237.49	-11.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61 CA$0.84	$0.88 KHR3,535.64	+45.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.71 CA$2.35	$1.91 KHR7,651.49	+12.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.56 CA$2.15	$0.73 KHR2,937.30	-52.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 CA$1.50	$0.88 KHR3,505.42	-19.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.92 CA$1.27	$0.54 KHR2,145.56	-41.6%
Average			-13.7%

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pay 0.5% more for transportation

	Red Deer	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.72 CA$5.12	$4.33 KHR17,308.52	+16.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$52.92 CA$72.92	$9.60 KHR38,374.14	-81.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,382.26 CA$33,597.54	$49,000.00 KHR195,868,029.72	+101.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.60 CA$18.74	$9.05 KHR36,186.85	-33.4%
Average			+0.5%

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pay 58.8% less for housing

	Red Deer	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$63.09 CA$86.93	$21.29 KHR85,086.31	-66.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,060.84 CA$1,461.78	$481.60 KHR1,925,112.27	-54.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$973.53 CA$1,341.48	$273.92 KHR1,094,935.34	-71.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$143.49 CA$197.72	$82.99 KHR331,720.63	-42.2%
Average			-58.8%

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pay 37.8% less for childcare

	Red Deer	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$665.47 CA$916.98	$293.33 KHR1,172,543.31	-55.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,898.11 CA$12,261.15	$7,141.67 KHR28,547,432.22	-19.7%
Average			-37.8%

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pay 50.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Red Deer	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.02 CA$6.92	$1.21 KHR4,829.58	-75.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.68 CA$5.07	$2.53 KHR10,098.46	-31.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.35 CA$19.78	$1.88 KHR7,494.95	-86.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.84 CA$53.52	$41.67 KHR166,554.45	+7.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.76 CA$14.83	$3.75 KHR14,989.90	-65.2%
Average			-50.4%

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pay 25.2% less for clothing

	Red Deer	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.96 CA$68.84	$25.75 KHR102,930.65	-48.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.08 CA$46.96	$23.33 KHR93,270.49	-31.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.91 CA$101.85	$88.00 KHR351,762.99	+19.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.50 CA$138.49	$60.20 KHR240,637.87	-40.1%
Average			-25.2%

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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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