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Phnom Penh vs. Rio De Janeiro Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 3.6% cheaper than Rio De Janeiro.

Restaurants: pay 14.2% less in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 39.4% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 22.6% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 3.7% less in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 44.4% less in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.1% less in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 20.9% less in Phnom Penh

The cost of groceries and transportation in Phnom Penh are more expensive than in Rio De Janeiro. Expenses including childcare, clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Phnom Penh.

Phnom Penh vs. Rio De Janeiro Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.2% less for restaurants

	Rio De Janeiro	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.46 R$40.55	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	-32.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.52 R$35.49	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	+7.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.36 R$7.41	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	-31.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 R$4.93	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	+0.8%
Average			-14.2%

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pay 39.4% more for groceries

	Rio De Janeiro	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.81 R$9.83	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	-8.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.37 R$23.75	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	+53.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 R$23.60	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	+88.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.06 R$11.23	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	-11.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.80 R$9.81	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	+11.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 R$6.04	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	+63.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 R$4.04	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	+19.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 R$3.91	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	+166.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 R$3.79	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	+5.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 R$3.28	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	+45.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 R$2.88	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	+1.4%
Average			+39.4%

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pay 22.6% more for transportation

	Rio De Janeiro	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.27 R$23.25	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	+1.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.48 R$220.21	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	-76.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,595.53 R$112,027.31	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	+137.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.10 R$38.63	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	+27.5%
Average			+22.6%

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pay 3.7% less for housing

	Rio De Janeiro	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.70 R$107.13	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	+8.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$496.63 R$2,701.35	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	-3.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$344.11 R$1,871.76	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	-20.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.68 R$449.72	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	+0.4%
Average			-3.7%

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pay 44.4% less for childcare

	Rio De Janeiro	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$544.48 R$2,961.65	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	-46.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,471.41 R$67,836.96	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	-42.7%
Average			-44.4%

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pay 4.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Rio De Janeiro	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.86 R$10.14	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	-35.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.07 R$11.26	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	+22.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.05 R$11.15	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	-8.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.14 R$153.04	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	+48.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.08 R$38.53	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	-47.1%
Average			-4.1%

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pay 20.9% less for clothing

	Rio De Janeiro	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.68 R$253.93	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	-44.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.02 R$234.01	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	-45.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.54 R$427.21	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	+12.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$63.36 R$344.66	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	-5.0%
Average			-20.9%

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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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