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Phnom Penh vs. Yerevan Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 6.8% cheaper than Yerevan.

Restaurants: pay 0.8% more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 59.5% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 16.6% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 22.5% less in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 7.4% less in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.2% less in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 57.5% less in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Yerevan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 0.8% more for restaurants

	Yerevan	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.44 AMD3,961.55	$5.00 KHR20,025.00	-52.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.83 AMD2,971.16	$7.00 KHR28,035.00	-10.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 AMD378.25	$0.93 KHR3,722.29	-6.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 AMD200.63	$0.91 KHR3,657.75	+72.7%
Average			+0.8%

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pay 59.5% more for groceries

	Yerevan	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 AMD315.04	$1.65 KHR6,610.31	+98.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.82 AMD1,450.21	$6.70 KHR26,833.50	+75.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.06 AMD2,300.04	$8.17 KHR32,711.86	+34.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.47 AMD938.04	$1.82 KHR7,284.65	-26.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.35 AMD1,272.13	$2.01 KHR8,043.68	-40.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 AMD231.03	$1.81 KHR7,251.42	+197.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 AMD289.37	$0.88 KHR3,542.45	+16.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 AMD309.80	$1.91 KHR7,666.22	+134.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 AMD366.99	$0.73 KHR2,942.96	-24.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 AMD141.42	$0.88 KHR3,512.17	+135.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 AMD133.40	$0.54 KHR2,149.69	+52.7%
Average			+59.5%

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pay 16.6% more for transportation

	Yerevan	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.17 AMD1,961.75	$4.33 KHR17,341.84	-16.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.49 AMD8,913.49	$9.60 KHR38,448.00	-59.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,670.18 AMD12,776,007.36	$49,000.00 KHR196,245,000.00	+45.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.62 AMD1,752.99	$9.05 KHR36,256.50	+96.0%
Average			+16.6%

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pay 22.5% less for housing

	Yerevan	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.36 AMD7,346.10	$21.29 KHR85,250.07	+9.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$753.04 AMD285,739.69	$481.60 KHR1,928,817.37	-36.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$552.33 AMD209,580.77	$273.92 KHR1,097,042.67	-50.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$95.83 AMD36,361.68	$82.99 KHR332,359.07	-13.4%
Average			-22.5%

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pay 7.4% less for childcare

	Yerevan	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$346.56 AMD131,501.54	$293.33 KHR1,174,800.00	-15.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,090.75 AMD2,690,554.52	$7,141.67 KHR28,602,375.00	+0.7%
Average			-7.4%

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pay 37.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Yerevan	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.83 AMD693.27	$1.21 KHR4,838.88	-33.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.39 AMD1,288.15	$2.53 KHR10,117.89	-25.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.61 AMD990.39	$1.88 KHR7,509.38	-28.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$94.61 AMD35,901.00	$41.67 KHR166,875.00	-56.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.53 AMD2,475.97	$3.75 KHR15,018.75	-42.5%
Average			-37.2%

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pay 57.5% less for clothing

	Yerevan	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$110.06 AMD41,762.20	$25.75 KHR103,128.75	-76.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.20 AMD22,844.22	$23.33 KHR93,450.00	-61.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.28 AMD52,469.79	$88.00 KHR352,440.00	-36.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$136.55 AMD51,812.94	$60.20 KHR241,101.00	-55.9%
Average			-57.5%

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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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