Cologne vs Phnom Penh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cologne	Phnom Penh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1744	$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4212	$2186
🏠 One person rent	$947	$385
🏘️ Family rent	$1673	$737
🍽️ Food expenses	$491	$288
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$83.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3148	$347
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	92	43
😀 Quality of life	96	54
🏙️ Population	1.09M	2.13M

The cost of living in Cologne is 109% more expensive than in Phnom Penh. Cities ranked 2551st and 6313th ($1744 vs $836) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1st in Germany and Cambodia, respectively. Check Germany vs Cambodia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.4 months in Phnom Penh. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Phnom Penh ranked 1st in Cambodia, while ranked 12th and 5928th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Phnom Penh

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	Cologne	Phnom Penh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.1	$4.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.67	$1.5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$963	$450
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1902	$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1332	$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$64.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.4	$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	10.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6163	$2336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5539	$1485
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.35	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.6	$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$8.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.56	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.09	$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.2	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$4.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.2	$44.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$29.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$773	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15595	$11402

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Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1551
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1536
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1561
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1534
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1544
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1529
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1554
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1523
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1518
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1522
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1497
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1542
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1677
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1522
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1580
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1502
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1517
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1494
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1494
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1516
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1446
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1503
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1495
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1479
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1490
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1500
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1772

Cities near Phnom Penh

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Prey Veng	$721
75 km or 47 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
110 km or 68 mi	Svay Rieng	$678
136 km or 84 mi	Kampot	$596
144 km or 90 mi	Long Xuyen	$508
166 km or 103 mi	Sa Dec	$512
173 km or 107 mi	Rach Gia	$526
182 km or 113 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
187 km or 116 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
195 km or 121 mi	Can Tho	$454
200 km or 124 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$530
205 km or 127 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$735
218 km or 135 mi	Bien Hoa	$425
230 km or 143 mi	Siem Reap	$644
244 km or 152 mi	Stung Treng	$634
247 km or 154 mi	Soc Trang	$514
253 km or 157 mi	Battambang	$573
267 km or 166 mi	Ca Mau	$516
269 km or 167 mi	Bac Lieu	$504
275 km or 171 mi	Vung Tau	$494
286 km or 178 mi	Ko Chang	$677
307 km or 191 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
360 km or 224 mi	Phan Thiet	$506
361 km or 225 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$531
373 km or 232 mi	Mui Ne	$507
380 km or 236 mi	Klaeng	$685
385 km or 239 mi	Da Lat	$577
407 km or 253 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
443 km or 275 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$534
458 km or 285 mi	Nong Prue	$752
460 km or 286 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
464 km or 288 mi	Pattaya	$781
466 km or 289 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
470 km or 292 mi	Nha Trang	$535
487 km or 303 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
525 km or 326 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
527 km or 328 mi	Qui Nhon	$516
528 km or 328 mi	Lat Luang	$753
536 km or 333 mi	Bangkok	$941
539 km or 335 mi	Rangsit	$595