Copenhagen vs Phnom Penh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Phnom Penh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2483
$819
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5751
$2197
🏠 One person rent
$1424
$369
🏘️ Family rent
$2573
$734
🍽️ Food expenses
$670
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4295
$353
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
93
42
😀 Quality of life
97
54
🏙️ Population
644K
2.13M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 203% more expensive than in Phnom Penh. Cities ranked 795th and 6368th ($2483 vs $819) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Denmark and Cambodia, respectively. Check Denmark vs Cambodia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.4 months in Phnom Penh. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Phnom Penh ranked 1st in Cambodia, while ranked 9th and 5977th among best cities to live in the world.

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Copenhagen Phnom Penh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.2
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$107
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.9
$6.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.66
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$6.74
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.88
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1540
$446
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1168
$249
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3033
$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2129
$530
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$61.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.19%
9.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8402
$2326
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5773
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.61
$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.1
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.42
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.16
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$4.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$4.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.87
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.52
$1.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.24
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$51.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.6
$5.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.8
$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$121
$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$78.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$591
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13230
$13795

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Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2378
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2203
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$2006
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1294
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1570
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$1867
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$2088
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1459
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1439
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$1713
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1306
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1436
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1347
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$1864
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1333
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1341
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$2046
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1688
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1442
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$1966
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1548
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1299
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1499
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1608
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1532
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1618
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1578
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1434
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1636
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1328
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1502
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1476
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1654
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1324
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1536
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1364
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1476
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1565
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1546

Cities near Phnom Penh

Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Prey Veng
$711
75 km or 47 mi Kampong Cham
$514
110 km or 68 mi Svay Rieng
$689
136 km or 84 mi Kampot
$582
144 km or 90 mi Long Xuyen
$516
166 km or 103 mi Sa Dec
$521
173 km or 107 mi Rach Gia
$534
182 km or 113 mi Phu Quoc
$529
187 km or 116 mi Sihanoukville
$754
195 km or 121 mi Can Tho
$469
200 km or 124 mi Thu Dau Mot
$541
205 km or 127 mi Ho Chi Minh
$744
218 km or 135 mi Bien Hoa
$445
230 km or 143 mi Siem Reap
$630
244 km or 152 mi Stung Treng
$626
247 km or 154 mi Soc Trang
$529
253 km or 157 mi Battambang
$533
267 km or 166 mi Ca Mau
$525
269 km or 167 mi Bac Lieu
$515
275 km or 171 mi Vung Tau
$512
286 km or 178 mi Ko Chang
$697
307 km or 191 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
360 km or 224 mi Phan Thiet
$521
361 km or 225 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$515
373 km or 232 mi Mui Ne
$516
380 km or 236 mi Klaeng
$703
385 km or 239 mi Da Lat
$531
407 km or 253 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
443 km or 275 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$521
458 km or 285 mi Nong Prue
$773
460 km or 286 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
464 km or 288 mi Pattaya
$800
466 km or 289 mi Laem Chabang
$769
470 km or 292 mi Nha Trang
$549
487 km or 303 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564
525 km or 326 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$786
527 km or 328 mi Qui Nhon
$515
528 km or 328 mi Lat Luang
$787
536 km or 333 mi Bangkok
$994
539 km or 335 mi Rangsit
$613