Jerusalem vs Phnom Penh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jerusalem	Phnom Penh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5127	$2186
🏠 One person rent	$1224	$385
🏘️ Family rent	$2310	$737
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$288
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$83.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2561	$347
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	78	43
😀 Quality of life	85	54
🏙️ Population	936K	2.13M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 153% more expensive than in Phnom Penh. Cities ranked 1551st and 6313th ($2114 vs $836) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Israel and Cambodia, respectively. Check Israel vs Cambodia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.4 months in Phnom Penh. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Phnom Penh ranked 1st in Cambodia, while ranked 374th and 5928th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Phnom Penh

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	Jerusalem	Phnom Penh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$4.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.98	$1.5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$450
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1903	$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$64.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	10.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13235	$2336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8778	$1485
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$8.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$4.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$44.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$29.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$878	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17799	$11402

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$905
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$996
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$762
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$813
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1556
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2123
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1811
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1930
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1884
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$877
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2156
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1834
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$761
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2145
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1931
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$552
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1902
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1680
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1511

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