Cost of Living Comparison Between Cebu and Phnom Penh Cost of Living Comparison Between Cebu and Phnom Penh

😐 Solo nomad: Cebu is 0.9% more expensive than Phnom Penh without rent, and 8% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Cebu is 0.7% cheaper than Phnom Penh without rent, and 11.6% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Cebu
Phnom Penh
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.40 ₱257
$4.98 ៛20.1K
-11.65%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$24.09 ₱1,409
$29.59 ៛119.1K
-18.59%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.51 ₱264
$7.19 ៛29.0K
-37.27%
Cappuccino
$2.60 ₱152
$2.53 ៛10.2K
2.77%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.80 ₱46.87
$0.99 ៛3,987
-19.19%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.43 ₱25.10
$0.99 ៛3,970
-56.57%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.58 ₱92.2
$1.52 ៛6,137
3.95%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.09 ₱122
$2.44 ៛9,839
-14.34%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Cebu
Phnom Penh
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.22 ₱130
$2.06 ៛8,288
7.77%
White Bread (500g)
$1.50 ₱87.9
$1.53 ៛6,149
-1.96%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.13 ₱66.0
$0.98 ៛3,930
15.31%
Eggs
$2.34 ₱137
$1.82 ៛7,321
28.57%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$12.75 ₱746
$12.59 ៛50.7K
1.27%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.38 ₱314
$4.01 ៛16.1K
34.16%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$7.87 ₱461
$10.24 ៛41.2K
-23.14%
Apples (1kg)
$3.61 ₱211
$4.41 ៛17.8K
-18.14%
Banana (1kg)
$1.46 ₱85.1
$1.60 ៛6,433
-8.75%
Oranges (1kg)
$3.29 ₱192
$3.95 ៛15.9K
-16.71%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.29 ₱134
$1.51 ៛6,078
51.66%
Potato (1kg)
$2.56 ₱150
$1.70 ៛6,856
50.59%
Onion (1kg)
$2.45 ₱143
$1.21 ៛4,855
102.48%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.00 ₱58.3
$1.39 ៛5,600
-28.06%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.85 ₱49.68
$0.71 ៛2,876
19.72%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.13 ₱183
$1.98 ៛7,982
58.08%
Wine (Bottle)
$6.84 ₱400
$12.14 ៛48.9K
-43.66%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.21 ₱70.5
$1.01 ៛4,070
19.80%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.33 ₱136
$1.69 ៛6,824
37.87%
🚌 Getting Around
Cebu
Phnom Penh
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.26 ₱15.19
$1.52 ៛6,112
-82.89%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$15.06 ₱881
$10.49 ៛42.2K
43.57%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.81 ₱47.67
$1.03 ៛4,153
-21.36%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.23 ₱13.41
$1.02 ៛4,116
-77.45%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$2.68 ₱157
$4.59 ៛18.5K
-41.61%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.15 ₱67.4
$1.17 ៛4,701
-1.71%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$30.2K ₱1.8M
$49.8K ៛200.7M
-39.36%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$27.4K ₱1.6M
$36.5K ៛147.0M
-24.94%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Cebu
Phnom Penh
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$99.0 ₱5,790
$105 ៛424.7K
-6.18%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$34.23 ₱2,003
$6.44 ៛25.9K
431.52%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.40 ₱1,778
$23.05 ៛92.8K
31.89%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Cebu
Phnom Penh
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$33.37 ₱1,952
$46.33 ៛186.5K
-27.97%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$8.07 ₱472
$14.77 ៛59.5K
-45.36%
Cinema Ticket
$5.84 ₱341
$4.39 ៛17.7K
33.03%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Cebu
Phnom Penh
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$235 ₱13.8K
$366 ៛1.5M
-35.72%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,954 ₱231.3K
$11.4K ៛46.1M
-65.44%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Cebu
Phnom Penh
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$52.2 ₱3,053
$21.76 ៛87.6K
139.80%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$22.81 ₱1,335
$22.52 ៛90.7K
1.29%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$75.1 ₱4,393
$88.8 ៛357.3K
-15.40%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$55.7 ₱3,261
$72.3 ៛290.9K
-22.86%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Cebu
Phnom Penh
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$516 ₱30.2K
$498 ៛2.0M
3.76%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$209 ₱12.2K
$282 ៛1.1M
-26.05%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$789 ₱46.2K
$1,032 ៛4.2M
-23.50%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$396 ₱23.2K
$569 ៛2.3M
-30.34%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,151 ₱184.4K
$2,906 ៛11.7M
8.43%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,024 ₱118.4K
$1,533 ៛6.2M
32.05%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Cebu
Phnom Penh
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$396 ₱23.2K
$348 ៛1.4M
13.71%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
8
10.3
-22.33%

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Last update for Cebu: March 1, 2026

Last update for Phnom Penh: March 1, 2026

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