Cost of Living Comparison Between Chiang Mai and Phnom Penh Cost of Living Comparison Between Chiang Mai and Phnom Penh

🙂 Solo nomad: Chiang Mai is 0.7% cheaper than Phnom Penh without rent, and 6.5% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Chiang Mai is 7.8% cheaper than Phnom Penh without rent, and 9.4% cheaper with rent.
Currency
ðŸ― Eating Out
Chiang Mai
Phnom Penh
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$2.02 āļŋ65.3
$5.13 ៛20.5K
-60.62%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$18.78 āļŋ608
$29.8 ៛119.2K
-36.98%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.67 āļŋ248
$7.12 ៛28.5K
7.72%
Cappuccino
$1.98 āļŋ64.2
$2.56 ៛10.2K
-22.66%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.82 āļŋ26.64
$1.04 ៛4,146
-21.15%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.33 āļŋ10.58
$0.98 ៛3,923
-66.33%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.12 āļŋ68.6
$1.54 ៛6,178
37.66%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.73 āļŋ121
$2.47 ៛9,876
51.01%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Chiang Mai
Phnom Penh
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.64 āļŋ53.2
$2.13 ៛8,526
-23.00%
White Bread (500g)
$1.57 āļŋ50.9
$1.47 ៛5,882
6.80%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.19 āļŋ38.62
$0.98 ៛3,917
21.43%
Eggs
$1.98 āļŋ64.1
$1.83 ៛7,326
8.20%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$15.99 āļŋ517
$12.97 ៛51.9K
23.28%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.12 āļŋ101
$4 ៛16K
-22.00%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.16 āļŋ361
$10.4 ៛41.6K
7.31%
Apples (1kg)
$2.76 āļŋ89.2
$4.56 ៛18.2K
-39.47%
Banana (1kg)
$1.22 āļŋ39.5
$1.59 ៛6,364
-23.27%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.71 āļŋ55.4
$3.83 ៛15.3K
-55.35%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.55 āļŋ50.2
$1.52 ៛6,062
1.97%
Potato (1kg)
$1.34 āļŋ43.21
$1.73 ៛6,923
-22.54%
Onion (1kg)
$1.21 āļŋ39.23
$1.2 ៛4,806
0.83%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.72 āļŋ23.2
$1.44 ៛5,763
-50.00%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.53 āļŋ17.05
$0.66 ៛2,645
-19.70%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.72 āļŋ153
$2.03 ៛8,111
132.51%
Wine (Bottle)
$18.39 āļŋ595
$12.23 ៛48.9K
50.37%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.79 āļŋ57.9
$1.04 ៛4,176
72.12%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.21 āļŋ104
$1.7 ៛6,783
88.82%
🚌 Getting Around
Chiang Mai
Phnom Penh
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.94 āļŋ30.44
$1.49 ៛5,947
-36.91%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$18.9 āļŋ612
$10.55 ៛42.2K
79.15%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.42 āļŋ46.08
$1.07 ៛4,293
32.71%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.35 āļŋ43.53
$1.01 ៛4,041
33.66%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$7.85 āļŋ254
$4.37 ៛17.5K
79.63%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.25 āļŋ40.4
$1.13 ៛4,519
10.62%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$21.2K āļŋ684.9K
$48.4K ៛193.6M
-56.27%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$21.8K āļŋ706.8K
$37.2K ៛148.6M
-41.21%
ðŸ§ū Monthly Utilities & Internet
Chiang Mai
Phnom Penh
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$70.6 āļŋ2,285
$108 ៛430.5K
-34.40%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.72 āļŋ444
$6.51 ៛26K
110.75%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$17.56 āļŋ568
$22.98 ៛91.9K
-23.59%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Chiang Mai
Phnom Penh
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$41.64 āļŋ1,347
$46.83 ៛187.3K
-11.08%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$6.9 āļŋ223
$14.54 ៛58.2K
-52.54%
Cinema Ticket
$5.8 āļŋ188
$4.42 ៛17.7K
31.22%
ðŸ§ļ Childcare & Education
Chiang Mai
Phnom Penh
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$308 āļŋ9,963
$373 ៛1.5M
-17.35%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$14.7K āļŋ475.8K
$11.4K ៛45.5M
29.17%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Chiang Mai
Phnom Penh
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$55.4 āļŋ1,793
$22.1 ៛88.4K
150.68%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$26.4 āļŋ854
$22.14 ៛88.6K
19.24%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$85.1 āļŋ2,755
$88.3 ៛353.3K
-3.61%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$71.8 āļŋ2,323
$74.5 ៛297.9K
-3.61%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Chiang Mai
Phnom Penh
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$434 āļŋ14K
$496 ៛2M
-12.43%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$235 āļŋ7,610
$277 ៛1.1M
-15.11%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$821 āļŋ26.6K
$1,052 ៛4.2M
-21.94%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$498 āļŋ16.1K
$567 ៛2.3M
-12.08%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$2,180 āļŋ70.6K
$2,265 ៛9.1M
-3.74%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,543 āļŋ49.9K
$1,334 ៛5.3M
15.66%
ðŸ’ĩ Salaries & Financials
Chiang Mai
Phnom Penh
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$703 āļŋ22.8K
$405 ៛1.6M
73.82%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5
10.3
-51.46%

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Last update for Chiang Mai: October 29, 2025

Last update for Phnom Penh: October 29, 2025

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