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

😐 Solo nomad: Hawalli is 3.1% more expensive than Phnom Penh without rent, and 19.9% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Hawalli is 10.3% more expensive than Phnom Penh without rent, and 141% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.98 KWD 1.52

$5.13 ៛20.5K

-2.92%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$69.4 KWD 21.22

$29.8 ៛119.2K

132.95%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.23 KWD 2.82

$7.12 ៛28.5K

29.63%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.44 KWD 0.75

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.35 KWD 1.02

Cappuccino

$4.55 KWD 1.39

$2.56 ៛10.2K

77.73%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.56 KWD 0.17

$1.04 ៛4,146

-46.15%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.32 KWD 0.1

$0.98 ៛3,923

-67.35%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.54 ៛6,178

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.47 ៛9,876

Milk (1 liter)

$1.62 KWD 0.49

$2.13 ៛8,526

-23.94%

White Bread (500g)

$1.24 KWD 0.38

$1.47 ៛5,882

-15.65%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.72 KWD 0.53

$0.98 ៛3,917

75.51%

Eggs

$2.1 KWD 0.64

$1.83 ៛7,326

14.75%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.24 KWD 0.99

$12.97 ៛51.9K

-75.02%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.29 KWD 1.01

$4 ៛16K

-17.75%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.58 KWD 1.71

$10.4 ៛41.6K

-46.35%

Apples (1kg)

$2.46 KWD 0.75

$4.56 ៛18.2K

-46.05%

Banana (1kg)

$1.97 KWD 0.6

$1.59 ៛6,364

23.90%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.72 KWD 0.53

$3.83 ៛15.3K

-55.09%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.5 KWD 0.46

$1.52 ៛6,062

-1.32%

Potato (1kg)

$1.23 KWD 0.38

$1.73 ៛6,923

-28.90%

Onion (1kg)

$1.26 KWD 0.38

$1.2 ៛4,806

5.00%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.62 KWD 0.49

$1.44 ៛5,763

12.50%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.34 KWD 0.11

$0.66 ៛2,645

-48.48%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$3.31 KWD 1.01

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.01 KWD 0.31

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.33 KWD 0.41

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.96 KWD 0.9

$2.03 ៛8,111

45.81%

Wine (Bottle)

$12.23 ៛48.9K

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.04 ៛4,176

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.7 ៛6,783

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.81 KWD 0.25

$1.49 ៛5,947

-45.64%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$48.89 KWD 14.94

$10.55 ៛42.2K

363.41%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.33 KWD 1.02

$1.07 ៛4,293

211.21%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$3.2 KWD 0.98

$1.01 ៛4,041

216.83%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$16.02 KWD 4.9

$4.37 ៛17.5K

266.59%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.34 KWD 0.1

$1.13 ៛4,519

-69.91%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$21.4K KWD 6,535

$48.4K ៛193.6M

-55.81%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$20K KWD 6,109

$37.2K ៛148.6M

-46.20%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$63 KWD 19.24

$108 ៛430.5K

-41.50%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$18.32 KWD 5.6

$6.51 ៛26K

181.41%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$25.58 KWD 7.82

$22.98 ៛91.9K

11.31%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$49.06 KWD 14.99

$46.83 ៛187.3K

4.76%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$42.64 KWD 13.03

$14.54 ៛58.2K

193.26%

Cinema Ticket

$10.03 KWD 3.07

$4.42 ៛17.7K

126.92%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$402 KWD 123

$373 ៛1.5M

7.87%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,609 KWD 2,020

$11.4K ៛45.5M

-41.94%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$32.91 KWD 10.06

$22.1 ៛88.4K

48.91%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$42.24 KWD 12.91

$22.14 ៛88.6K

90.79%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$89.5 KWD 27.34

$88.3 ៛353.3K

1.29%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$82.1 KWD 25.08

$74.5 ៛297.9K

10.22%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$592 KWD 181

$496 ៛2M

19.36%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$497 KWD 152

$277 ៛1.1M

79.58%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$962 KWD 294

$1,052 ៛4.2M

-8.56%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$3,212 KWD 981

$567 ៛2.3M

466.73%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,016 KWD 616

$2,265 ៛9.1M

-10.99%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,334 ៛5.3M

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,436 KWD 744

$405 ៛1.6M

501.90%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

7.14

10.3

-30.68%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Hawalli: October 28, 2025

Last update for Phnom Penh: October 29, 2025

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