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

😐 Solo nomad: Hawalli is 8.8% more expensive than Phnom Penh without rent, and 19.1% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Hawalli is 22% more expensive than Phnom Penh without rent, and 139.3% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.94 KWD 1.52

$4.90 ៛19.7K

0.82%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$67.8 KWD 20.89

$30.09 ៛121.1K

125.36%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.12 KWD 2.81

$7.10 ៛28.6K

28.45%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.41 KWD 0.74

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.25 KWD 1.00

Cappuccino

$4.51 KWD 1.39

$2.52 ៛10.2K

78.97%

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

$0.56 KWD 0.17

$1.02 ៛4,121

-45.10%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.31 KWD 0.10

$1.00 ៛4,018

-69.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.52 ៛6,110

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.56 ៛10.3K

Milk (1 liter)

$1.64 KWD 0.50

$2.17 ៛8,716

-24.42%

White Bread (500g)

$1.30 KWD 0.40

$1.53 ៛6,140

-15.03%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.79 KWD 0.55

$1.03 ៛4,144

73.79%

Eggs

$2.09 KWD 0.64

$1.77 ៛7,119

18.08%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.25 KWD 1.00

$12.69 ៛51.1K

-74.39%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.31 KWD 1.02

$4.03 ៛16.2K

-17.87%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.65 KWD 1.74

$10.35 ៛41.6K

-45.41%

Apples (1kg)

$2.44 KWD 0.75

$4.40 ៛17.7K

-44.55%

Banana (1kg)

$1.96 KWD 0.60

$1.60 ៛6,437

22.50%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.72 KWD 0.53

$3.93 ៛15.8K

-56.23%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.43 KWD 0.44

$1.47 ៛5,922

-2.72%

Potato (1kg)

$1.22 KWD 0.38

$1.70 ៛6,853

-28.24%

Onion (1kg)

$1.27 KWD 0.39

$1.21 ៛4,863

4.96%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.69 KWD 0.52

$1.46 ៛5,871

15.75%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.32 KWD 0.10

$0.71 ៛2,875

-54.93%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$3.19 KWD 0.98

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.05 KWD 0.32

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.33 KWD 0.41

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.86 KWD 0.88

$1.95 ៛7,833

46.67%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.83 ៛47.6K

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.00 ៛4,026

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.65 ៛6,632

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.79 KWD 0.24

$1.51 ៛6,079

-47.68%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$48.99 KWD 15.09

$10.72 ៛43.1K

357.00%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.35 KWD 1.03

$1.07 ៛4,314

213.08%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$3.20 KWD 0.99

$1.01 ៛4,081

216.83%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$16.60 KWD 5.11

$4.37 ៛17.6K

279.86%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.33 KWD 0.10

$1.17 ៛4,699

-71.79%

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

$21.0K KWD 6,469

$49.3K ៛198.4M

-57.40%

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

$19.6K KWD 6,041

$37.1K ៛149.2M

-47.09%

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

$62.2 KWD 19.15

$105 ៛424.1K

-41.01%

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

$18.36 KWD 5.66

$6.16 ៛24.8K

198.05%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$25.67 KWD 7.91

$23.29 ៛93.7K

10.22%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$49.49 KWD 15.24

$47.08 ៛189.5K

5.12%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$45.92 KWD 14.14

$14.73 ៛59.3K

211.74%

Cinema Ticket

$9.95 KWD 3.06

$4.56 ៛18.4K

118.20%

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

$400 KWD 123

$375 ៛1.5M

6.59%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,572 KWD 2,024

$11.7K ៛46.9M

-43.65%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$33.23 KWD 10.23

$22.28 ៛89.7K

49.15%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$43.29 KWD 13.33

$21.95 ៛88.3K

97.22%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$86.8 KWD 26.75

$89.9 ៛361.9K

-3.44%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$83.1 KWD 25.61

$74.5 ៛299.9K

11.58%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$590 KWD 182

$514 ៛2.1M

14.85%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$490 KWD 151

$277 ៛1.1M

76.44%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$973 KWD 300

$1,043 ៛4.2M

-6.71%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$3,232 KWD 995

$562 ៛2.3M

475.03%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,902 ៛11.7M

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,494 ៛6.0M

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,405 KWD 741

$347 ៛1.4M

593.51%

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: January 12, 2026

Last update for Phnom Penh: January 11, 2026

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