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

😐 Solo nomad: Hawalli is 13.2% more expensive than Phnom Penh without rent, and 15.4% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Hawalli is 10% more expensive than Phnom Penh without rent, and 144.1% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.78 KWD 1.47

$4.98 ៛20.0K

-4.02%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$68.4 KWD 21.00

$29.59 ៛119.0K

131.16%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.81 KWD 2.70

$7.19 ៛28.9K

22.53%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.52 KWD 0.77

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.25 KWD 1.00

Cappuccino

$4.49 KWD 1.38

$2.53 ៛10.2K

77.47%

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

$0.57 KWD 0.17

$0.99 ៛3,983

-42.42%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.34 KWD 0.10

$0.99 ៛3,966

-65.66%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.52 ៛6,131

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.44 ៛9,829

Milk (1 liter)

$1.58 KWD 0.49

$2.06 ៛8,279

-23.30%

White Bread (500g)

$1.24 KWD 0.38

$1.53 ៛6,143

-18.95%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.79 KWD 0.55

$0.98 ៛3,926

82.65%

Eggs

$2.09 KWD 0.64

$1.82 ៛7,314

14.84%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.23 KWD 0.99

$12.59 ៛50.6K

-74.34%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.36 KWD 1.03

$4.01 ៛16.1K

-16.21%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.87 KWD 1.80

$10.24 ៛41.2K

-42.68%

Apples (1kg)

$2.36 KWD 0.72

$4.41 ៛17.7K

-46.49%

Banana (1kg)

$1.99 KWD 0.61

$1.60 ៛6,426

24.37%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.73 KWD 0.53

$3.95 ៛15.9K

-56.20%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.44 KWD 0.44

$1.51 ៛6,072

-4.64%

Potato (1kg)

$1.29 KWD 0.40

$1.70 ៛6,849

-24.12%

Onion (1kg)

$1.30 KWD 0.40

$1.21 ៛4,850

7.44%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.68 KWD 0.52

$1.39 ៛5,594

20.86%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.32 KWD 0.10

$0.71 ៛2,873

-54.93%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$3.28 KWD 1.01

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.06 KWD 0.33

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.33 KWD 0.41

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.90 KWD 0.89

$1.98 ៛7,974

46.46%

Wine (Bottle)

$12.14 ៛48.8K

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.01 ៛4,066

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.69 ៛6,817

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.85 KWD 0.26

$1.52 ៛6,106

-44.08%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$48.42 KWD 14.87

$10.49 ៛42.2K

361.58%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.20 KWD 0.98

$1.03 ៛4,148

210.68%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$3.15 KWD 0.97

$1.02 ៛4,112

208.82%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$16.30 KWD 5.00

$4.59 ៛18.5K

255.12%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.34 KWD 0.10

$1.17 ៛4,696

-70.94%

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

$20.9K KWD 6,410

$49.8K ៛200.5M

-58.11%

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

$20.2K KWD 6,191

$36.5K ៛146.8M

-44.76%

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

$62.5 KWD 19.17

$105 ៛424.3K

-40.80%

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

$18.41 KWD 5.65

$6.44 ៛25.9K

185.87%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$26.07 KWD 8.00

$23.05 ៛92.7K

13.10%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$49.63 KWD 15.24

$46.33 ៛186.3K

7.12%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$45.61 KWD 14.00

$14.77 ៛59.4K

208.80%

Cinema Ticket

$9.67 KWD 2.97

$4.39 ៛17.6K

120.27%

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

$409 KWD 126

$366 ៛1.5M

11.72%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,564 KWD 2,015

$11.4K ៛46.0M

-42.62%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$32.42 KWD 9.95

$21.76 ៛87.5K

48.99%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$42.87 KWD 13.16

$22.52 ៛90.6K

90.36%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$87.8 KWD 26.95

$88.8 ៛357.0K

-1.08%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$80.4 KWD 24.68

$72.3 ៛290.6K

11.26%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$582 KWD 179

$498 ៛2.0M

16.92%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$494 KWD 152

$282 ៛1.1M

75.11%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$990 KWD 304

$1,032 ៛4.1M

-4.04%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$3,208 KWD 985

$569 ៛2.3M

464.03%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,906 ៛11.7M

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,533 ៛6.2M

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,459 KWD 755

$348 ៛1.4M

605.86%

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: February 28, 2026

Last update for Phnom Penh: March 1, 2026

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