Cost of Living Comparison Between Kampong Cham and Phnom Penh Cost of Living Comparison Between Kampong Cham and Phnom Penh

🙂 Solo nomad: Kampong Cham is 20.2% cheaper than Phnom Penh without rent, and 38.2% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Kampong Cham is 22.6% cheaper than Phnom Penh without rent, and 36.6% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Kampong Cham
Phnom Penh
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$2.52 ៛10.1K
$5.13 ៛20.5K
-50.88%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$24.14 ៛96.6K
$29.8 ៛119.2K
-18.99%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.8 ៛31.2K
$7.12 ៛28.5K
9.55%
Cappuccino
$1.66 ៛6,656
$2.56 ៛10.2K
-35.16%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.72 ៛2,884
$1.04 ៛4,146
-30.77%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.48 ៛1,920
$0.98 ៛3,923
-51.02%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.02 ៛4,084
$1.54 ៛6,178
-33.77%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.87 ៛7,467
$2.47 ៛9,876
-24.29%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Kampong Cham
Phnom Penh
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.75 ៛6,995
$2.13 ៛8,526
-17.84%
White Bread (500g)
$1.43 ៛5,729
$1.47 ៛5,882
-2.72%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.78 ៛3,106
$0.98 ៛3,917
-20.41%
Eggs
$1.61 ៛6,456
$1.83 ៛7,326
-12.02%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$14.66 ៛58.6K
$12.97 ៛51.9K
13.03%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.52 ៛14.1K
$4 ៛16K
-12.00%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$9.02 ៛36.1K
$10.4 ៛41.6K
-13.27%
Apples (1kg)
$2.03 ៛8,120
$4.56 ៛18.2K
-55.48%
Banana (1kg)
$0.78 ៛3,108
$1.59 ៛6,364
-50.94%
Oranges (1kg)
$3.07 ៛12.3K
$3.83 ៛15.3K
-19.84%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.98 ៛3,928
$1.52 ៛6,062
-35.53%
Potato (1kg)
$1.28 ៛5,114
$1.73 ៛6,923
-26.01%
Onion (1kg)
$0.89 ៛3,576
$1.2 ៛4,806
-25.83%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.3 ៛5,180
$1.44 ៛5,763
-9.72%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.61 ៛2,441
$0.66 ៛2,645
-7.58%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$1.26 ៛5,042
$2.03 ៛8,111
-37.93%
Wine (Bottle)
$6.59 ៛26.4K
$12.23 ៛48.9K
-46.12%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$0.53 ៛2,119
$1.04 ៛4,176
-49.04%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.98 ៛7,939
$1.7 ៛6,783
16.47%
🚌 Getting Around
Kampong Cham
Phnom Penh
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
-
$1.49 ៛5,947
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$10.55 ៛42.2K
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
-
$1.07 ៛4,293
-
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.79 ៛3,147
$1.01 ៛4,041
-21.78%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.02 ៛20.1K
$4.37 ៛17.5K
14.87%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.07 ៛4,280
$1.13 ៛4,519
-5.31%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$35.5K ៛141.9M
$48.4K ៛193.6M
-26.70%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$39.8K ៛159.1M
$37.2K ៛148.6M
7.04%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Kampong Cham
Phnom Penh
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$74.5 ៛297.9K
$108 ៛430.5K
-30.81%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$6.13 ៛24.5K
$6.51 ៛26K
-5.84%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$19.68 ៛78.7K
$22.98 ៛91.9K
-14.36%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Kampong Cham
Phnom Penh
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$9.82 ៛39.3K
$46.83 ៛187.3K
-79.03%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$14.54 ៛58.2K
-
Cinema Ticket
$6.42 ៛25.7K
$4.42 ៛17.7K
45.25%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Kampong Cham
Phnom Penh
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$396 ៛1.6M
$373 ៛1.5M
6.22%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$2,539 ៛10.2M
$11.4K ៛45.5M
-77.69%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Kampong Cham
Phnom Penh
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$10.09 ៛40.3K
$22.1 ៛88.4K
-54.34%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$18.12 ៛72.5K
$22.14 ៛88.6K
-18.16%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$54.8 ៛219.3K
$88.3 ៛353.3K
-37.93%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$36.08 ៛144.3K
$74.5 ៛297.9K
-51.55%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Kampong Cham
Phnom Penh
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$393 ៛1.6M
$496 ៛2M
-20.76%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$127 ៛506.7K
$277 ៛1.1M
-54.28%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$551 ៛2.2M
$1,052 ៛4.2M
-47.59%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$301 ៛1.2M
$567 ៛2.3M
-46.91%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$2,265 ៛9.1M
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$1,334 ៛5.3M
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Kampong Cham
Phnom Penh
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$405 ៛1.6M
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
18
10.3
74.76%

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Last update for Kampong Cham: October 28, 2025

Last update for Phnom Penh: October 29, 2025

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