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

😐 Solo nomad: Kampong Thom is 0 than Phnom Penh without rent, and 34.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Kampong Thom is 7.3% cheaper than Phnom Penh without rent, and 34.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.13 ៛20.5K

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$30.51 ៛122K

$29.8 ៛119.2K

2.38%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.96 ៛27.8K

$7.12 ៛28.5K

-2.25%

Cappuccino

$2.65 ៛10.6K

$2.56 ៛10.2K

3.52%

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

$1.02 ៛4,096

$1.04 ៛4,146

-1.92%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.99 ៛3,980

$0.98 ៛3,923

1.02%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.54 ៛6,153

$1.54 ៛6,178

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.52 ៛10.1K

$2.47 ៛9,876

2.02%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.08 ៛8,321

$2.13 ៛8,526

-2.35%

White Bread (500g)

$1.52 ៛6,072

$1.47 ៛5,882

3.40%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.02 ៛4,099

$0.98 ៛3,917

4.08%

Eggs

$1.8 ៛7,206

$1.83 ៛7,326

-1.64%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.88 ៛51.5K

$12.97 ៛51.9K

-0.69%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4 ៛16K

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.25 ៛41K

$10.4 ៛41.6K

-1.44%

Apples (1kg)

$4.61 ៛18.4K

$4.56 ៛18.2K

1.10%

Banana (1kg)

$1.61 ៛6,456

$1.59 ៛6,364

1.26%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.86 ៛15.4K

$3.83 ៛15.3K

0.78%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.53 ៛6,104

$1.52 ៛6,062

0.66%

Potato (1kg)

$1.74 ៛6,973

$1.73 ៛6,923

0.58%

Onion (1kg)

$1.25 ៛5,011

$1.2 ៛4,806

4.17%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.39 ៛5,561

$1.44 ៛5,763

-3.47%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.7 ៛2,818

$0.66 ៛2,645

6.06%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.96 ៛7,859

$2.03 ៛8,111

-3.45%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.77 ៛47.1K

$12.23 ៛48.9K

-3.76%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.06 ៛4,242

$1.04 ៛4,176

1.92%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.65 ៛6,594

$1.7 ៛6,783

-2.94%

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 ៛4,287

$1.07 ៛4,293

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.97 ៛3,888

$1.01 ៛4,041

-3.96%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.53 ៛18.1K

$4.37 ៛17.5K

3.66%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.12 ៛4,485

$1.13 ៛4,519

-0.88%

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

$48.5K ៛193.9M

$48.4K ៛193.6M

0.17%

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

$36.9K ៛147.6M

$37.2K ៛148.6M

-0.70%

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

$104 ៛416.7K

$108 ៛430.5K

-3.21%

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

$6.43 ៛25.7K

$6.51 ៛26K

-1.23%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.67 ៛94.7K

$22.98 ៛91.9K

3.00%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$46.83 ៛187.3K

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$14.54 ៛58.2K

Cinema Ticket

$4.37 ៛17.5K

$4.42 ៛17.7K

-1.13%

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

$365 ៛1.5M

$373 ៛1.5M

-1.91%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$11.3K ៛45.1M

$11.4K ៛45.5M

-1.03%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$22.55 ៛90.2K

$22.1 ៛88.4K

2.04%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$21.94 ៛87.8K

$22.14 ៛88.6K

-0.90%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$89 ៛356K

$88.3 ៛353.3K

0.78%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$73 ៛292.1K

$74.5 ៛297.9K

-1.95%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$496 ៛2M

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$277 ៛1.1M

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,052 ៛4.2M

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$567 ៛2.3M

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,265 ៛9.1M

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,334 ៛5.3M

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$405 ៛1.6M

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

10.3

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

Last update for Kampong Thom: October 29, 2025

Last update for Phnom Penh: October 29, 2025

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