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

😐 Solo nomad: Phnom Penh is 25.3% more expensive than Kampong Cham without rent, and 61.9% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Phnom Penh is 29.1% more expensive than Kampong Cham without rent, and 57.7% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phnom Penh
Kampong Cham
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$5.13 ៛20.5K
$2.52 ៛10.1K
103.57%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$29.8 ៛119.2K
$24.14 ៛96.6K
23.45%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.12 ៛28.5K
$7.8 ៛31.2K
-8.72%
Cappuccino
$2.56 ៛10.2K
$1.66 ៛6,656
54.22%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.04 ៛4,146
$0.72 ៛2,884
44.44%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.98 ៛3,923
$0.48 ៛1,920
104.17%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.54 ៛6,178
$1.02 ៛4,084
50.98%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.47 ៛9,876
$1.87 ៛7,467
32.09%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phnom Penh
Kampong Cham
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.13 ៛8,526
$1.75 ៛6,995
21.71%
White Bread (500g)
$1.47 ៛5,882
$1.43 ៛5,729
2.80%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.98 ៛3,917
$0.78 ៛3,106
25.64%
Eggs
$1.83 ៛7,326
$1.61 ៛6,456
13.66%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$12.97 ៛51.9K
$14.66 ៛58.6K
-11.53%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4 ៛16K
$3.52 ៛14.1K
13.64%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.4 ៛41.6K
$9.02 ៛36.1K
15.30%
Apples (1kg)
$4.56 ៛18.2K
$2.03 ៛8,120
124.63%
Banana (1kg)
$1.59 ៛6,364
$0.78 ៛3,108
103.85%
Oranges (1kg)
$3.83 ៛15.3K
$3.07 ៛12.3K
24.76%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.52 ៛6,062
$0.98 ៛3,928
55.10%
Potato (1kg)
$1.73 ៛6,923
$1.28 ៛5,114
35.16%
Onion (1kg)
$1.2 ៛4,806
$0.89 ៛3,576
34.83%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.44 ៛5,763
$1.3 ៛5,180
10.77%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.66 ៛2,645
$0.61 ៛2,441
8.20%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.03 ៛8,111
$1.26 ៛5,042
61.11%
Wine (Bottle)
$12.23 ៛48.9K
$6.59 ៛26.4K
85.58%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.04 ៛4,176
$0.53 ៛2,119
96.23%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.7 ៛6,783
$1.98 ៛7,939
-14.14%
🚌 Getting Around
Phnom Penh
Kampong Cham
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)
$1.01 ៛4,041
$0.79 ៛3,147
27.85%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$4.37 ៛17.5K
$5.02 ៛20.1K
-12.95%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.13 ៛4,519
$1.07 ៛4,280
5.61%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$48.4K ៛193.6M
$35.5K ៛141.9M
36.42%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$37.2K ៛148.6M
$39.8K ៛159.1M
-6.58%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phnom Penh
Kampong Cham
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$108 ៛430.5K
$74.5 ៛297.9K
44.53%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$6.51 ៛26K
$6.13 ៛24.5K
6.20%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$22.98 ៛91.9K
$19.68 ៛78.7K
16.77%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phnom Penh
Kampong Cham
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$46.83 ៛187.3K
$9.82 ៛39.3K
376.88%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$14.54 ៛58.2K
-
-
Cinema Ticket
$4.42 ៛17.7K
$6.42 ៛25.7K
-31.15%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phnom Penh
Kampong Cham
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$373 ៛1.5M
$396 ៛1.6M
-5.85%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$11.4K ៛45.5M
$2,539 ៛10.2M
348.27%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phnom Penh
Kampong Cham
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$22.1 ៛88.4K
$10.09 ៛40.3K
119.03%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$22.14 ៛88.6K
$18.12 ៛72.5K
22.19%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$88.3 ៛353.3K
$54.8 ៛219.3K
61.11%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$74.5 ៛297.9K
$36.08 ៛144.3K
106.40%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phnom Penh
Kampong Cham
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$496 ៛2M
$393 ៛1.6M
26.19%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$277 ៛1.1M
$127 ៛506.7K
118.70%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,052 ៛4.2M
$551 ៛2.2M
90.80%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$567 ៛2.3M
$301 ៛1.2M
88.37%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$2,265 ៛9.1M
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-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,334 ៛5.3M
-
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💵 Salaries & Financials
Phnom Penh
Kampong Cham
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$405 ៛1.6M
-
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
10.3
18
-42.78%

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Last update for Phnom Penh: October 29, 2025

Last update for Kampong Cham: October 28, 2025

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