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 43.9% more expensive than Kampong Cham without rent, and 62.4% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Phnom Penh is 56.8% more expensive than Kampong Cham without rent, and 53.7% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.98 ៛20.1K

$2.44 ៛9,832

104.10%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$29.59 ៛119.1K

$24.13 ៛97.1K

22.63%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.19 ៛29.0K

$7.87 ៛31.7K

-8.64%

Cappuccino

$2.53 ៛10.2K

$1.66 ៛6,670

52.41%

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

$0.99 ៛3,987

$0.69 ៛2,794

43.48%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.99 ៛3,970

$0.51 ៛2,065

94.12%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.52 ៛6,137

$0.98 ៛3,945

55.10%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.44 ៛9,839

$1.90 ៛7,637

28.42%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.06 ៛8,288

$1.72 ៛6,930

19.77%

White Bread (500g)

$1.53 ៛6,149

$1.37 ៛5,514

11.68%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.98 ៛3,930

$0.78 ៛3,131

25.64%

Eggs

$1.82 ៛7,321

$1.60 ៛6,449

13.75%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.59 ៛50.7K

$14.45 ៛58.2K

-12.87%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.01 ៛16.1K

$3.48 ៛14.0K

15.23%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.24 ៛41.2K

$8.96 ៛36.1K

14.29%

Apples (1kg)

$4.41 ៛17.8K

$1.98 ៛7,974

122.73%

Banana (1kg)

$1.60 ៛6,433

$0.79 ៛3,167

102.53%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.95 ៛15.9K

$2.96 ៛11.9K

33.45%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.51 ៛6,078

$0.98 ៛3,932

54.08%

Potato (1kg)

$1.70 ៛6,856

$1.24 ៛4,986

37.10%

Onion (1kg)

$1.21 ៛4,855

$0.94 ៛3,790

28.72%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.39 ៛5,600

$1.34 ៛5,398

3.73%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.71 ៛2,876

$0.63 ៛2,524

12.70%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.98 ៛7,982

$1.21 ៛4,886

63.64%

Wine (Bottle)

$12.14 ៛48.9K

$6.63 ៛26.7K

83.11%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.01 ៛4,070

$0.57 ៛2,278

77.19%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.69 ៛6,824

$1.98 ៛7,955

-14.65%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.52 ៛6,112

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$10.49 ៛42.2K

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.03 ៛4,153

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.02 ៛4,116

$0.74 ៛2,964

37.84%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.59 ៛18.5K

$5.13 ៛20.6K

-10.53%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.17 ៛4,701

$1.07 ៛4,325

9.35%

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

$49.8K ៛200.7M

$34.4K ៛138.5M

44.94%

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

$36.5K ៛147.0M

$40.4K ៛162.5M

-9.57%

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

$105 ៛424.7K

$73.5 ៛296.0K

43.47%

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

$6.44 ៛25.9K

$6.04 ៛24.3K

6.62%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.05 ៛92.8K

$19.14 ៛77.1K

20.43%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$46.33 ៛186.5K

$10.07 ៛40.6K

360.08%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$14.77 ៛59.5K

Cinema Ticket

$4.39 ៛17.7K

$6.48 ៛26.1K

-32.25%

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

$366 ៛1.5M

$400 ៛1.6M

-8.37%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$11.4K ៛46.1M

$2,526 ៛10.2M

352.87%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$21.76 ៛87.6K

$10.10 ៛40.7K

115.45%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$22.52 ៛90.7K

$18.39 ៛74.0K

22.46%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$88.8 ៛357.3K

$55.7 ៛224.3K

59.33%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$72.3 ៛290.9K

$36.87 ៛148.4K

95.99%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$498 ៛2.0M

$404 ៛1.6M

23.13%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$282 ៛1.1M

$124 ៛498.2K

128.10%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,032 ៛4.2M

$548 ៛2.2M

88.39%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$569 ៛2.3M

$305 ៛1.2M

86.32%

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)

$348 ៛1.4M

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

10.3

-42.78%

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

Last update for Phnom Penh: March 1, 2026

Last update for Kampong Cham: February 28, 2026

City Median Internet Speeds Comparison (Updated December 2025)

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