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

😐 Solo nomad: Phnom Penh is 0 than Kampong Thom without rent, and 52.5% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Phnom Penh is 7.8% more expensive than Kampong Thom without rent, and 53% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.13 ៛20.5K

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$29.8 ៛119.2K

$30.51 ៛122K

-2.33%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.12 ៛28.5K

$6.96 ៛27.8K

2.30%

Cappuccino

$2.56 ៛10.2K

$2.65 ៛10.6K

-3.40%

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

$1.04 ៛4,146

$1.02 ៛4,096

1.96%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.98 ៛3,923

$0.99 ៛3,980

-1.01%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.54 ៛6,178

$1.54 ៛6,153

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.47 ៛9,876

$2.52 ៛10.1K

-1.98%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.13 ៛8,526

$2.08 ៛8,321

2.40%

White Bread (500g)

$1.47 ៛5,882

$1.52 ៛6,072

-3.29%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.98 ៛3,917

$1.02 ៛4,099

-3.92%

Eggs

$1.83 ៛7,326

$1.8 ៛7,206

1.67%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.97 ៛51.9K

$12.88 ៛51.5K

0.70%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4 ៛16K

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.4 ៛41.6K

$10.25 ៛41K

1.46%

Apples (1kg)

$4.56 ៛18.2K

$4.61 ៛18.4K

-1.08%

Banana (1kg)

$1.59 ៛6,364

$1.61 ៛6,456

-1.24%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.83 ៛15.3K

$3.86 ៛15.4K

-0.78%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.52 ៛6,062

$1.53 ៛6,104

-0.65%

Potato (1kg)

$1.73 ៛6,923

$1.74 ៛6,973

-0.57%

Onion (1kg)

$1.2 ៛4,806

$1.25 ៛5,011

-4.00%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.44 ៛5,763

$1.39 ៛5,561

3.60%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.66 ៛2,645

$0.7 ៛2,818

-5.71%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.03 ៛8,111

$1.96 ៛7,859

3.57%

Wine (Bottle)

$12.23 ៛48.9K

$11.77 ៛47.1K

3.91%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.04 ៛4,176

$1.06 ៛4,242

-1.89%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.7 ៛6,783

$1.65 ៛6,594

3.03%

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

$1.07 ៛4,287

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.01 ៛4,041

$0.97 ៛3,888

4.12%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.37 ៛17.5K

$4.53 ៛18.1K

-3.53%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.13 ៛4,519

$1.12 ៛4,485

0.89%

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

$48.4K ៛193.6M

$48.5K ៛193.9M

-0.17%

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

$37.2K ៛148.6M

$36.9K ៛147.6M

0.71%

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

$108 ៛430.5K

$104 ៛416.7K

3.31%

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

$6.51 ៛26K

$6.43 ៛25.7K

1.24%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$22.98 ៛91.9K

$23.67 ៛94.7K

-2.92%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$46.83 ៛187.3K

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$14.54 ៛58.2K

Cinema Ticket

$4.42 ៛17.7K

$4.37 ៛17.5K

1.14%

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

$373 ៛1.5M

$365 ៛1.5M

1.95%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$11.4K ៛45.5M

$11.3K ៛45.1M

1.04%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$22.1 ៛88.4K

$22.55 ៛90.2K

-2.00%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$22.14 ៛88.6K

$21.94 ៛87.8K

0.91%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$88.3 ៛353.3K

$89 ៛356K

-0.78%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$74.5 ៛297.9K

$73 ៛292.1K

1.99%

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 Phnom Penh: October 29, 2025

Last update for Kampong Thom: October 29, 2025

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