Cost of Living Comparison Between Phnom Penh and Kampot Cost of Living Comparison Between Phnom Penh and Kampot

😐 Solo nomad: Phnom Penh is 97.1% more expensive than Kampot without rent, and 62.8% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Phnom Penh is 69.4% more expensive than Kampot without rent, and 80.3% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.96 ៛19.9K

$2.68 ៛10.8K

85.07%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$30.23 ៛121.5K

$20.30 ៛81.6K

48.92%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.14 ៛28.7K

$5.60 ៛22.5K

27.50%

Cappuccino

$2.55 ៛10.3K

$1.77 ៛7,129

44.07%

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

$1.04 ៛4,170

$0.79 ៛3,163

31.65%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.98 ៛3,944

$0.79 ៛3,171

24.05%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.46 ៛5,867

$1.34 ៛5,389

8.96%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.54 ៛10.2K

$3.48 ៛14.0K

-27.01%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.08 ៛8,377

$1.95 ៛7,825

6.67%

White Bread (500g)

$1.47 ៛5,915

$2.12 ៛8,535

-30.66%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.98 ៛3,930

$0.76 ៛3,057

28.95%

Eggs

$1.83 ៛7,348

$1.94 ៛7,784

-5.67%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.94 ៛52.0K

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.10 ៛16.5K

$5.92 ៛23.8K

-30.74%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.34 ៛41.6K

$9.06 ៛36.4K

14.13%

Apples (1kg)

$4.53 ៛18.2K

$2.46 ៛9,900

84.15%

Banana (1kg)

$1.60 ៛6,425

$1.07 ៛4,296

49.53%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.86 ៛15.5K

Tomato (1kg)

$1.45 ៛5,822

$1.22 ៛4,902

18.85%

Potato (1kg)

$1.68 ៛6,765

$1.09 ៛4,371

54.13%

Onion (1kg)

$1.19 ៛4,796

$1.17 ៛4,709

1.71%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.39 ៛5,570

$0.72 ៛2,904

93.06%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.66 ៛2,669

$0.77 ៛3,101

-14.29%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.95 ៛7,827

$1.70 ៛6,822

14.71%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.87 ៛47.7K

$9.87 ៛39.6K

20.26%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.02 ៛4,083

$1.21 ៛4,881

-15.70%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.64 ៛6,576

$1.07 ៛4,310

53.27%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.54 ៛6,193

$2.04 ៛8,194

-24.51%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$10.75 ៛43.2K

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.08 ៛4,330

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.97 ៛3,910

$0.41 ៛1,653

136.59%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.63 ៛18.6K

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.14 ៛4,568

$1.38 ៛5,538

-17.39%

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

$49.1K ៛197.1M

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

$36.3K ៛146.0M

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

$108 ៛432.9K

$66.1 ៛265.5K

63.05%

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

$6.32 ៛25.4K

$5.11 ៛20.6K

23.68%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.36 ៛93.9K

$32.09 ៛128.9K

-27.20%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$47.01 ៛188.9K

$15.29 ៛61.4K

207.46%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$14.71 ៛59.1K

$4.92 ៛19.8K

198.98%

Cinema Ticket

$4.55 ៛18.3K

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

$366 ៛1.5M

$95.1 ៛382.0K

285.26%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$11.6K ៛46.7M

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$22.45 ៛90.2K

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$22.67 ៛91.1K

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$90.3 ៛362.7K

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$73.7 ៛296.0K

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$503 ៛2.0M

$247 ៛991.2K

104.12%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$280 ៛1.1M

$191 ៛767.1K

46.84%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,022 ៛4.1M

$411 ៛1.7M

148.76%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$567 ៛2.3M

$317 ៛1.3M

78.59%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,844 ៛11.4M

$1,004 ៛4.0M

183.34%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,531 ៛6.2M

$393 ៛1.6M

289.45%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$354 ៛1.4M

$148 ៛593.8K

139.43%

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: April 12, 2026

Last update for Kampot: April 13, 2026

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