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

🙂 Solo nomad: Phnom Penh is 19.8% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 24.6% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phnom Penh is 18.6% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 37.7% cheaper with rent.
Currency
ðŸ― Eating Out
Phnom Penh
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$5.13 ៛20.5K
$4.68 āļŋ151
9.62%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$29.8 ៛119.2K
$46.4 āļŋ1,502
-35.78%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.12 ៛28.5K
$8.65 āļŋ280
-17.69%
Cappuccino
$2.56 ៛10.2K
$3.09 āļŋ100
-17.15%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.04 ៛4,146
$0.73 āļŋ23.53
42.47%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.98 ៛3,923
$0.37 āļŋ11.95
164.86%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.54 ៛6,178
$2.39 āļŋ77.4
-35.56%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.47 ៛9,876
$3.62 āļŋ117
-31.77%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phnom Penh
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.13 ៛8,526
$2.24 āļŋ72.5
-4.91%
White Bread (500g)
$1.47 ៛5,882
$1.8 āļŋ58.2
-18.33%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.98 ៛3,917
$2.24 āļŋ72.3
-56.25%
Eggs
$1.83 ៛7,326
$2.23 āļŋ72.1
-17.94%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$12.97 ៛51.9K
$19.31 āļŋ625
-32.83%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4 ៛16K
$3.77 āļŋ122
6.10%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.4 ៛41.6K
$13.05 āļŋ422
-20.31%
Apples (1kg)
$4.56 ៛18.2K
$3.28 āļŋ106
39.02%
Banana (1kg)
$1.59 ៛6,364
$1.63 āļŋ52.6
-2.45%
Oranges (1kg)
$3.83 ៛15.3K
$2.4 āļŋ77.7
59.58%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.52 ៛6,062
$1.99 āļŋ64.3
-23.62%
Potato (1kg)
$1.73 ៛6,923
$1.53 āļŋ49.62
13.07%
Onion (1kg)
$1.2 ៛4,806
$1.49 āļŋ48.11
-19.46%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.44 ៛5,763
$1.02 āļŋ32.87
41.18%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.66 ៛2,645
$0.48 āļŋ15.61
37.50%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.03 ៛8,111
$4.32 āļŋ140
-53.01%
Wine (Bottle)
$12.23 ៛48.9K
$21.68 āļŋ702
-43.59%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.04 ៛4,176
$1.77 āļŋ57.3
-41.24%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.7 ៛6,783
$2.79 āļŋ90.4
-39.07%
🚌 Getting Around
Phnom Penh
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.49 ៛5,947
$1.35 āļŋ43.74
10.37%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$10.55 ៛42.2K
$11.76 āļŋ380
-10.29%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.07 ៛4,293
$3.15 āļŋ102
-66.03%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.01 ៛4,041
$1 āļŋ32.3
1.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$4.37 ៛17.5K
$13.64 āļŋ442
-67.96%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.13 ៛4,519
$1.3 āļŋ42.2
-13.08%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$48.4K ៛193.6M
$27.4K āļŋ885.2K
76.91%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$37.2K ៛148.6M
$33.9K āļŋ1.1M
9.58%
ðŸ§ū Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phnom Penh
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$108 ៛430.5K
$123 āļŋ3,970
-12.27%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$6.51 ៛26K
$13.93 āļŋ451
-53.27%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$22.98 ៛91.9K
$18.24 āļŋ590
25.99%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phnom Penh
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$46.83 ៛187.3K
$60.8 āļŋ1,966
-22.91%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$14.54 ៛58.2K
$17.11 āļŋ554
-15.02%
Cinema Ticket
$4.42 ៛17.7K
$9.07 āļŋ294
-51.27%
ðŸ§ļ Childcare & Education
Phnom Penh
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$373 ៛1.5M
$694 āļŋ22.5K
-46.34%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$11.4K ៛45.5M
$15.9K āļŋ514.4K
-28.39%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phnom Penh
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$22.1 ៛88.4K
$57.5 āļŋ1,861
-61.57%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$22.14 ៛88.6K
$34.51 āļŋ1,117
-35.84%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$88.3 ៛353.3K
$115 āļŋ3,727
-23.31%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$74.5 ៛297.9K
$84.8 āļŋ2,743
-12.15%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phnom Penh
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$496 ៛2M
$611 āļŋ19.8K
-18.86%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$277 ៛1.1M
$442 āļŋ14.3K
-37.36%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,052 ៛4.2M
$2,014 āļŋ65.2K
-47.79%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$567 ៛2.3M
$1,460 āļŋ47.2K
-61.17%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$2,265 ៛9.1M
$4,244 āļŋ137.3K
-46.63%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,334 ៛5.3M
$2,886 āļŋ93.4K
-53.78%
ðŸ’ĩ Salaries & Financials
Phnom Penh
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$405 ៛1.6M
$697 āļŋ22.5K
-41.91%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
10.3
5.33
93.25%

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Last update for Phnom Penh: October 29, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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