Cost of Living Comparison Between Phnom Penh and Siem Reap Cost of Living Comparison Between Phnom Penh and Siem Reap

😐 Solo nomad: Phnom Penh is 31.5% more expensive than Siem Reap without rent, and 31.2% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Phnom Penh is 28.9% more expensive than Siem Reap without rent, and 37.4% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.98 ៛20.1K

$2.47 ៛9,956

101.62%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$29.59 ៛119.1K

$23.98 ៛96.6K

23.39%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.19 ៛29.0K

$7.11 ៛28.6K

1.13%

Cappuccino

$2.53 ៛10.2K

$1.60 ៛6,436

58.12%

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

$0.99 ៛3,987

$0.69 ៛2,778

43.48%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.99 ៛3,970

$0.47 ៛1,904

110.64%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.52 ៛6,137

$1.03 ៛4,133

47.57%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.44 ៛9,839

$1.86 ៛7,503

31.18%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.06 ៛8,288

$1.82 ៛7,334

13.19%

White Bread (500g)

$1.53 ៛6,149

$1.37 ៛5,525

11.68%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.98 ៛3,930

$0.94 ៛3,792

4.26%

Eggs

$1.82 ៛7,321

$1.58 ៛6,351

15.19%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.59 ៛50.7K

$12.65 ៛50.9K

-0.47%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.01 ៛16.1K

$3.53 ៛14.2K

13.60%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.24 ៛41.2K

$10.34 ៛41.6K

-0.97%

Apples (1kg)

$4.41 ៛17.8K

$3.68 ៛14.8K

19.84%

Banana (1kg)

$1.60 ៛6,433

$1.07 ៛4,309

49.53%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.95 ៛15.9K

$3.40 ៛13.7K

16.18%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.51 ៛6,078

$1.31 ៛5,277

15.27%

Potato (1kg)

$1.70 ៛6,856

$1.25 ៛5,030

36.00%

Onion (1kg)

$1.21 ៛4,855

$0.91 ៛3,657

32.97%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.39 ៛5,600

$1.36 ៛5,463

2.21%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.71 ៛2,876

$0.71 ៛2,869

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.98 ៛7,982

$1.89 ៛7,619

4.76%

Wine (Bottle)

$12.14 ៛48.9K

$6.81 ៛27.4K

78.27%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.01 ៛4,070

$0.78 ៛3,128

29.49%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.69 ៛6,824

$1.64 ៛6,606

3.05%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.52 ៛6,112

$0.97 ៛3,924

56.70%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$10.49 ៛42.2K

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.03 ៛4,153

$1.03 ៛4,146

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.02 ៛4,116

$0.99 ៛3,975

3.03%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.59 ៛18.5K

$4.46 ៛17.9K

2.91%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.17 ៛4,701

$1.12 ៛4,524

4.46%

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

$49.8K ៛200.7M

$49.2K ៛198.1M

1.31%

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

$36.5K ៛147.0M

$36.4K ៛146.5M

0.30%

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

$105 ៛424.7K

$74.1 ៛298.1K

42.46%

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

$6.44 ៛25.9K

$5.83 ៛23.5K

10.46%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.05 ៛92.8K

$19.67 ៛79.2K

17.18%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$46.33 ៛186.5K

$35.57 ៛143.2K

30.25%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$14.77 ៛59.5K

$3.47 ៛14.0K

325.65%

Cinema Ticket

$4.39 ៛17.7K

$4.57 ៛18.4K

-3.94%

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

$366 ៛1.5M

$374 ៛1.5M

-2.16%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$11.4K ៛46.1M

$4,905 ៛19.7M

133.25%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$21.76 ៛87.6K

$21.86 ៛88.0K

-0.46%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$22.52 ៛90.7K

$18.16 ៛73.1K

24.01%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$88.8 ៛357.3K

$54.8 ៛220.5K

62.03%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$72.3 ៛290.9K

$35.90 ៛144.5K

101.28%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$498 ៛2.0M

$313 ៛1.3M

58.95%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$282 ៛1.1M

$222 ៛893.7K

27.17%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,032 ៛4.2M

$504 ៛2.0M

104.56%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$569 ៛2.3M

$331 ៛1.3M

72.04%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,906 ៛11.7M

$2,510 ៛10.1M

15.78%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,533 ៛6.2M

$1,082 ៛4.4M

41.75%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$348 ៛1.4M

$220 ៛884.0K

58.65%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

10.3

9.2

11.96%

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

Last update for Phnom Penh: March 1, 2026

Last update for Siem Reap: March 3, 2026

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