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 39.4% more expensive than Siem Reap without rent, and 29% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Phnom Penh is 42% more expensive than Siem Reap without rent, and 45.6% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.90 ៛19.7K

$2.48 ៛9,988

97.58%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$30.09 ៛121.1K

$23.94 ៛96.3K

25.69%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.10 ៛28.6K

$7.09 ៛28.5K

0.14%

Cappuccino

$2.52 ៛10.2K

$1.60 ៛6,431

57.50%

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

$1.02 ៛4,121

$0.74 ៛2,960

37.84%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.00 ៛4,018

$0.48 ៛1,932

108.33%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.52 ៛6,110

$1.03 ៛4,132

47.57%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.56 ៛10.3K

$1.83 ៛7,365

39.89%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.17 ៛8,716

$1.78 ៛7,178

21.91%

White Bread (500g)

$1.53 ៛6,140

$1.44 ៛5,778

6.25%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.03 ៛4,144

$1.00 ៛4,042

3.00%

Eggs

$1.77 ៛7,119

$1.57 ៛6,335

12.74%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.69 ៛51.1K

$12.93 ៛52.0K

-1.86%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.03 ៛16.2K

$3.63 ៛14.6K

11.02%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.35 ៛41.6K

$10.33 ៛41.6K

0.19%

Apples (1kg)

$4.40 ៛17.7K

$3.60 ៛14.5K

22.22%

Banana (1kg)

$1.60 ៛6,437

$1.12 ៛4,494

42.86%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.93 ៛15.8K

$3.38 ៛13.6K

16.27%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.47 ៛5,922

$1.32 ៛5,324

11.36%

Potato (1kg)

$1.70 ៛6,853

$1.29 ៛5,207

31.78%

Onion (1kg)

$1.21 ៛4,863

$0.91 ៛3,655

32.97%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.46 ៛5,871

$1.36 ៛5,478

7.35%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.71 ៛2,875

$0.68 ៛2,727

4.41%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.95 ៛7,833

$1.93 ៛7,779

1.04%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.83 ៛47.6K

$6.64 ៛26.7K

78.16%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.00 ៛4,026

$0.73 ៛2,945

36.99%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.65 ៛6,632

$1.62 ៛6,538

1.85%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.51 ៛6,079

$0.97 ៛3,907

55.67%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$10.72 ៛43.1K

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.07 ៛4,314

$1.07 ៛4,322

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.01 ៛4,081

$1.02 ៛4,117

-0.98%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.37 ៛17.6K

$4.52 ៛18.2K

-3.32%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.17 ៛4,699

$1.12 ៛4,501

4.46%

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

$49.3K ៛198.4M

$49.3K ៛198.3M

0.04%

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

$37.1K ៛149.2M

$36.4K ៛146.6M

1.74%

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

$105 ៛424.1K

$74.5 ៛299.7K

41.54%

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

$6.16 ៛24.8K

$6.14 ៛24.7K

0.33%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.29 ៛93.7K

$19.73 ៛79.4K

18.04%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$47.08 ៛189.5K

$35.80 ៛144.1K

31.51%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$14.73 ៛59.3K

$3.42 ៛13.8K

330.70%

Cinema Ticket

$4.56 ៛18.4K

$4.43 ៛17.8K

2.93%

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

$375 ៛1.5M

$369 ៛1.5M

1.51%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$11.7K ៛46.9M

$5,032 ៛20.2M

131.80%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$22.28 ៛89.7K

$22.24 ៛89.5K

0.18%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$21.95 ៛88.3K

$18.07 ៛72.7K

21.47%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$89.9 ៛361.9K

$54.6 ៛219.6K

64.83%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$74.5 ៛299.9K

$35.74 ៛143.8K

108.48%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$514 ៛2.1M

$310 ៛1.2M

65.80%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$277 ៛1.1M

$221 ៛889.5K

25.53%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,043 ៛4.2M

$498 ៛2.0M

109.50%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$562 ៛2.3M

$325 ៛1.3M

72.76%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,902 ៛11.7M

$2,484 ៛10.0M

16.80%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,494 ៛6.0M

$1,079 ៛4.3M

38.39%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$347 ៛1.4M

$211 ៛849.3K

64.32%

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: January 11, 2026

Last update for Siem Reap: January 11, 2026

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