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 29.2% more expensive than Siem Reap without rent, and 30.5% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Phnom Penh is 28.9% more expensive than Siem Reap without rent, and 41% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.96 ៛19.9K

$2.48 ៛9,973

100.00%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$30.23 ៛121.5K

$24.03 ៛96.6K

25.80%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.14 ៛28.7K

$7.20 ៛28.9K

-0.83%

Cappuccino

$2.55 ៛10.3K

$1.67 ៛6,693

52.69%

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

$1.04 ៛4,170

$0.73 ៛2,925

42.47%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.98 ៛3,944

$0.48 ៛1,914

104.17%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.46 ៛5,867

$1.01 ៛4,061

44.55%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.54 ៛10.2K

$1.91 ៛7,676

32.98%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.08 ៛8,377

$1.80 ៛7,221

15.56%

White Bread (500g)

$1.47 ៛5,915

$1.42 ៛5,712

3.52%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.98 ៛3,930

$0.96 ៛3,876

2.08%

Eggs

$1.83 ៛7,348

$1.55 ៛6,248

18.06%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.94 ៛52.0K

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.10 ៛16.5K

$3.49 ៛14.0K

17.48%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.34 ៛41.6K

$10.38 ៛41.7K

-0.39%

Apples (1kg)

$4.53 ៛18.2K

$3.55 ៛14.3K

27.61%

Banana (1kg)

$1.60 ៛6,425

$1.11 ៛4,469

44.14%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.86 ៛15.5K

$3.35 ៛13.5K

15.22%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.45 ៛5,822

$1.31 ៛5,250

10.69%

Potato (1kg)

$1.68 ៛6,765

$1.28 ៛5,151

31.25%

Onion (1kg)

$1.19 ៛4,796

$0.96 ៛3,852

23.96%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.39 ៛5,570

$1.36 ៛5,461

2.21%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.66 ៛2,669

$0.72 ៛2,904

-8.33%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.95 ៛7,827

$1.92 ៛7,715

1.56%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.87 ៛47.7K

$7.60 ៛30.5K

56.18%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.02 ៛4,083

$0.78 ៛3,128

30.77%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.64 ៛6,576

$1.70 ៛6,832

-3.53%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.54 ៛6,193

$0.99 ៛3,960

55.56%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$10.75 ៛43.2K

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.08 ៛4,330

$1.08 ៛4,325

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.97 ៛3,910

$1.02 ៛4,080

-4.90%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.63 ៛18.6K

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.14 ៛4,568

$1.11 ៛4,474

2.70%

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

$49.1K ៛197.1M

$48.3K ៛194.0M

1.58%

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

$36.3K ៛146.0M

$37.1K ៛149.1M

-2.09%

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

$108 ៛432.9K

$73.1 ៛293.6K

47.47%

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

$6.32 ៛25.4K

$5.98 ៛24.0K

5.69%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.36 ៛93.9K

$19.64 ៛78.9K

18.94%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$47.01 ៛188.9K

$36.12 ៛145.1K

30.15%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$14.71 ៛59.1K

$3.53 ៛14.2K

316.71%

Cinema Ticket

$4.55 ៛18.3K

$4.57 ៛18.4K

-0.44%

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

$366 ៛1.5M

$373 ៛1.5M

-1.87%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$11.6K ៛46.7M

$4,951 ៛19.9M

134.46%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$22.45 ៛90.2K

$22.32 ៛89.7K

0.58%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$22.67 ៛91.1K

$17.97 ៛72.2K

26.15%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$90.3 ៛362.7K

$53.9 ៛216.8K

67.32%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$73.7 ៛296.0K

$37.05 ៛148.9K

98.79%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$503 ៛2.0M

$314 ៛1.3M

60.29%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$280 ៛1.1M

$216 ៛868.0K

29.77%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,022 ៛4.1M

$494 ៛2.0M

106.88%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$567 ៛2.3M

$322 ៛1.3M

76.02%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,844 ៛11.4M

$2,480 ៛10.0M

14.69%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,531 ៛6.2M

$1,072 ៛4.3M

42.80%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$354 ៛1.4M

$224 ៛900.9K

57.82%

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: April 12, 2026

Last update for Siem Reap: April 13, 2026

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