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

🙂 Solo nomad: Phnom Penh is 1.6% cheaper than Sihanoukville without rent, and 4% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Phnom Penh is 10.1% more expensive than Sihanoukville without rent, and 7.7% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.98 ៛20.1K

$3.99 ៛16.1K

24.81%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$29.59 ៛119.1K

$27.64 ៛111.3K

7.05%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.19 ៛29.0K

$6.79 ៛27.3K

5.89%

Cappuccino

$2.53 ៛10.2K

$2.56 ៛10.3K

-1.17%

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

$0.99 ៛3,987

$0.84 ៛3,400

17.86%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.99 ៛3,970

$0.43 ៛1,745

130.23%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.52 ៛6,137

$0.97 ៛3,919

56.70%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.44 ៛9,839

$2.05 ៛8,257

19.02%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.06 ៛8,288

$2.09 ៛8,424

-1.44%

White Bread (500g)

$1.53 ៛6,149

$1.48 ៛5,958

3.38%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.98 ៛3,930

$0.86 ៛3,475

13.95%

Eggs

$1.82 ៛7,321

$1.75 ៛7,052

4.00%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.59 ៛50.7K

$12.76 ៛51.4K

-1.33%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.01 ៛16.1K

$4.09 ៛16.5K

-1.96%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.24 ៛41.2K

$8.84 ៛35.6K

15.84%

Apples (1kg)

$4.41 ៛17.8K

$3.59 ៛14.4K

22.84%

Banana (1kg)

$1.60 ៛6,433

$1.37 ៛5,528

16.79%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.95 ៛15.9K

$3.97 ៛16.0K

-0.50%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.51 ៛6,078

$1.50 ៛6,051

0.67%

Potato (1kg)

$1.70 ៛6,856

$1.32 ៛5,300

28.79%

Onion (1kg)

$1.21 ៛4,855

$1.14 ៛4,596

6.14%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.39 ៛5,600

$1.45 ៛5,858

-4.14%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.71 ៛2,876

$0.72 ៛2,907

-1.39%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.98 ៛7,982

$1.49 ៛5,980

32.89%

Wine (Bottle)

$12.14 ៛48.9K

$11.19 ៛45.1K

8.49%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.01 ៛4,070

$0.91 ៛3,652

10.99%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.69 ៛6,824

$1.65 ៛6,635

2.42%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.52 ៛6,112

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 ៛3,981

3.03%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.59 ៛18.5K

$4.57 ៛18.4K

0.44%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.17 ៛4,701

$1.17 ៛4,720

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

$49.8K ៛200.7M

$48.8K ៛196.4M

2.19%

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

$36.5K ៛147.0M

$36.9K ៛148.6M

-1.07%

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

$105 ៛424.7K

$107 ៛432.0K

-1.68%

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

$6.44 ៛25.9K

$6.37 ៛25.7K

1.10%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.05 ៛92.8K

$18.54 ៛74.7K

24.33%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$46.33 ៛186.5K

$74.6 ៛300.2K

-37.86%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$14.77 ៛59.5K

$10.04 ៛40.4K

47.11%

Cinema Ticket

$4.39 ៛17.7K

$4.51 ៛18.2K

-2.66%

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

$366 ៛1.5M

$337 ៛1.4M

8.67%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$11.4K ៛46.1M

$5,066 ៛20.4M

125.84%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$21.76 ៛87.6K

$22.03 ៛88.7K

-1.23%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$22.52 ៛90.7K

$20.08 ៛80.8K

12.15%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$88.8 ៛357.3K

$91.0 ៛366.3K

-2.45%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$72.3 ៛290.9K

$19.84 ៛79.9K

264.21%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$498 ៛2.0M

$407 ៛1.6M

22.28%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$282 ៛1.1M

$303 ៛1.2M

-6.83%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,032 ៛4.2M

$657 ៛2.6M

56.94%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$569 ៛2.3M

$492 ៛2.0M

15.71%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,906 ៛11.7M

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,533 ៛6.2M

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$348 ៛1.4M

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: March 1, 2026

Last update for Sihanoukville: March 1, 2026

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