Cost of Living Comparison Between Phnom Penh and Svay Rieng Cost of Living Comparison Between Phnom Penh and Svay Rieng

😐 Solo nomad: Phnom Penh is 29.9% more expensive than Svay Rieng without rent, and 64.8% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Phnom Penh is 27.5% more expensive than Svay Rieng without rent, and 61.8% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phnom Penh
Svay Rieng
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.98 ៛20.1K
$1.98 ៛7,963
151.52%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$29.59 ៛119.1K
$30.02 ៛120.8K
-1.43%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.19 ៛29.0K
$6.90 ៛27.8K
4.20%
Cappuccino
$2.53 ៛10.2K
$0.73 ៛2,940
246.58%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.99 ៛3,987
$0.52 ៛2,074
90.38%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.99 ៛3,970
$0.24 ៛964
312.50%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.52 ៛6,137
$1.51 ៛6,085
0.66%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.44 ៛9,839
$2.45 ៛9,857
-0.41%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phnom Penh
Svay Rieng
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.06 ៛8,288
$2.14 ៛8,635
-3.74%
White Bread (500g)
$1.53 ៛6,149
$1.46 ៛5,889
4.79%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.98 ៛3,930
$1.00 ៛4,027
-2.00%
Eggs
$1.82 ៛7,321
$1.82 ៛7,334
-
Local Cheese (1kg)
$12.59 ៛50.7K
$12.61 ៛50.8K
-0.16%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.01 ៛16.1K
$4.05 ៛16.3K
-0.99%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.24 ៛41.2K
$10.28 ៛41.4K
-0.39%
Apples (1kg)
$4.41 ៛17.8K
$4.51 ៛18.2K
-2.22%
Banana (1kg)
$1.60 ៛6,433
$1.59 ៛6,406
0.63%
Oranges (1kg)
$3.95 ៛15.9K
$3.92 ៛15.8K
0.77%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.51 ៛6,078
$1.53 ៛6,173
-1.31%
Potato (1kg)
$1.70 ៛6,856
$1.69 ៛6,817
0.59%
Onion (1kg)
$1.21 ៛4,855
$1.19 ៛4,799
1.68%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.39 ៛5,600
$1.45 ៛5,844
-4.14%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.71 ៛2,876
$0.72 ៛2,910
-1.39%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$1.98 ៛7,982
$2.02 ៛8,143
-1.98%
Wine (Bottle)
$12.14 ៛48.9K
$11.79 ៛47.5K
2.97%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.01 ៛4,070
$1.01 ៛4,079
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Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.69 ៛6,824
$1.62 ៛6,506
4.32%
🚌 Getting Around
Phnom Penh
Svay Rieng
Difference
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
$1.02 ៛4,112
0.98%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.02 ៛4,116
$1.01 ៛4,076
0.99%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$4.59 ៛18.5K
$4.39 ៛17.7K
4.56%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.17 ៛4,701
$1.17 ៛4,705
-
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$49.8K ៛200.7M
$49.4K ៛199.0M
0.87%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$36.5K ៛147.0M
$37.7K ៛151.7M
-3.12%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phnom Penh
Svay Rieng
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$105 ៛424.7K
$108 ៛433.7K
-2.07%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$6.44 ៛25.9K
$6.45 ៛26.0K
-0.16%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$23.05 ៛92.8K
$23.56 ៛94.9K
-2.16%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phnom Penh
Svay Rieng
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$46.33 ៛186.5K
$24.82 ៛99.9K
86.66%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$14.77 ៛59.5K
-
-
Cinema Ticket
$4.39 ៛17.7K
$4.46 ៛18.0K
-1.57%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phnom Penh
Svay Rieng
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$366 ៛1.5M
$376 ៛1.5M
-2.75%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$11.4K ៛46.1M
$11.7K ៛47.0M
-2.06%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phnom Penh
Svay Rieng
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$21.76 ៛87.6K
$22.33 ៛89.9K
-2.55%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$22.52 ៛90.7K
$21.90 ៛88.2K
2.83%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$88.8 ៛357.3K
$91.4 ៛368.1K
-2.91%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$72.3 ៛290.9K
$72.3 ៛291.0K
-0.01%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phnom Penh
Svay Rieng
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$498 ៛2.0M
-
-
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$282 ៛1.1M
-
-
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,032 ៛4.2M
-
-
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$569 ៛2.3M
-
-
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$2,906 ៛11.7M
-
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,533 ៛6.2M
-
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phnom Penh
Svay Rieng
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$348 ៛1.4M
-
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
10.3
10.3
-

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Last update for Phnom Penh: March 1, 2026

Last update for Svay Rieng: March 1, 2026

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