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

🙂 Solo nomad: Sihanoukville is 20.6% cheaper than Phnom Penh without rent, and 0.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Sihanoukville is 13.3% cheaper than Phnom Penh without rent, and 9.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.98 ៛15.9K

$5.06 ៛20.2K

-21.34%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$27.97 ៛111.9K

$29.73 ៛118.9K

-5.92%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.94 ៛27.7K

$7.1 ៛28.4K

-2.25%

Cappuccino

$2.55 ៛10.2K

$2.65 ៛10.6K

-3.77%

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

$0.85 ៛3,418

$1 ៛3,980

-15.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.43 ៛1,734

$1.03 ៛4,125

-58.25%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.98 ៛3,925

$1.47 ៛5,884

-33.33%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.97 ៛7,873

$2.54 ៛10.2K

-22.44%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.15 ៛8,584

$2.13 ៛8,534

0.94%

White Bread (500g)

$1.52 ៛6,079

$1.53 ៛6,118

-0.65%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.94 ៛3,739

$0.98 ៛3,912

-4.08%

Eggs

$1.74 ៛6,971

$1.81 ៛7,245

-3.87%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.67 ៛50.7K

$12.85 ៛51.4K

-1.40%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.1 ៛16.4K

$4.18 ៛16.7K

-1.91%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.83 ៛35.3K

$10.43 ៛41.7K

-15.34%

Apples (1kg)

$3.41 ៛13.6K

$4.53 ៛18.1K

-24.72%

Banana (1kg)

$1.38 ៛5,506

$1.59 ៛6,351

-13.21%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.8 ៛15.2K

$3.96 ៛15.8K

-4.04%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.51 ៛6,037

$1.47 ៛5,871

2.72%

Potato (1kg)

$1.3 ៛5,181

$1.68 ៛6,719

-22.62%

Onion (1kg)

$1.2 ៛4,780

$1.21 ៛4,835

-0.83%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.45 ៛5,781

$1.46 ៛5,821

-0.68%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.71 ៛2,855

$0.66 ៛2,629

7.58%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.52 ៛6,063

$1.99 ៛7,942

-23.62%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.16 ៛44.6K

$11.79 ៛47.2K

-5.34%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.96 ៛3,852

$1 ៛4,015

-4.00%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.69 ៛6,743

$1.68 ៛6,732

0.60%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.47 ៛5,891

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$10.75 ៛43K

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.07 ៛4,262

$1.03 ៛4,132

3.88%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.99 ៛3,955

$0.98 ៛3,904

1.02%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.55 ៛18.2K

$4.62 ៛18.5K

-1.52%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.13 ៛4,518

$1.16 ៛4,656

-2.59%

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

$49.1K ៛196.5M

$49.7K ៛198.6M

-1.02%

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

$36.5K ៛145.8M

$37.1K ៛148.2M

-1.59%

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

$105 ៛421.1K

$105 ៛418.4K

0.63%

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

$6.43 ៛25.7K

$6.37 ៛25.5K

0.94%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.45 ៛73.8K

$23.13 ៛92.5K

-20.23%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$72.9 ៛291.4K

$47 ៛188K

55.02%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$9.89 ៛39.6K

$14.63 ៛58.5K

-32.40%

Cinema Ticket

$4.61 ៛18.4K

$4.43 ៛17.7K

4.06%

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

$328 ៛1.3M

$368 ៛1.5M

-10.87%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,993 ៛20M

$11.7K ៛46.7M

-57.23%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$22.27 ៛89K

$22.4 ៛89.6K

-0.58%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$19.77 ៛79.1K

$22.77 ៛91K

-13.18%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$90.5 ៛361.8K

$91.3 ៛365K

-0.88%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$20.04 ៛80.1K

$74 ៛295.8K

-72.90%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$397 ៛1.6M

$506 ៛2M

-21.62%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$301 ៛1.2M

$282 ៛1.1M

7.06%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$637 ៛2.5M

$1,030 ៛4.1M

-38.13%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$505 ៛2M

$562 ៛2.2M

-10.06%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,308 ៛9.2M

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,370 ៛5.5M

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$392 ៛1.6M

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 Sihanoukville: November 23, 2025

Last update for Phnom Penh: November 23, 2025

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