Cost of Living Comparison Between Ta Khmau and Phnom Penh Cost of Living Comparison Between Ta Khmau and Phnom Penh

🙂 Solo nomad: Ta Khmau is 30.4% cheaper than Phnom Penh without rent, and 49.9% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Ta Khmau is 28.1% cheaper than Phnom Penh without rent, and 49.4% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Ta Khmau
Phnom Penh
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$2.56 ៛10.3K
$5.13 ៛20.5K
-50.10%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$24.24 ៛97K
$29.8 ៛119.2K
-18.66%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$6.87 ៛27.5K
$7.12 ៛28.5K
-3.51%
Cappuccino
$1.68 ៛6,707
$2.56 ៛10.2K
-34.38%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.69 ៛2,769
$1.04 ៛4,146
-33.65%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.47 ៛1,890
$0.98 ៛3,923
-52.04%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.03 ៛4,108
$1.54 ៛6,178
-33.12%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.9 ៛7,620
$2.47 ៛9,876
-23.08%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Ta Khmau
Phnom Penh
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.81 ៛7,223
$2.13 ៛8,526
-15.02%
White Bread (500g)
$1.41 ៛5,650
$1.47 ៛5,882
-4.08%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.95 ៛3,794
$0.98 ៛3,917
-3.06%
Eggs
$1.55 ៛6,204
$1.83 ៛7,326
-15.30%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$12.75 ៛51K
$12.97 ៛51.9K
-1.70%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.61 ៛14.4K
$4 ៛16K
-9.75%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.25 ៛41K
$10.4 ៛41.6K
-1.44%
Apples (1kg)
$3.58 ៛14.3K
$4.56 ៛18.2K
-21.49%
Banana (1kg)
$1.08 ៛4,318
$1.59 ៛6,364
-32.08%
Oranges (1kg)
$3.27 ៛13.1K
$3.83 ៛15.3K
-14.62%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.32 ៛5,263
$1.52 ៛6,062
-13.16%
Potato (1kg)
$1.3 ៛5,218
$1.73 ៛6,923
-24.86%
Onion (1kg)
$0.9 ៛3,604
$1.2 ៛4,806
-25.00%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.35 ៛5,416
$1.44 ៛5,763
-6.25%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.72 ៛2,898
$0.66 ៛2,645
9.09%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$1.93 ៛7,717
$2.03 ៛8,111
-4.93%
Wine (Bottle)
$6.62 ៛26.5K
$12.23 ៛48.9K
-45.87%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$0.74 ៛2,970
$1.04 ៛4,176
-28.85%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.68 ៛6,705
$1.7 ៛6,783
-1.18%
🚌 Getting Around
Ta Khmau
Phnom Penh
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
-
$1.49 ៛5,947
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$10.55 ៛42.2K
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.08 ៛4,320
$1.07 ៛4,293
0.93%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.02 ៛4,088
$1.01 ៛4,041
0.99%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$4.52 ៛18.1K
$4.37 ៛17.5K
3.43%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.08 ៛4,334
$1.13 ៛4,519
-4.42%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$49.6K ៛198.2M
$48.4K ៛193.6M
2.39%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$36.4K ៛145.7M
$37.2K ៛148.6M
-1.96%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Ta Khmau
Phnom Penh
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$73.7 ៛294.7K
$108 ៛430.5K
-31.54%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$5.94 ៛23.8K
$6.51 ៛26K
-8.76%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$19.39 ៛77.6K
$22.98 ៛91.9K
-15.62%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Ta Khmau
Phnom Penh
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
-
$46.83 ៛187.3K
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$14.54 ៛58.2K
-
Cinema Ticket
$4.39 ៛17.6K
$4.42 ៛17.7K
-0.68%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Ta Khmau
Phnom Penh
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$371 ៛1.5M
$373 ៛1.5M
-0.30%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$4,939 ៛19.8M
$11.4K ៛45.5M
-56.61%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Ta Khmau
Phnom Penh
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$22.57 ៛90.3K
$22.1 ៛88.4K
2.13%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$18.65 ៛74.6K
$22.14 ៛88.6K
-15.76%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$55.8 ៛223K
$88.3 ៛353.3K
-36.87%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$36.35 ៛145.4K
$74.5 ៛297.9K
-51.19%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Ta Khmau
Phnom Penh
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$496 ៛2M
-
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$277 ៛1.1M
-
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$1,052 ៛4.2M
-
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$567 ៛2.3M
-
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$2,265 ៛9.1M
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$1,334 ៛5.3M
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Ta Khmau
Phnom Penh
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$405 ៛1.6M
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
9.2
10.3
-10.68%

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Last update for Ta Khmau: October 27, 2025

Last update for Phnom Penh: October 29, 2025

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