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Phnom Penh vs. Ballito Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 37.6% more expensive than Ballito.

Restaurants: pay 7.8% more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 85.7% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 30.5% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 12.9% less in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.3% more in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 9.7% less in Phnom Penh

The cost of childcare, groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Phnom Penh are more expensive than in Ballito. Expenses including housing and clothing are lower in Phnom Penh. Notably, childcare and groceries are significantly more expensive in Phnom Penh.

Phnom Penh vs. Ballito Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Ballito, you would:

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pay 7.8% more for restaurants

	Ballito	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.17 ZAR121.31	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	-30.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.16 ZAR87.35	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	+35.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 ZAR15.66	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	+0.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 ZAR12.36	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	+25.1%
Average			+7.8%

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pay 85.7% more for groceries

	Ballito	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 ZAR13.26	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	+110.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.09 ZAR52.25	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	+117.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.91 ZAR66.13	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	+109.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.06 ZAR34.94	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	-11.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 ZAR34.48	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	-1.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.65 ZAR11.01	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	+178.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 ZAR11.20	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	+33.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 ZAR10.75	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	+201.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 ZAR7.70	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	+61.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 ZAR5.87	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	+152.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 ZAR10.00	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	-9.1%
Average			+85.7%

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pay 30.5% more for transportation

	Ballito	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.85 ZAR82.01	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	-10.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.80 ZAR436.73	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	-62.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,641.50 ZAR349,384.20	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	+137.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 ZAR97.05	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	+57.9%
Average			+30.5%

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pay 12.9% less for housing

	Ballito	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.67 ZAR485.26	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	-25.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$430.03 ZAR7,278.84	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	+12.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$458.70 ZAR7,764.09	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	-40.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.12 ZAR1,372.99	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	+2.3%
Average			-12.9%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Ballito	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$143.34 ZAR2,426.28	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	+104.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,580.19 ZAR43,673.03	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	+176.8%
Average			+140.7%

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pay 21.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Ballito	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.86 ZAR31.54	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	-35.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 ZAR33.92	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	+26.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.15 ZAR53.38	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	-40.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$14.33 ZAR242.63	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	+190.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.73 ZAR97.05	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	-34.6%
Average			+21.3%

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pay 9.7% less for clothing

	Ballito	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.39 ZAR785.28	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	-44.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.58 ZAR517.54	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	-23.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.34 ZAR970.51	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	+53.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.31 ZAR1,342.46	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	-24.1%
Average			-9.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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