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Phnom Penh vs. General Santos Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 43.5% more expensive than General Santos.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 29.4% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 93.6% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 17.0% less in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 73.0% more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.2% less in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 18.3% less in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. General Santos Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of General Santos, you would:

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	General Santos	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.30 ₱252.18	$5.00 KHR20,025.00	+16.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.01 ₱176.52	$7.00 KHR28,035.00	+132.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 ₱18.16	$0.93 KHR3,722.29	+200.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 ₱15.13	$0.91 KHR3,657.75	+253.9%
Average			+150.7%

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pay 29.4% more for groceries

	General Santos	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.25 ₱73.13	$1.65 KHR6,610.31	+32.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.92 ₱171.48	$6.70 KHR26,833.50	+129.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.76 ₱396.47	$8.17 KHR32,711.86	+20.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.02 ₱118.69	$1.82 KHR7,284.65	-10.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.99 ₱116.67	$2.01 KHR8,043.68	+0.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.29 ₱75.49	$1.81 KHR7,251.42	+40.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 ₱29.92	$0.88 KHR3,542.45	+73.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.03 ₱60.58	$1.91 KHR7,666.22	+85.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 ₱35.57	$0.73 KHR2,942.96	+21.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 ₱55.90	$0.88 KHR3,512.17	-8.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.42 ₱83.50	$0.54 KHR2,149.69	-62.3%
Average			+29.4%

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pay 93.6% more for transportation

	General Santos	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.09 ₱239.60	$4.33 KHR17,341.84	+6.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.60 ₱504.35	$9.60 KHR38,448.00	+11.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,503.90 ₱1,260,880.84	$49,000.00 KHR196,245,000.00	+127.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.75 ₱161.39	$9.05 KHR36,256.50	+228.9%
Average			+93.6%

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pay 17.0% less for housing

	General Santos	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.83 ₱1,983.79	$21.29 KHR85,250.07	-37.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$481.60 KHR1,928,817.37
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$273.92 KHR1,097,042.67
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.46 ₱4,717.71	$82.99 KHR332,359.07	+3.1%
Average			-17.0%

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pay 73.0% more for childcare

	General Santos	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$115.64 ₱6,780.74	$293.33 KHR1,174,800.00	+153.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,741.40 ₱453,917.10	$7,141.67 KHR28,602,375.00	-7.7%
Average			+73.0%

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pay 7.2% less for entertainment and sports

	General Santos	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.29 ₱75.65	$1.21 KHR4,838.88	-6.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.15 ₱126.09	$2.53 KHR10,117.89	+17.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.58 ₱151.31	$1.88 KHR7,509.38	-27.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$41.67 KHR166,875.00
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.30 ₱252.18	$3.75 KHR15,018.75	-12.8%
Average			-7.2%

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pay 18.3% less for clothing

	General Santos	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.51 ₱3,782.64	$25.75 KHR103,128.75	-60.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.25 ₱1,714.80	$23.33 KHR93,450.00	-20.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.26 ₱4,413.08	$88.00 KHR352,440.00	+16.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.66 ₱3,908.73	$60.20 KHR241,101.00	-9.7%
Average			-18.3%

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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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