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Phnom Penh vs. George Town Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 30.8% more expensive than George Town.

Restaurants: pay 72.3% more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 38.3% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 63.0% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 17.2% more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 63.3% more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.2% less in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 8.2% less in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. George Town Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of George Town, you would:

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pay 72.3% more for restaurants

	George Town	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.32 MYR13.64	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	+50.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.27 MYR17.54	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	+64.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 MYR3.25	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	+17.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 MYR1.46	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	+156.9%
Average			+72.3%

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pay 38.3% more for groceries

	George Town	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.13 MYR4.63	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	+46.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.89 MYR32.44	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	-15.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.04 MYR28.94	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	+16.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.08 MYR8.55	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	-12.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.23 MYR9.17	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	-10.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.06 MYR4.36	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	+70.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 MYR2.65	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	+37.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.00 MYR4.12	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	+90.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 MYR2.68	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	+12.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 MYR1.53	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	+135.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.36 MYR1.47	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	+49.8%
Average			+38.3%

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pay 63.0% more for transportation

	George Town	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.84 MYR7.58	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	+134.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.66 MYR43.84	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	-10.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,767.77 MYR138,819.31	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	+45.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.98 MYR20.46	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	+81.9%
Average			+63.0%

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pay 17.2% more for housing

	George Town	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.45 MYR125.18	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	-30.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$489.73 MYR2,013.29	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	-1.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$355.45 MYR1,461.26	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	-22.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.15 MYR152.72	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	+123.4%
Average			+17.2%

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pay 63.3% more for childcare

	George Town	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$165.88 MYR681.92	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	+76.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,763.03 MYR19,580.83	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	+49.9%
Average			+63.3%

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pay 30.2% less for entertainment and sports

	George Town	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.27 MYR17.54	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	-71.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.46 MYR10.13	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	+2.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.38 MYR18.02	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	-57.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.10 MYR160.74	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	+6.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.45 MYR22.41	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	-31.2%
Average			-30.2%

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pay 8.2% less for clothing

	George Town	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.07 MYR214.07	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	-50.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.03 MYR119.34	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	-19.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.09 MYR292.25	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	+23.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$53.02 MYR217.97	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	+13.5%
Average			-8.2%

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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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