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Phnom Penh vs. Georgia Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 27.9% more expensive than Georgia overall.

Restaurants: pay 10.0% more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 90.4% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 46.3% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 20.1% more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 86.1% more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.0% less in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 37.5% less in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Georgia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 10.0% more for restaurants

	Georgia	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.63 GEL25.95	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	-48.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.59 GEL23.16	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	-18.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 GEL2.19	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	+14.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 GEL1.28	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	+91.9%
Average			+10.0%

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pay 90.4% more for groceries

	Georgia	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 GEL1.47	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	+202.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.59 GEL9.68	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	+86.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.97 GEL18.79	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	+17.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.36 GEL6.36	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	-22.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.31 GEL6.22	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	-12.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 GEL1.38	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	+253.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69 GEL1.86	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	+27.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 GEL1.83	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	+182.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 GEL2.03	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	-2.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 GEL0.85	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	+178.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 GEL0.78	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	+84.9%
Average			+90.4%

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pay 46.3% more for transportation

	Georgia	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 GEL11.54	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	+1.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.19 GEL32.84	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	-21.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,518.52 GEL49,907.41	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	+164.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.44 GEL17.37	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	+40.5%
Average			+46.3%

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pay 20.1% more for housing

	Georgia	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.72 GEL42.36	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	+35.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$442.75 GEL1,193.22	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	+8.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$313.10 GEL843.79	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	-12.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.90 GEL150.65	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	+48.5%
Average			+20.1%

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pay 86.1% more for childcare

	Georgia	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$197.25 GEL531.59	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	+48.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,197.12 GEL8,616.24	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	+123.4%
Average			+86.1%

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pay 20.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Georgia	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 GEL4.49	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	-27.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.49 GEL6.72	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	+1.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 GEL8.03	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	-37.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.86 GEL120.90	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	-7.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.33 GEL14.37	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	-29.7%
Average			-20.0%

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pay 37.5% less for clothing

	Georgia	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.76 GEL174.54	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	-60.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.85 GEL110.10	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	-42.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.01 GEL269.52	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	-12.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.77 GEL250.01	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	-35.1%
Average			-37.5%

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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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