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Phnom Penh vs. Kimberley Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 3.4% more expensive than Kimberley.

Restaurants: pay 20.9% less in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 11.5% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 43.8% less in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 8.0% more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 82.6% more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3% less in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 11.4% less in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Kimberley Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.9% less for restaurants

	Kimberley	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.47 ZAR194.18	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	-56.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.74 ZAR97.09	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	+22.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.24 ZAR21.04	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	-25.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 ZAR20.39	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	-24.2%
Average			-20.9%

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pay 11.5% more for groceries

	Kimberley	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 ZAR18.20	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	+53.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.11 ZAR52.59	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	+115.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.65 ZAR95.55	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	+44.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.73 ZAR46.21	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	-33.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.58 ZAR43.74	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	-22.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 ZAR16.51	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	+85.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04 ZAR17.62	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	-15.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.56 ZAR26.42	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	+22.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.42 ZAR24.00	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	-48.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 ZAR17.62	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	-15.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ZAR23.12	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	-60.7%
Average			+11.5%

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pay 43.8% less for transportation

	Kimberley	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.28 ZAR89.43	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	-18.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.55 ZAR533.98	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	-69.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$9.05 KHR36,245.37
Average			-43.8%

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pay 8.0% more for housing

	Kimberley	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.89 ZAR776.70	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	-53.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$252.38 ZAR4,271.87	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	+90.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$315.48 ZAR5,339.83	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	-13.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.76 ZAR1,299.26	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	+8.1%
Average			+8.0%

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pay 82.6% more for childcare

	Kimberley	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$160.61 ZAR2,718.46	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	+82.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73
Average			+82.6%

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pay 2.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Kimberley	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.58 ZAR43.69	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	-53.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.87 ZAR48.54	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	-11.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.01 ZAR50.97	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	-37.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.51 ZAR364.08	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	+93.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$3.75 KHR15,014.14
Average			-2.3%

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pay 11.4% less for clothing

	Kimberley	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.42 ZAR582.53	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	-25.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$23.33 KHR93,421.31
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.04 ZAR1,456.32	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	+2.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$60.20 KHR241,026.99
Average			-11.4%

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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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