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Phnom Penh vs. Maseru Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 97.8% more expensive than Maseru.

Restaurants: pay 20.9% less in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 42.2% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 32.4% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 6.1 times more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.3% more in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 38.9% less in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Maseru Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.9% less for restaurants

	Maseru	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.52 LSL196.78	$5.00 KHR20,025.00	-56.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.07 LSL137.75	$7.00 KHR28,035.00	-13.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 LSL22.63	$0.93 KHR3,722.29	-29.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 LSL13.45	$0.91 KHR3,657.75	+16.0%
Average			-20.9%

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pay 42.2% more for groceries

	Maseru	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$0.74 LSL12.60	$1.65 KHR6,610.31	+123.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.65 LSL62.39	$6.70 KHR26,833.50	+83.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.99 LSL68.18	$8.17 KHR32,711.86	+104.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.44 LSL24.60	$1.82 KHR7,284.65	+26.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.68 LSL45.78	$2.01 KHR8,043.68	-25.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 LSL13.95	$1.81 KHR7,251.42	+121.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 LSL16.63	$0.88 KHR3,542.45	-9.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.18 LSL20.09	$1.91 KHR7,666.22	+62.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 LSL17.86	$0.73 KHR2,942.96	-29.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 LSL11.61	$0.88 KHR3,512.17	+29.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 LSL11.94	$0.54 KHR2,149.69	-23.3%
Average			+42.2%

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pay 32.4% more for transportation

	Maseru	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.58 LSL78.13	$4.33 KHR17,341.84	-5.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.81 LSL491.95	$9.60 KHR38,448.00	-66.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,166.39 LSL344,363.01	$49,000.00 KHR196,245,000.00	+143.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.70 LSL97.41	$9.05 KHR36,256.50	+58.7%
Average			+32.4%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Maseru	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.68 LSL557.96	$21.29 KHR85,250.07	-34.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$145.97 LSL2,492.53	$481.60 KHR1,928,817.37	+229.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$73.94 LSL1,262.66	$273.92 KHR1,097,042.67	+270.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$82.99 KHR332,359.07
Average			+155.1%

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pay 6.1 times more for childcare

	Maseru	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$49.99 LSL853.69	$293.33 KHR1,174,800.00	+486.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,133.16 LSL19,349.92	$7,141.67 KHR28,602,375.00	+530.2%
Average			+508.5%

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pay 6.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Maseru	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.02 LSL34.44	$1.21 KHR4,838.88	-40.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.82 LSL31.16	$2.53 KHR10,117.89	+38.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.90 LSL83.63	$1.88 KHR7,509.38	-61.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.09 LSL377.16	$41.67 KHR166,875.00	+88.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$3.75 KHR15,018.75
Average			+6.3%

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pay 38.9% less for clothing

	Maseru	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.17 LSL754.32	$25.75 KHR103,128.75	-41.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.33 LSL688.73	$23.33 KHR93,450.00	-42.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.79 LSL1,738.21	$88.00 KHR352,440.00	-13.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$144.05 LSL2,459.74	$60.20 KHR241,101.00	-58.2%
Average			-38.9%

Maseru vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of clothing

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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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