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Phnom Penh vs. Nanning Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 43.2% more expensive than Nanning.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 49.8% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 48.8% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 27.9% less in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.3% less in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 10.7% more in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Nanning Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Nanning	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.80 CN¥19.82	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	+78.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.26 CN¥37.17	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	+33.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 CN¥3.77	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	+74.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 CN¥1.82	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	+255.3%
Average			+110.3%

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pay 49.8% more for groceries

	Nanning	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$2.11 CN¥14.90	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	-21.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.56 CN¥32.21	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	+47.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.83 CN¥55.34	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	+4.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.85 CN¥13.08	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	-1.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.79	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	+31.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.87 CN¥6.18	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	+107.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.55 CN¥3.90	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	+60.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 CN¥4.50	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	+201.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 CN¥5.40	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	-3.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 CN¥2.85	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	+117.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 CN¥3.60	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	+5.5%
Average			+49.8%

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pay 48.8% more for transportation

	Nanning	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.45 CN¥31.46	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	-2.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.72 CN¥104.08	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	-34.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,590.40 CN¥152,646.28	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	+127.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.40 CN¥31.12	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	+105.6%
Average			+48.8%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Nanning	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.04 CN¥78.06	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	+92.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$233.66 CN¥1,652.02	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	+106.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$144.87 CN¥1,024.25	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	+89.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$26.55 CN¥187.69	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	+212.6%
Average			+125.1%

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pay 27.9% less for childcare

	Nanning	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$327.13 CN¥2,312.82	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	-10.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,085.09 CN¥92,512.90	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	-45.4%
Average			-27.9%

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pay 14.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Nanning	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.84 CN¥5.95	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	+43.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.24 CN¥15.86	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	+12.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.50 CN¥24.78	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	-46.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.10 CN¥495.60	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	-40.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.31 CN¥44.60	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	-40.6%
Average			-14.3%

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pay 10.7% more for clothing

	Nanning	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.69 CN¥132.16	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	+37.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.04 CN¥198.24	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	-16.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.43 CN¥462.56	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	+34.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.93 CN¥487.34	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	-12.7%
Average			+10.7%

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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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