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Phnom Penh vs. Pattaya Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 1.1% more expensive than Pattaya.

Restaurants: pay 44.0% more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 23.8% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 22.5% less in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 4.4% more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 16.3% less in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.9% less in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 4.1% more in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Pattaya Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 44.0% more for restaurants

	Pattaya	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.72 THB118.41	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	+34.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.84 THB281.22	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	-20.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 THB26.83	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	+10.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 THB11.51	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	+152.4%
Average			+44.0%

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pay 23.8% more for groceries

	Pattaya	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 THB44.27	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	+18.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.13 THB290.47	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	-26.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.89 THB219.17	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	+18.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.26 THB71.78	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	-19.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.47 THB46.76	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	+36.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.43 THB45.60	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	+26.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 THB19.94	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	+41.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 THB27.69	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	+119.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 THB24.03	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	-2.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 THB20.28	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	+37.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 THB15.33	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	+11.4%
Average			+23.8%

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pay 22.5% less for transportation

	Pattaya	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.97 THB158.11	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	-12.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.47 THB651.24	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	-53.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$47,636.03 THB1,515,608.25	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	+2.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.41 THB394.69	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	-27.0%
Average			-22.5%

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pay 4.4% more for housing

	Pattaya	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.64 THB593.02	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	+14.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$546.21 THB17,378.41	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	-11.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$359.20 THB11,428.46	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	-23.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.81 THB1,902.85	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	+38.8%
Average			+4.4%

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pay 16.3% less for childcare

	Pattaya	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$294.62 THB9,373.88	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	-0.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,544.43 THB335,486.20	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	-32.3%
Average			-16.3%

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pay 29.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Pattaya	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 THB74.00	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	-48.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.13 THB67.66	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	+18.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.65 THB148.01	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	-59.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.83 THB1,458.16	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	-9.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.75 THB246.68	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	-51.6%
Average			-29.9%

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pay 4.1% more for clothing

	Pattaya	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$30.19 THB960.41	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	-14.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.85 THB631.50	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	+17.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.65 THB2,947.84	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	-5.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.86 THB1,618.23	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	+18.4%
Average			+4.1%

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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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