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Bangkok vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 41.0% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 31.9% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 4.6% less in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 75.1% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 5.0% more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 97.3% more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 80.7% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 65.5% more in Bangkok

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

Bangkok vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.9% less for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,025.00	$3.10 THB99.13	-38.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,035.00	$6.20 THB198.27	-11.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,722.29	$0.79 THB25.31	-14.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,657.75	$0.33 THB10.66	-63.5%
Average			-31.9%

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pay 4.6% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,610.31	$1.44 THB46.04	-12.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,833.50	$8.50 THB271.92	+26.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,711.86	$7.23 THB231.14	-11.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,284.65	$2.28 THB73.03	+25.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,043.68	$1.38 THB44.12	-31.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,251.42	$1.59 THB50.86	-12.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,542.45	$0.82 THB26.11	-7.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,666.22	$1.02 THB32.72	-46.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,942.96	$0.85 THB27.27	+16.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,512.17	$0.72 THB23.03	-17.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,149.69	$0.65 THB20.76	+20.9%
Average			-4.6%

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pay 75.1% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,341.84	$4.69 THB150.03	+8.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,448.00	$37.21 THB1,189.60	+287.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,245,000.00	$37,206.42 THB1,189,604.53	-24.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,256.50	$11.63 THB371.75	+28.4%
Average			+75.1%

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pay 5.0% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,250.07	$16.91 THB540.54	-20.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,928,817.37	$675.06 THB21,583.67	+40.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,097,042.67	$321.97 THB10,294.25	+17.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,359.07	$68.69 THB2,196.14	-17.2%
Average			+5.0%

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pay 97.3% more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,800.00	$609.37 THB19,483.59	+107.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,602,375.00	$13,346.39 THB426,725.56	+86.9%
Average			+97.3%

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pay 80.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,838.88	$2.79 THB89.22	+131.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,117.89	$2.54 THB81.22	+0.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,509.38	$4.40 THB140.52	+134.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,875.00	$51.03 THB1,631.73	+22.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,018.75	$8.06 THB257.75	+115.0%
Average			+80.7%

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pay 65.5% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,128.75	$58.81 THB1,880.18	+128.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,450.00	$38.03 THB1,216.03	+63.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,440.00	$104.24 THB3,332.78	+18.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,101.00	$91.47 THB2,924.44	+51.9%
Average			+65.5%

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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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