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Calarasi vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Calarasi is 35.7% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 68.7% more in Calarasi
Groceries: pay 17.7% less in Calarasi
Transportation: pay 0.2% less in Calarasi
Housing: pay 11.9% less in Calarasi
Childcare: pay 25.7% more in Calarasi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 90.1% more in Calarasi
Clothing: pay 95.5% more in Calarasi

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

Calarasi vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 68.7% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Calarasi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,055.00	$10.35 RON44.88	+107.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,077.00	$7.36 RON31.91	+5.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,727.87	$1.50 RON6.48	+60.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,663.23	$1.84 RON7.98	+101.5%
Average			+68.7%

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pay 17.7% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Calarasi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,620.21	$1.06 RON4.59	-35.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,873.70	$4.55 RON19.75	-32.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,760.87	$5.21 RON22.57	-36.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,295.56	$3.26 RON14.13	+79.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,055.73	$3.19 RON13.84	+59.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,262.28	$0.54 RON2.35	-70.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,547.75	$0.65 RON2.83	-26.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,677.70	$0.59 RON2.58	-68.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,947.37	$0.87 RON3.79	+18.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,517.43	$0.35 RON1.53	-59.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,152.91	$0.42 RON1.81	-22.3%
Average			-17.7%

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pay 0.2% less for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Calarasi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,367.82	$5.88 RON25.50	+35.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,505.60	$13.80 RON59.84	+43.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,539,000.00	$24,959.74 RON108,210.47	-49.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,310.82	$6.21 RON26.93	-31.4%
Average			-0.2%

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pay 11.9% less for housing

	Phnom Penh	Calarasi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,377.78	$7.48 RON32.41	-64.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,931,706.98	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,098,686.18	$230.04 RON997.33	-16.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,856.98	$120.60 RON522.84	+45.3%
Average			-11.9%

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pay 25.7% more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Calarasi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,176,560.00	$425.58 RON1,845.06	+45.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,645,225.00	$7,591.44 RON32,911.94	+6.3%
Average			+25.7%

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pay 90.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Calarasi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,846.13	$2.53 RON10.97	+109.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,133.05	$2.76 RON11.97	+9.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,520.62	$5.75 RON24.93	+206.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR167,125.00	$69.01 RON299.20	+65.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,041.25	$5.98 RON25.93	+59.5%
Average			+90.1%

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pay 95.5% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Calarasi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,283.25	$86.91 RON376.78	+237.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,590.00	$44.17 RON191.49	+89.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,968.00	$77.45 RON335.77	-12.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,462.20	$100.80 RON437.00	+67.4%
Average			+95.5%

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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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