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Cebu vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Cebu is 1.2% cheaper than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 31.6% less in Cebu
Groceries: pay 11.9% more in Cebu
Transportation: pay 15.6% less in Cebu
Housing: pay 7.9% more in Cebu
Childcare: pay 24.6% less in Cebu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.4% more in Cebu
Clothing: pay 18.3% more in Cebu

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

Cebu vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.6% less for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Cebu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	$4.30 ₱253.60	-14.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	$4.30 ₱253.60	-38.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	$0.77 ₱45.54	-16.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	$0.39 ₱23.11	-57.1%
Average			-31.6%

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pay 11.9% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Cebu
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	$1.50 ₱88.25	-9.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	$6.25 ₱368.73	-6.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	$8.34 ₱491.74	+2.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	$2.27 ₱134.13	+25.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	$2.24 ₱132.13	+11.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	$1.56 ₱92.02	-13.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	$0.66 ₱39.11	-25.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	$1.47 ₱86.92	-23.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	$0.98 ₱57.89	+33.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	$1.14 ₱67.48	+30.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	$1.11 ₱65.18	+106.0%
Average			+11.9%

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pay 15.6% less for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Cebu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	$4.11 ₱242.54	-5.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	$14.62 ₱862.22	+52.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	$29,245.30 ₱1,724,449.10	-40.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	$2.75 ₱162.30	-69.6%
Average			-15.6%

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pay 7.9% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Cebu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	$29.58 ₱1,744.33	+39.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	$494.59 ₱29,163.48	+2.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	$268.37 ₱15,824.36	-2.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	$76.30 ₱4,499.08	-8.1%
Average			+7.9%

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pay 24.6% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Cebu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	$253.75 ₱14,962.13	-13.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	$4,587.50 ₱270,501.82	-35.8%
Average			-24.6%

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pay 25.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Cebu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	$1.50 ₱88.38	+24.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	$2.57 ₱151.62	+1.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	$3.18 ₱187.66	+69.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	$32.30 ₱1,904.78	-22.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	$5.76 ₱339.82	+53.7%
Average			+25.4%

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pay 18.3% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Cebu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	$52.64 ₱3,103.81	+104.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	$22.36 ₱1,318.70	-4.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	$73.54 ₱4,336.48	-16.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	$53.76 ₱3,169.94	-10.7%
Average			+18.3%

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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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