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Cyberjaya vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Cyberjaya is 15.3% cheaper than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 43.7% less in Cyberjaya
Groceries: pay 38.0% less in Cyberjaya
Transportation: pay 25.1% less in Cyberjaya
Housing: pay 20.9% less in Cyberjaya
Childcare: pay 31.8% less in Cyberjaya
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.1% more in Cyberjaya
Clothing: pay 15.1% more in Cyberjaya

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

Cyberjaya vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 43.7% less for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Cyberjaya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	$2.84 MYR11.69	-43.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	$4.74 MYR19.48	-32.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	$0.68 MYR2.80	-26.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	$0.25 MYR1.02	-72.8%
Average			-43.7%

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pay 38.0% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Cyberjaya
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	$0.98 MYR4.03	-40.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	$5.92 MYR24.35	-11.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	$5.98 MYR24.58	-26.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	$1.28 MYR5.26	-29.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	$1.25 MYR5.16	-37.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	$1.07 MYR4.42	-40.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	$0.68 MYR2.80	-23.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	$0.81 MYR3.31	-57.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	$0.43 MYR1.77	-41.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	$0.27 MYR1.10	-69.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	$0.32 MYR1.33	-39.9%
Average			-38.0%

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pay 25.1% less for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Cyberjaya
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	$1.84 MYR7.56	-57.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	$11.85 MYR48.71	+23.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	$30,805.69 MYR126,642.18	-37.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	$6.40 MYR26.30	-29.3%
Average			-25.1%

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pay 20.9% less for housing

	Phnom Penh	Cyberjaya
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	$22.91 MYR94.17	+7.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	$302.13 MYR1,242.07	-37.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	$284.36 MYR1,169.00	+3.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	$35.09 MYR144.25	-57.7%
Average			-20.9%

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pay 31.8% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Cyberjaya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	$142.18 MYR584.50	-51.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	$6,279.62 MYR25,815.52	-12.1%
Average			-31.8%

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pay 37.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Cyberjaya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	$1.78 MYR7.31	+47.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	$1.66 MYR6.82	-34.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	$4.03 MYR16.56	+114.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	$52.13 MYR214.32	+25.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	$4.98 MYR20.46	+32.7%
Average			+37.1%

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pay 15.1% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Cyberjaya
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	$62.20 MYR255.72	+141.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	$16.59 MYR68.19	-28.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	$71.09 MYR292.25	-19.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	$40.23 MYR165.37	-33.2%
Average			+15.1%

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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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