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Damascus vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Damascus is 3.1% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 20.7% more in Damascus
Groceries: pay 41.7% less in Damascus
Transportation: pay 61.5% more in Damascus
Housing: pay 26.8% more in Damascus
Childcare: pay 79.7% less in Damascus
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4% less in Damascus
Clothing: pay 36.7% more in Damascus

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

Damascus vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.7% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Damascus
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,025.00	$8.00 SYP104,016	+60.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,035.00	$6.00 SYP78,012	-14.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,722.29	$1.37 SYP17,769	+47.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,657.75	$0.82 SYP10,683	-10.0%
Average			+20.7%

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pay 41.7% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Damascus
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,610.31	$0.50 SYP6,447	-70.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,833.50	$1.61 SYP20,885	-76.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,711.86	$3.76 SYP48,876	-54.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,284.65	$1.91 SYP24,801	+4.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,043.68	$3.25 SYP42,227	+61.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,251.42	$0.45 SYP5,857	-75.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,542.45	$0.76 SYP9,879	-14.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,666.22	$0.49 SYP6,389	-74.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,942.96	$0.34 SYP4,423	-53.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,512.17	$0.32 SYP4,162	-63.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,149.69	$0.30 SYP3,890	-44.3%
Average			-41.7%

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pay 61.5% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Damascus
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,341.84	$15.62 SYP203,114	+260.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,448.00	$17.00 SYP221,034	+77.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,245,000.00	$15,000.00 SYP195,030,000	-69.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,256.50	$7.00 SYP91,014	-22.7%
Average			+61.5%

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pay 26.8% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Damascus
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,250.07	$55.00 SYP715,110	+158.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,928,817.37	$243.84 SYP3,170,438	-49.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,097,042.67	$176.43 SYP2,293,994	-35.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,359.07	$110.88 SYP1,441,692	+33.6%
Average			+26.8%

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pay 79.7% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Damascus
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,800.00	$49.17 SYP639,265	-83.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,602,375.00	$1,704.59 SYP22,163,040	-76.1%
Average			-79.7%

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pay 2.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Damascus
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,838.88	$1.60 SYP20,803	+32.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,117.89	$1.93 SYP25,137	-23.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,509.38	$3.00 SYP39,006	+60.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,875.00	$16.25 SYP211,282	-61.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,018.75	$3.00 SYP39,006	-20.0%
Average			-2.4%

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pay 36.7% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Damascus
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,128.75	$44.25 SYP575,338	+71.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,450.00	$41.25 SYP536,332	+76.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,440.00	$57.50 SYP747,615	-34.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,101.00	$80.00 SYP1,040,160	+32.9%
Average			+36.7%

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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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