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Dar Es Salaam vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Dar Es Salaam is 13.3% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 30.2% less in Dar Es Salaam
Groceries: pay 27.7% less in Dar Es Salaam
Transportation: pay 16.9% more in Dar Es Salaam
Housing: pay 12.8% more in Dar Es Salaam
Childcare: pay 96.8% more in Dar Es Salaam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.1% more in Dar Es Salaam
Clothing: pay 1.7% more in Dar Es Salaam

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

Dar Es Salaam vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dar Es Salaam instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 30.2% less for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Dar Es Salaam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR19,986.53	$3.23 TZS7,983.84	-35.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR27,981.15	$10.10 TZS24,949.49	+44.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,715.14	$0.40 TZS997.98	-56.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,650.72	$0.25 TZS607.10	-73.1%
Average			-30.2%

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pay 27.7% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Dar Es Salaam
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,597.61	$0.81 TZS1,995.96	-51.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,781.96	$4.78 TZS11,809.43	-28.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,649.02	$4.19 TZS10,337.34	-48.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,270.66	$2.12 TZS5,233.85	+16.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,028.23	$2.67 TZS6,596.14	+33.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,237.49	$1.23 TZS3,039.40	-32.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,535.64	$0.44 TZS1,080.77	-50.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,651.49	$0.49 TZS1,222.23	-74.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,937.30	$0.44 TZS1,075.11	-40.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,505.42	$0.44 TZS1,075.11	-50.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,145.56	$0.65 TZS1,612.66	+21.6%
Average			-27.7%

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pay 16.9% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Dar Es Salaam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,308.52	$4.63 TZS11,427.74	+6.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,374.14	$15.76 TZS38,921.21	+64.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR195,868,029.72	$17,898.05 TZS44,208,183.75	-63.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,186.85	$14.49 TZS35,802.53	+60.1%
Average			+16.9%

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pay 12.8% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Dar Es Salaam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,086.31	$35.62 TZS87,988.55	+67.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,925,112.27	$519.76 TZS1,283,807.45	+7.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,094,935.34	$257.24 TZS635,381.74	-6.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR331,720.63	$67.97 TZS167,895.42	-18.1%
Average			+12.8%

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pay 96.8% more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Dar Es Salaam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,172,543.31	$427.61 TZS1,056,195.29	+45.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,547,432.22	$17,689.39 TZS43,692,803.03	+147.7%
Average			+96.8%

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pay 23.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Dar Es Salaam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,829.58	$1.01 TZS2,494.95	-16.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,098.46	$2.06 TZS5,089.70	-18.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,494.95	$2.12 TZS5,239.39	+13.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,554.45	$85.86 TZS212,070.71	+106.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR14,989.90	$4.92 TZS12,162.88	+31.3%
Average			+23.1%

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pay 1.7% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Dar Es Salaam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR102,930.65	$22.22 TZS54,888.89	-13.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,270.49	$37.04 TZS91,481.48	+58.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR351,762.99	$40.40 TZS99,797.98	-54.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR240,637.87	$69.70 TZS172,151.52	+15.8%
Average			+1.7%

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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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