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General Santos vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

General Santos is 5.2% cheaper than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 52.4% less in General Santos
Groceries: pay 4.4% less in General Santos
Transportation: pay 35.4% less in General Santos
Housing: pay 27.9% more in General Santos
Childcare: pay 26.1% less in General Santos
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.1% more in General Santos
Clothing: pay 43.0% more in General Santos

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

General Santos vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in General Santos instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 52.4% less for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	General Santos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,025.00	$4.30 ₱252.18	-14.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,035.00	$3.01 ₱176.52	-57.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,722.29	$0.31 ₱18.16	-66.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,657.75	$0.26 ₱15.13	-71.7%
Average			-52.4%

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pay 4.4% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	General Santos
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,610.31	$1.25 ₱73.13	-24.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,833.50	$2.92 ₱171.48	-56.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,711.86	$6.76 ₱396.47	-17.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,284.65	$2.02 ₱118.69	+11.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,043.68	$1.99 ₱116.67	-0.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,251.42	$1.29 ₱75.49	-28.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,542.45	$0.51 ₱29.92	-42.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,666.22	$1.03 ₱60.58	-46.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,942.96	$0.61 ₱35.57	-17.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,512.17	$0.95 ₱55.90	+8.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,149.69	$1.42 ₱83.50	+165.3%
Average			-4.4%

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pay 35.4% less for transportation

	Phnom Penh	General Santos
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,341.84	$4.09 ₱239.60	-5.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,448.00	$8.60 ₱504.35	-10.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,245,000.00	$21,503.90 ₱1,260,880.84	-56.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,256.50	$2.75 ₱161.39	-69.6%
Average			-35.4%

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pay 27.9% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	General Santos
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,250.07	$33.83 ₱1,983.79	+58.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,928,817.37	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,097,042.67	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,359.07	$80.46 ₱4,717.71	-3.0%
Average			+27.9%

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pay 26.1% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	General Santos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,800.00	$115.64 ₱6,780.74	-60.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,602,375.00	$7,741.40 ₱453,917.10	+8.4%
Average			-26.1%

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pay 11.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	General Santos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,838.88	$1.29 ₱75.65	+6.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,117.89	$2.15 ₱126.09	-14.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,509.38	$2.58 ₱151.31	+37.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,875.00	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,018.75	$4.30 ₱252.18	+14.7%
Average			+11.1%

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pay 43.0% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	General Santos
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,128.75	$64.51 ₱3,782.64	+150.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,450.00	$29.25 ₱1,714.80	+25.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,440.00	$75.26 ₱4,413.08	-14.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,101.00	$66.66 ₱3,908.73	+10.7%
Average			+43.0%

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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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