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George vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

George is 18.9% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 31.6% more in George
Groceries: pay 20.1% less in George
Transportation: pay 22.1% more in George
Housing: pay 33.2% more in George
Childcare: pay 43.5% less in George
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.0% more in George
Clothing: pay 73.0% more in George

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

George vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.6% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	George
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,025.00	$11.52 ZAR197.19	+130.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,035.00	$5.13 ZAR87.75	-26.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,722.29	$1.13 ZAR19.39	+21.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,657.75	$0.92 ZAR15.78	+0.9%
Average			+31.6%

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pay 20.1% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	George
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,610.31	$1.02 ZAR17.52	-38.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,833.50	$3.95 ZAR67.59	-41.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,711.86	$4.34 ZAR74.32	-46.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,284.65	$2.86 ZAR49.00	+57.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,043.68	$2.23 ZAR38.24	+11.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,251.42	$0.79 ZAR13.59	-56.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,542.45	$0.69 ZAR11.82	-21.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,666.22	$0.65 ZAR11.18	-65.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,942.96	$0.74 ZAR12.75	+1.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,512.17	$0.72 ZAR12.37	-17.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,149.69	$0.52 ZAR8.85	-3.6%
Average			-20.1%

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pay 22.1% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	George
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,341.84	$4.73 ZAR80.89	+9.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,448.00	$26.50 ZAR453.54	+176.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,245,000.00	$16,075.49 ZAR275,082.63	-67.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,256.50	$6.38 ZAR109.19	-29.5%
Average			+22.1%

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pay 33.2% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	George
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,250.07	$45.80 ZAR783.67	+115.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,928,817.37	$407.65 ZAR6,975.66	-15.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,097,042.67	$337.64 ZAR5,777.72	+23.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,359.07	$91.03 ZAR1,557.62	+9.7%
Average			+33.2%

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pay 43.5% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	George
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,800.00	$130.60 ZAR2,234.84	-55.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,602,375.00	$4,897.55 ZAR83,806.54	-31.4%
Average			-43.5%

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pay 36.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	George
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,838.88	$2.59 ZAR44.37	+114.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,117.89	$2.01 ZAR34.34	-20.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,509.38	$3.08 ZAR52.75	+64.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,875.00	$28.26 ZAR483.55	-32.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,018.75	$5.76 ZAR98.60	+53.6%
Average			+36.0%

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pay 73.0% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	George
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,128.75	$67.99 ZAR1,163.43	+164.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,450.00	$38.39 ZAR656.98	+64.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,440.00	$99.87 ZAR1,709.00	+13.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,101.00	$90.27 ZAR1,544.67	+49.9%
Average			+73.0%

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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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