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Hawalli vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Hawalli is 32.0% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 20.9% less in Hawalli
Groceries: pay 22.0% less in Hawalli
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Hawalli
Housing: pay 22.0% more in Hawalli
Childcare: pay 4.3% more in Hawalli
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Hawalli
Clothing: pay 27.6% more in Hawalli

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

Hawalli vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.9% less for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Hawalli
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	$4.91 KWD1.500	-1.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	$9.48 KWD2.910	+35.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	$0.44 KWD0.130	-53.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	$0.33 KWD0.100	-64.2%
Average			-20.9%

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pay 22.0% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Hawalli
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	$1.32 KWD0.400	-20.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	$1.64 KWD0.500	-75.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	$5.98 KWD1.830	-26.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	$1.95 KWD0.600	+7.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	$1.48 KWD0.450	-26.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	$1.06 KWD0.320	-41.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	$0.88 KWD0.270	-0.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	$0.77 KWD0.230	-60.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	$0.78 KWD0.240	+6.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	$0.60 KWD0.180	-31.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	$0.68 KWD0.210	+26.4%
Average			-22.0%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Hawalli
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	$1.35 KWD0.410	-68.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	$49.05 KWD15.030	+411.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	$21,257.11 KWD6,513.390	-56.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	$23.71 KWD7.260	+161.9%
Average			+111.9%

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pay 22.0% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Hawalli
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	$26.16 KWD8.020	+22.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	$588.66 KWD180.370	+22.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	$490.55 KWD150.310	+79.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	$52.86 KWD16.200	-36.3%
Average			+22.0%

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pay 4.3% more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Hawalli
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	$306.59 KWD93.940	+4.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	$7,442.33 KWD2,280.400	+4.2%
Average			+4.3%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Hawalli
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	$3.27 KWD1.000	+170.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	$5.01 KWD1.540	+98.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	$2.94 KWD0.900	+57.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	$49.05 KWD15.030	+17.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	$9.81 KWD3.010	+161.6%
Average			+101.1%

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pay 27.6% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Hawalli
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	$32.70 KWD10.020	+27.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	$38.70 KWD11.860	+65.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	$85.03 KWD26.050	-3.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	$72.67 KWD22.270	+20.7%
Average			+27.6%

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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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