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Iloilo vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Iloilo is 29.7% cheaper than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 52.3% less in Iloilo
Groceries: pay 1.2% more in Iloilo
Transportation: pay 41.1% less in Iloilo
Housing: pay 23.2% less in Iloilo
Childcare: pay 88.3% less in Iloilo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5% more in Iloilo
Clothing: pay 6.5% less in Iloilo

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

Iloilo vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.3% less for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Iloilo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	$2.58 ₱152.16	-48.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	$3.44 ₱202.88	-50.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	$0.53 ₱31.28	-42.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	$0.30 ₱17.65	-67.2%
Average			-52.3%

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pay 1.2% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Iloilo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	$1.23 ₱72.30	-25.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	$2.87 ₱169.06	-57.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	$6.71 ₱395.50	-17.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	$2.17 ₱127.81	+19.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	$1.86 ₱109.97	-7.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	$1.61 ₱95.16	-10.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	$0.52 ₱30.48	-41.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	$1.47 ₱86.43	-23.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	$0.69 ₱40.97	-5.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	$1.15 ₱67.87	+31.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	$1.36 ₱79.95	+152.6%
Average			+1.2%

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pay 41.1% less for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Iloilo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	$4.13 ₱243.58	-4.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	$4.99 ₱294.39	-48.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	$23,224.21 ₱1,369,415.46	-52.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	$3.68 ₱216.92	-59.4%
Average			-41.1%

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pay 23.2% less for housing

	Phnom Penh	Iloilo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	$29.24 ₱1,724.04	+37.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	$230.09 ₱13,567.36	-52.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	$172.03 ₱10,143.82	-37.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	$49.00 ₱2,889.15	-41.0%
Average			-23.2%

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pay 88.3% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Iloilo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	$34.41 ₱2,028.76	-88.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	??
Average			-88.3%

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pay 2.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Iloilo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	$0.95 ₱55.79	-21.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	$1.96 ₱115.64	-22.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	$3.10 ₱182.59	+65.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	$22.36 ₱1,318.70	-46.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	$5.16 ₱304.31	+37.6%
Average			+2.5%

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pay 6.5% less for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Iloilo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	$43.01 ₱2,535.95	+67.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	$22.36 ₱1,318.19	-4.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	$60.21 ₱3,550.34	-31.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	$25.80 ₱1,521.57	-57.1%
Average			-6.5%

Phnom Penh vs. Iloilo - Cost of clothing

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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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