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Masterton vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Masterton is 71.8% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 75.0% more in Masterton
Groceries: pay 17.7% more in Masterton
Transportation: pay 30.1% more in Masterton
Housing: pay 63.4% more in Masterton
Childcare: pay 2.1% less in Masterton
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.5 times more in Masterton
Clothing: pay 69.0% more in Masterton

The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, housing, transportation, and groceries in Masterton are more expensive than in Phnom Penh. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Masterton.

Masterton vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 75.0% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Masterton
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	$9.52 NZ$16.48	+90.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	$8.65 NZ$14.98	+23.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	$2.02 NZ$3.50	+117.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	$1.54 NZ$2.66	+68.5%
Average			+75.0%

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pay 17.7% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Masterton
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	$1.58 NZ$2.74	-4.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	$3.45 NZ$5.97	-48.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	$5.46 NZ$9.45	-33.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	$5.88 NZ$10.19	+223.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	$3.99 NZ$6.91	+98.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	$0.79 NZ$1.36	-56.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	$0.80 NZ$1.39	-9.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	$1.08 NZ$1.87	-43.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	$1.48 NZ$2.55	+100.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	$0.61 NZ$1.06	-29.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	$0.52 NZ$0.89	-3.7%
Average			+17.7%

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pay 30.1% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Masterton
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	$6.03 NZ$10.43	+39.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	$23,077.39 NZ$39,947.04	-52.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	$18.46 NZ$31.96	+103.9%
Average			+30.1%

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pay 63.4% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Masterton
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	$46.01 NZ$79.64	+116.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	$750.02 NZ$1,298.28	+55.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	$576.93 NZ$998.68	+110.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	$58.88 NZ$101.92	-29.0%
Average			+63.4%

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pay 2.1% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Masterton
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	$384.62 NZ$665.78	+31.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	$4,615.48 NZ$7,989.41	-35.4%
Average			-2.1%

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pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Masterton
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	$3.46 NZ$5.99	+186.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	$3.08 NZ$5.33	+21.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	$19.47 NZ$33.71	+938.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	$38.94 NZ$67.41	-6.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	$7.79 NZ$13.48	+107.7%
Average			+249.6%

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pay 69.0% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Masterton
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	$66.35 NZ$114.85	+157.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	$28.85 NZ$49.93	+23.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	$99.23 NZ$171.77	+12.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	$109.62 NZ$189.75	+82.1%
Average			+69.0%

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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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