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Moroni vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Moroni is 68.7% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 8.1% more in Moroni
Groceries: pay 88.0% more in Moroni
Transportation: pay 91.0% more in Moroni
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Moroni
Childcare: pay 73.7% more in Moroni
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.4% more in Moroni
Clothing: pay 98.2% more in Moroni

The cost of housing, clothing, transportation, groceries, childcare, and restaurants in Moroni are more expensive than in Phnom Penh. Notably, housing, clothing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Moroni.

Moroni vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.1% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Moroni
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,055.00	$6.42 KMF2,698	+28.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,077.00	$8.30 KMF3,488	+18.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,727.87	$1.04 KMF437	+11.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,663.23	$0.67 KMF282	-26.5%
Average			+8.1%

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pay 88.0% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Moroni
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,620.21	$0.59 KMF249	-64.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,873.70	$4.02 KMF1,688	-40.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,760.87	$17.01 KMF7,143	+108.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,295.56	$5.23 KMF2,197	+187.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,055.73	??
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,262.28	$2.38 KMF1,001	+31.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,547.75	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,677.70	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,947.37	$1.95 KMF819	+165.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,517.43	$2.13 KMF894	+142.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,152.91	$1.46 KMF614	+172.4%
Average			+88.0%

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pay 91.0% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Moroni
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,367.82	$11.89 KMF4,995	+174.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,505.60	$33.58 KMF14,103	+249.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,539,000.00	$19,879.18 KMF8,349,258	-59.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,310.82	$8.93 KMF3,752	-1.3%
Average			+91.0%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Moroni
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,377.78	$76.92 KMF32,306	+261.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,931,706.98	$759.19 KMF318,861	+57.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,098,686.18	$630.71 KMF264,900	+130.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,856.98	$89.32 KMF37,513	+7.6%
Average			+114.2%

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pay 73.7% more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Moroni
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,176,560.00	$415.80 KMF174,638	+41.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,645,225.00	$14,673.45 KMF6,162,852	+105.5%
Average			+73.7%

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pay 7.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Moroni
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,846.13	$1.09 KMF456	-10.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,133.05	$1.83 KMF770	-27.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,520.62	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR167,125.00	$35.88 KMF15,069	-13.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,041.25	$6.79 KMF2,850	+81.0%
Average			+7.4%

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pay 98.2% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Moroni
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,283.25	$63.07 KMF26,490	+144.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,590.00	$63.07 KMF26,490	+170.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,968.00	$114.46 KMF48,074	+30.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,462.20	$88.77 KMF37,282	+47.5%
Average			+98.2%

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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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