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Mossel Bay vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Mossel Bay is 13.5% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 59.0% more in Mossel Bay
Groceries: pay 14.6% less in Mossel Bay
Transportation: pay 21.2% less in Mossel Bay
Housing: pay 24.0% more in Mossel Bay
Childcare: pay 68.2% less in Mossel Bay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Mossel Bay
Clothing: pay 14.1% more in Mossel Bay

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

Mossel Bay vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mossel Bay instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 59.0% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Mossel Bay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	$13.77 ZAR233.01	+175.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	$8.32 ZAR140.78	+18.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	$1.30 ZAR22.01	+39.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	$0.93 ZAR15.78	+2.1%
Average			+59.0%

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pay 14.6% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Mossel Bay
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	$1.04 ZAR17.59	-37.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	$4.45 ZAR75.24	-33.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	$4.05 ZAR68.59	-50.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	$2.96 ZAR50.10	+62.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	$2.24 ZAR37.87	+11.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	$0.75 ZAR12.62	-58.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	$0.49 ZAR8.37	-44.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	$0.68 ZAR11.45	-64.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	$0.88 ZAR14.97	+20.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	$0.86 ZAR14.53	-2.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	$0.73 ZAR12.33	+35.7%
Average			-14.6%

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pay 21.2% less for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Mossel Bay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	$5.05 ZAR85.42	+16.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	$20,075.72 ZAR339,807.66	-59.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	??
Average			-21.2%

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pay 24.0% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Mossel Bay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	$40.11 ZAR678.97	+88.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	$477.99 ZAR8,090.66	-0.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	$344.16 ZAR5,825.27	+25.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	$68.54 ZAR1,160.06	-17.4%
Average			+24.0%

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pay 68.2% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Mossel Bay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	$120.45 ZAR2,038.85	-58.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	$1,606.06 ZAR27,184.61	-77.5%
Average			-68.2%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Mossel Bay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	$2.29 ZAR38.84	+89.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	$2.42 ZAR41.02	-4.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	$3.44 ZAR58.25	+83.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	$20.36 ZAR344.66	-51.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	$18.35 ZAR310.68	+389.5%
Average			+101.5%

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pay 14.1% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Mossel Bay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	$43.00 ZAR727.84	+67.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	$22.37 ZAR378.64	-4.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	$77.41 ZAR1,310.20	-12.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	$63.48 ZAR1,074.44	+5.4%
Average			+14.1%

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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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