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Rustenburg vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Rustenburg is 13.2% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 8.4% more in Rustenburg
Groceries: pay 35.5% less in Rustenburg
Transportation: pay 89.6% more in Rustenburg
Housing: pay 13.2% more in Rustenburg
Childcare: pay 43.0% less in Rustenburg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7% more in Rustenburg
Clothing: pay 57.0% more in Rustenburg

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

Rustenburg vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.4% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Rustenburg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	$11.47 ZAR194.10	+129.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	$4.01 ZAR67.94	-42.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	$0.88 ZAR14.88	-5.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	$0.48 ZAR8.09	-47.7%
Average			+8.4%

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pay 35.5% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Rustenburg
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	$0.89 ZAR15.12	-45.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	$2.93 ZAR49.62	-56.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	$4.20 ZAR71.03	-48.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	$1.99 ZAR33.64	+9.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	$1.96 ZAR33.24	-2.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	$0.74 ZAR12.55	-59.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	$0.63 ZAR10.68	-28.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	$0.61 ZAR10.27	-68.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	$0.73 ZAR12.33	-0.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	$0.37 ZAR6.27	-57.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	$0.36 ZAR6.16	-32.2%
Average			-35.5%

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pay 89.6% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Rustenburg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	$4.84 ZAR81.85	+11.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	$45.87 ZAR776.41	+377.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	$22,935.00 ZAR388,204.67	-53.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	$11.07 ZAR187.31	+22.2%
Average			+89.6%

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pay 13.2% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Rustenburg
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	$41.62 ZAR704.42	+95.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	$315.36 ZAR5,337.81	-34.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	$344.02 ZAR5,823.07	+25.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	$54.81 ZAR927.69	-34.0%
Average			+13.2%

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pay 43.0% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Rustenburg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	$106.07 ZAR1,795.45	-63.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	$5,558.87 ZAR94,091.11	-22.2%
Average			-43.0%

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pay 2.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Rustenburg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	$1.43 ZAR24.26	+18.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	$1.97 ZAR33.32	-22.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	$2.58 ZAR43.67	+37.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	$23.89 ZAR404.38	-42.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	$4.59 ZAR77.64	+22.3%
Average			+2.7%

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pay 57.0% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Rustenburg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	$53.84 ZAR911.35	+109.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	$41.31 ZAR699.21	+77.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	$91.74 ZAR1,552.82	+4.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	$82.87 ZAR1,402.76	+37.7%
Average			+57.0%

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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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