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San Fernando vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

San Fernando is 18.9% cheaper than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 21.0% less in San Fernando
Groceries: pay 15.2% less in San Fernando
Transportation: pay 33.8% less in San Fernando
Housing: pay 23.6% less in San Fernando
Childcare: pay 13.0% more in San Fernando
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.0% less in San Fernando
Clothing: pay 39.0% less in San Fernando

Expenses including clothing, transportation, housing, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in San Fernando.

San Fernando vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Fernando instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 21.0% less for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	San Fernando
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR19,986.53	$7.74 ₱457.63	+54.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR27,981.15	$3.44 ₱203.39	-50.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,715.14	$0.60 ₱35.59	-35.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,650.72	$0.43 ₱25.42	-52.9%
Average			-21.0%

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pay 15.2% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	San Fernando
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,597.61	$1.72 ₱101.70	+4.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,781.96	$1.29 ₱76.27	-80.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,649.02	$11.07 ₱654.44	+35.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,270.66	??
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,028.23	$2.34 ₱138.39	+16.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,237.49	$0.78 ₱46.13	-56.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,535.64	$0.59 ₱34.60	-33.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,651.49	$0.78 ₱46.13	-59.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,937.30	$0.59 ₱34.60	-20.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,505.42	$1.17 ₱69.19	+33.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,145.56	$0.59 ₱34.60	+9.0%
Average			-15.2%

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pay 33.8% less for transportation

	Phnom Penh	San Fernando
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,308.52	$4.31 ₱254.94	-0.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,374.14	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR195,868,029.72	$34,406.23 ₱2,033,924.55	-29.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,186.85	$2.61 ₱154.58	-71.1%
Average			-33.8%

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pay 23.6% less for housing

	Phnom Penh	San Fernando
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,086.31	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,925,112.27	$129.02 ₱7,627.22	-73.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,094,935.34	$120.42 ₱7,118.74	-56.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR331,720.63	$131.55 ₱7,776.77	+58.5%
Average			-23.6%

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pay 13.0% more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	San Fernando
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,172,543.31	$430.08 ₱25,424.06	+46.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,547,432.22	$5,661.20 ₱334,661.59	-20.7%
Average			+13.0%

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pay 13.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	San Fernando
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,829.58	$1.72 ₱101.70	+42.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,098.46	$1.98 ₱116.95	-21.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,494.95	$0.86 ₱50.85	-54.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,554.45	$12.90 ₱762.72	-69.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR14,989.90	$5.16 ₱305.09	+37.6%
Average			-13.0%

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pay 39.0% less for clothing

	Phnom Penh	San Fernando
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR102,930.65	$17.20 ₱1,016.96	-33.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,270.49	$17.20 ₱1,016.96	-26.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR351,762.99	$34.41 ₱2,033.92	-60.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR240,637.87	$38.71 ₱2,288.17	-35.7%
Average			-39.0%

Phnom Penh vs. San Fernando - 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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