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Seef vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Seef is 57.6% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 33.3% more in Seef
Groceries: pay 9.4% less in Seef
Transportation: pay 53.6% less in Seef
Housing: pay 89.1% more in Seef
Childcare: pay 11.4% more in Seef
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.5 times more in Seef
Clothing: pay 83.2% more in Seef

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

Seef vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.3% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Seef
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	$8.22 BHD3.090	+64.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	$8.22 BHD3.090	+17.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	$1.53 BHD0.570	+64.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	$0.80 BHD0.300	-12.9%
Average			+33.3%

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pay 9.4% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Seef
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	$1.33 BHD0.500	-19.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	$5.30 BHD2.000	-20.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	$5.52 BHD2.080	-32.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	$1.51 BHD0.570	-16.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	$2.95 BHD1.110	+46.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	$1.44 BHD0.540	-20.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	$0.93 BHD0.350	+5.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	$1.14 BHD0.430	-40.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	$0.84 BHD0.320	+14.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	??
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	$0.48 BHD0.180	-10.3%
Average			-9.4%

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pay 53.6% less for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Seef
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	$2.01 BHD0.760	-53.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	??
Average			-53.6%

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pay 89.1% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Seef
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	$46.41 BHD17.460	+118.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	$961.44 BHD361.740	+99.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	$680.74 BHD256.130	+148.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	$75.04 BHD28.230	-9.6%
Average			+89.1%

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pay 11.4% more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Seef
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	$7,956.74 BHD2,993.720	+11.4%
Average			+11.4%

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pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Seef
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	$10.61 BHD3.990	+778.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	$5.17 BHD1.950	+104.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	$3.85 BHD1.450	+105.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	$72.94 BHD27.440	+75.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	$10.61 BHD3.990	+182.9%
Average			+249.2%

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pay 83.2% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Seef
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	$68.96 BHD25.950	+167.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	$53.04 BHD19.960	+127.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	$92.83 BHD34.930	+5.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	$79.57 BHD29.940	+32.2%
Average			+83.2%

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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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