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Tamarin vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Tamarin is 18.8% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 7.8% less in Tamarin
Groceries: pay 20.7% less in Tamarin
Transportation: pay 58.0% more in Tamarin
Housing: pay 21.9% more in Tamarin
Childcare: pay 52.0% less in Tamarin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 74.7% more in Tamarin
Clothing: pay 57.3% more in Tamarin

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

Tamarin vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.8% less for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Tamarin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	$6.60 MUR303.89	+31.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	$5.50 MUR253.24	-21.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	$0.88 MUR40.52	-5.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	$0.58 MUR26.77	-36.4%
Average			-7.8%

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pay 20.7% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Tamarin
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	$0.38 MUR17.73	-76.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	$2.75 MUR126.62	-59.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	$5.72 MUR263.62	-29.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	$2.15 MUR99.27	+18.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	$2.64 MUR121.76	+31.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	$0.92 MUR42.27	-49.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	$0.90 MUR41.35	+1.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	$0.67 MUR30.78	-65.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	$1.22 MUR56.06	+65.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	$0.45 MUR20.68	-48.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	$0.45 MUR20.68	-16.4%
Average			-20.7%

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pay 58.0% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Tamarin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	$5.16 MUR237.74	+19.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	$10.99 MUR506.49	+14.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	$28,583.99 MUR1,316,864.53	-41.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	$30.78 MUR1,418.16	+240.0%
Average			+58.0%

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pay 21.9% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Tamarin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	$29.98 MUR1,381.02	+40.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	$769.57 MUR35,454.04	+59.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	$384.78 MUR17,727.02	+40.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	$38.67 MUR1,781.64	-53.4%
Average			+21.9%

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pay 52.0% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Tamarin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	$151.72 MUR6,989.51	-48.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	$3,166.23 MUR145,868.07	-55.7%
Average			-52.0%

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pay 74.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Tamarin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	$1.65 MUR75.97	+36.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	$2.61 MUR120.29	+3.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	$6.60 MUR303.89	+251.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	$50.21 MUR2,312.95	+20.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	$6.05 MUR278.57	+61.2%
Average			+74.7%

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pay 57.3% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Tamarin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	$58.63 MUR2,701.26	+127.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	$47.64 MUR2,194.77	+104.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	$87.95 MUR4,051.89	-0.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	$58.63 MUR2,701.26	-2.6%
Average			+57.3%

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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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