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Tarlac City vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Tarlac City is 17.1% cheaper than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 45.8% less in Tarlac City
Groceries: pay 22.1% less in Tarlac City
Transportation: pay 34.5% less in Tarlac City
Housing: pay 33.4% less in Tarlac City
Childcare: pay 23.5% more in Tarlac City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.0% more in Tarlac City

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

Tarlac City vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tarlac City instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 45.8% less for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Tarlac City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,055.00	$2.58 ₱151.17	-48.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,077.00	$3.44 ₱201.56	-50.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,727.87	$0.82 ₱47.87	-12.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,663.23	$0.26 ₱15.12	-71.7%
Average			-45.8%

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pay 22.1% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Tarlac City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,620.21	$1.45 ₱85.16	-11.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,873.70	$4.30 ₱251.95	-35.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,760.87	$5.97 ₱349.70	-26.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,295.56	$1.97 ₱115.29	+8.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,055.73	$1.40 ₱82.05	-30.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,262.28	$1.28 ₱75.20	-29.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,547.75	$0.70 ₱40.91	-21.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,677.70	$0.93 ₱54.63	-51.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,947.37	$0.66 ₱38.63	-10.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,517.43	$0.62 ₱36.42	-29.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,152.91	$0.50 ₱29.56	-6.0%
Average			-22.1%

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pay 34.5% less for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Tarlac City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,367.82	$4.16 ₱243.68	-3.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,505.60	$7.74 ₱453.50	-19.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,539,000.00	$27,507.78 ₱1,611,447.08	-43.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,310.82	$2.63 ₱154.19	-70.9%
Average			-34.5%

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pay 33.4% less for housing

	Phnom Penh	Tarlac City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,377.78	$24.51 ₱1,436.09	+15.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,931,706.98	$124.72 ₱7,306.44	-74.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,098,686.18	$98.92 ₱5,794.76	-63.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,856.98	$73.87 ₱4,327.25	-11.0%
Average			-33.4%

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pay 23.5% more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Tarlac City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,176,560.00	$162.71 ₱9,531.96	-44.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,645,225.00	$13,676.48 ₱801,188.51	+91.5%
Average			+23.5%

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pay 10.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Tarlac City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,846.13	$0.95 ₱55.43	-21.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,133.05	$1.55 ₱90.70	-38.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,520.62	$2.75 ₱161.25	+46.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR167,125.00	$43.01 ₱2,519.46	+3.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,041.25	$6.02 ₱352.72	+60.6%
Average			+10.0%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Tarlac City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,283.25	$44.44 ₱2,603.44	+72.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,590.00	$25.80 ₱1,511.68	+10.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,968.00	$49.89 ₱2,922.57	-43.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,462.20	$36.13 ₱2,116.35	-40.0%

Phnom Penh vs. Tarlac City - 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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