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Udon Thani vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Udon Thani is 12.0% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 17.9% less in Udon Thani
Groceries: pay 17.4% less in Udon Thani
Transportation: pay 20.4% more in Udon Thani
Housing: pay 33.8% less in Udon Thani
Childcare: pay 24.4% more in Udon Thani
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.8% more in Udon Thani
Clothing: pay 49.7% more in Udon Thani

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

Udon Thani vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Udon Thani instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 17.9% less for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Udon Thani
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	$2.48 THB78.94	-50.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	$10.85 THB345.35	+55.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	$0.83 THB26.52	-10.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	$0.31 THB9.87	-66.0%
Average			-17.9%

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pay 17.4% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Udon Thani
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	$1.37 THB43.70	-16.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	$9.30 THB296.02	+38.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	$8.05 THB256.23	-1.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	$1.59 THB50.45	-12.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	$1.09 THB34.69	-45.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	$1.06 THB33.84	-41.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	$0.45 THB14.32	-49.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	$0.98 THB31.11	-48.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	$0.84 THB26.85	+14.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	$0.73 THB23.27	-16.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	$0.47 THB14.88	-12.9%
Average			-17.4%

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pay 20.4% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Udon Thani
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	$4.77 THB151.78	+10.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	$13.18 THB419.36	+37.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	$43,643.10 THB1,388,567.52	-10.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	$13.12 THB417.38	+44.9%
Average			+20.4%

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pay 33.8% less for housing

	Phnom Penh	Udon Thani
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	$23.26 THB740.04	+9.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	$206.02 THB6,554.67	-57.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	$126.27 THB4,017.38	-53.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	$55.30 THB1,759.30	-33.4%
Average			-33.8%

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pay 24.4% more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Udon Thani
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	$284.29 THB9,044.97	-3.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	$10,854.56 THB345,353.44	+52.0%
Average			+24.4%

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pay 58.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Udon Thani
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	$1.86 THB59.20	+54.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	$1.60 THB50.98	-36.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	$4.19 THB133.21	+123.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	$78.31 THB2,491.48	+87.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	$6.20 THB197.34	+65.4%
Average			+58.8%

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pay 49.7% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Udon Thani
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	$36.60 THB1,164.33	+42.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	$54.79 THB1,743.21	+134.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	$72.88 THB2,318.80	-17.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	$83.74 THB2,664.16	+39.1%
Average			+49.7%

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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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