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Phnom Penh vs. San Fernando Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 68.5% more expensive than San Fernando.

Restaurants: pay 58.7% more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 69.5% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 96.3% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 2.8% less in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.3% more in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 74.2% more in Phnom Penh

The cost of housing, transportation, clothing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Phnom Penh are more expensive than in San Fernando. Notably, housing and transportation are significantly more expensive in Phnom Penh.

Phnom Penh vs. San Fernando Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 58.7% more for restaurants

	San Fernando	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.74 ₱457.63	$5.00 KHR19,986.53	-35.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.44 ₱203.39	$7.00 KHR27,981.15	+103.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 ₱35.59	$0.93 KHR3,715.14	+54.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 ₱25.42	$0.91 KHR3,650.72	+112.4%
Average			+58.7%

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pay 69.5% more for groceries

	San Fernando	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.72 ₱101.70	$1.65 KHR6,597.61	-4.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.29 ₱76.27	$6.70 KHR26,781.96	+419.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.07 ₱654.44	$8.17 KHR32,649.02	-26.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	??	$1.82 KHR7,270.66
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 ₱138.39	$2.01 KHR8,028.23	-14.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.78 ₱46.13	$1.81 KHR7,237.49	+132.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 ₱34.60	$0.88 KHR3,535.64	+51.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 ₱46.13	$1.91 KHR7,651.49	+145.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 ₱34.60	$0.73 KHR2,937.30	+25.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱69.19	$0.88 KHR3,505.42	-25.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 ₱34.60	$0.54 KHR2,145.56	-8.3%
Average			+69.5%

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pay 96.3% more for transportation

	San Fernando	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.31 ₱254.94	$4.33 KHR17,308.52	+0.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$9.60 KHR38,374.14
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,406.23 ₱2,033,924.55	$49,000.00 KHR195,868,029.72	+42.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.61 ₱154.58	$9.05 KHR36,186.85	+246.2%
Average			+96.3%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	San Fernando	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$21.29 KHR85,086.31
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$129.02 ₱7,627.22	$481.60 KHR1,925,112.27	+273.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$120.42 ₱7,118.74	$273.92 KHR1,094,935.34	+127.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$131.55 ₱7,776.77	$82.99 KHR331,720.63	-36.9%
Average			+121.3%

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pay 2.8% less for childcare

	San Fernando	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.08 ₱25,424.06	$293.33 KHR1,172,543.31	-31.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,661.20 ₱334,661.59	$7,141.67 KHR28,547,432.22	+26.2%
Average			-2.8%

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pay 62.3% more for entertainment and sports

	San Fernando	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.72 ₱101.70	$1.21 KHR4,829.58	-29.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.98 ₱116.95	$2.53 KHR10,098.46	+27.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$0.86 ₱50.85	$1.88 KHR7,494.95	+118.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.90 ₱762.72	$41.67 KHR166,554.45	+222.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.16 ₱305.09	$3.75 KHR14,989.90	-27.3%
Average			+62.3%

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pay 74.2% more for clothing

	San Fernando	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.20 ₱1,016.96	$25.75 KHR102,930.65	+49.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.20 ₱1,016.96	$23.33 KHR93,270.49	+35.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$34.41 ₱2,033.92	$88.00 KHR351,762.99	+155.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$38.71 ₱2,288.17	$60.20 KHR240,637.87	+55.5%
Average			+74.2%

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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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