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Phnom Penh vs. Sri Lanka Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 3.0 times more expensive than Sri Lanka overall.

Restaurants: pay 54.5% more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 44.1% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 73.7% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 87.0% more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 12.0 times more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.2% more in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 38.0% more in Phnom Penh

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, restaurants, groceries, and clothing in Phnom Penh are more expensive than in Sri Lanka. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Phnom Penh.

Phnom Penh vs. Sri Lanka Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Sri Lanka, you would:

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pay 54.5% more for restaurants

	Sri Lanka	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.63 LKR1,116.85	$5.00 KHR20,025.00	+37.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.90 LKR2,426.61	$7.00 KHR28,035.00	-11.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 LKR224.32	$0.93 KHR3,722.29	+27.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 LKR106.15	$0.91 KHR3,657.75	+164.4%
Average			+54.5%

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pay 44.1% more for groceries

	Sri Lanka	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$0.48 LKR147.07	$1.65 KHR6,610.31	+244.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.72 LKR1,758.02	$6.70 KHR26,833.50	+17.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.01 LKR1,847.59	$8.17 KHR32,711.86	+35.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 LKR597.37	$1.82 KHR7,284.65	-6.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.05 LKR629.94	$2.01 KHR8,043.68	-2.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.40 LKR736.93	$1.81 KHR7,251.42	-24.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.44 LKR136.48	$0.88 KHR3,542.45	+99.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.17 LKR665.91	$1.91 KHR7,666.22	-11.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 LKR168.43	$0.73 KHR2,942.96	+34.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 LKR139.78	$0.88 KHR3,512.17	+92.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 LKR155.98	$0.54 KHR2,149.69	+5.7%
Average			+44.1%

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pay 73.7% more for transportation

	Sri Lanka	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.12 LKR1,264.88	$4.33 KHR17,341.84	+5.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.74 LKR3,299.78	$9.60 KHR38,448.00	-10.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,680.98 LKR7,584,425.30	$49,000.00 KHR196,245,000.00	+98.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.00 LKR921.91	$9.05 KHR36,256.50	+201.8%
Average			+73.7%

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pay 87.0% more for housing

	Sri Lanka	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.84 LKR3,944.37	$21.29 KHR85,250.07	+65.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$289.17 LKR88,862.02	$481.60 KHR1,928,817.37	+66.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$178.38 LKR54,816.88	$273.92 KHR1,097,042.67	+53.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.64 LKR9,722.89	$82.99 KHR332,359.07	+162.3%
Average			+87.0%

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pay 12.0 times more for childcare

	Sri Lanka	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$33.87 LKR10,407.01	$293.33 KHR1,174,800.00	+766.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$466.09 LKR143,227.52	$7,141.67 KHR28,602,375.00	+1432.3%
Average			+1099.2%

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pay 16.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Sri Lanka	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.08 LKR639.65	$1.21 KHR4,838.88	-42.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.39 LKR735.74	$2.53 KHR10,117.89	+5.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.25 LKR2,842.89	$1.88 KHR7,509.38	-79.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$15.04 LKR4,620.30	$41.67 KHR166,875.00	+177.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.12 LKR959.48	$3.75 KHR15,018.75	+20.1%
Average			+16.2%

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pay 38.0% more for clothing

	Sri Lanka	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.05 LKR7,697.80	$25.75 KHR103,128.75	+2.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.03 LKR5,232.27	$23.33 KHR93,450.00	+37.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$62.69 LKR19,264.32	$88.00 KHR352,440.00	+40.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$35.07 LKR10,776.88	$60.20 KHR241,101.00	+71.7%
Average			+38.0%

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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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