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Phnom Penh vs. Vietnam Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 53.8% more expensive than Vietnam overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 68.8% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 45.3% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 78.7% more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 2.7% more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.3% more in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 2.6% less in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Vietnam Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Vietnam	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.88 ₫49,683	$5.00 KHR20,025.00	+165.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.13 ₫108,845	$7.00 KHR28,035.00	+69.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 ₫13,958	$0.93 KHR3,722.29	+75.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 ₫7,515	$0.91 KHR3,657.75	+220.3%
Average			+132.7%

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pay 68.8% more for groceries

	Vietnam	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$0.86 ₫22,659	$1.65 KHR6,610.31	+92.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.32 ₫140,160	$6.70 KHR26,833.50	+26.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.20 ₫137,163	$8.17 KHR32,711.86	+57.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 ₫38,157	$1.82 KHR7,284.65	+25.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.56 ₫41,037	$2.01 KHR8,043.68	+29.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 ₫31,215	$1.81 KHR7,251.42	+52.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,417	$0.88 KHR3,542.45	+87.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫15,166	$1.91 KHR7,666.22	+232.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 ₫12,939	$0.73 KHR2,942.96	+49.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,243	$0.88 KHR3,512.17	+88.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,298	$0.54 KHR2,149.69	+15.1%
Average			+68.8%

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pay 45.3% more for transportation

	Vietnam	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.19 ₫84,134	$4.33 KHR17,341.84	+35.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.64 ₫175,156	$9.60 KHR38,448.00	+44.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,225.24 ₫875,846,709	$49,000.00 KHR196,245,000.00	+47.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.90 ₫155,607	$9.05 KHR36,256.50	+53.4%
Average			+45.3%

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pay 78.7% more for housing

	Vietnam	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.68 ₫228,737	$21.29 KHR85,250.07	+145.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$310.38 ₫8,181,759	$481.60 KHR1,928,817.37	+55.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$223.57 ₫5,893,546	$273.92 KHR1,097,042.67	+22.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.27 ₫1,140,722	$82.99 KHR332,359.07	+91.8%
Average			+78.7%

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pay 2.7% more for childcare

	Vietnam	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$199.23 ₫5,251,819	$293.33 KHR1,174,800.00	+47.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,262.04 ₫323,238,187	$7,141.67 KHR28,602,375.00	-41.8%
Average			+2.7%

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pay 51.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Vietnam	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.93 ₫24,541	$1.21 KHR4,838.88	+29.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.60 ₫42,129	$2.53 KHR10,117.89	+58.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.28 ₫33,698	$1.88 KHR7,509.38	+46.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.38 ₫537,204	$41.67 KHR166,875.00	+104.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.19 ₫84,196	$3.75 KHR15,018.75	+17.4%
Average			+51.3%

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pay 2.6% less for clothing

	Vietnam	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$31.66 ₫834,603	$25.75 KHR103,128.75	-18.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.29 ₫561,324	$23.33 KHR93,450.00	+9.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.72 ₫1,916,905	$88.00 KHR352,440.00	+21.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.26 ₫2,036,773	$60.20 KHR241,101.00	-22.1%
Average			-2.6%

Vietnam vs. Phnom Penh - 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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