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Phnom Penh vs. Wenzhou Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 66.6% more expensive than Wenzhou.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 52.8% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 87.9% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 4.0% more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.8% more in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 11.1% more in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Wenzhou Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Wenzhou	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.80 CN¥19.82	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	+78.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.01 CN¥49.56	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	-0.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 CN¥3.17	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	+107.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 CN¥1.82	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	+255.3%
Average			+110.2%

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pay 52.8% more for groceries

	Wenzhou	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.87 CN¥13.22	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	-11.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.96 CN¥42.13	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	+12.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.49 CN¥60.03	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	-3.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 CN¥10.26	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	+25.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.27 CN¥16.07	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	-11.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 CN¥5.40	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	+137.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 CN¥4.38	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	+42.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.76 CN¥5.40	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	+150.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 CN¥3.90	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	+33.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 CN¥2.10	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	+195.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 CN¥3.45	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	+10.1%
Average			+52.8%

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pay 87.9% more for transportation

	Wenzhou	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.36 CN¥30.82	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	-0.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$9.60 KHR38,436.20
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,136.94 CN¥135,300.11	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	+156.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.35 CN¥30.73	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	+108.3%
Average			+87.9%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Wenzhou	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.43 CN¥52.53	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	+186.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$227.82 CN¥1,610.72	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	+111.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$158.89 CN¥1,123.37	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	+72.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$21.44 CN¥151.60	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	+287.0%
Average			+164.3%

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pay 4.0% more for childcare

	Wenzhou	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.32 CN¥1,585.94	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	+30.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,253.03 CN¥65,419.84	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	-22.8%
Average			+4.0%

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pay 35.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Wenzhou	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.84 CN¥5.95	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	+43.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.78 CN¥19.63	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	-9.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.80 CN¥19.82	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	-33.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.85 CN¥90.86	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	+224.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.01 CN¥49.56	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	-46.5%
Average			+35.8%

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pay 11.1% more for clothing

	Wenzhou	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.66 CN¥287.45	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	-36.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.76 CN¥125.55	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	+31.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.37 CN¥582.34	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	+6.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$42.06 CN¥297.36	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	+43.1%
Average			+11.1%

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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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