Cost of living comparison

Harare, Zimbabwe

compared to

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Phnom Penh vs. Harare Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 20.5% more expensive than Harare.

Restaurants: pay 32.5% more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 20.5% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 16.0% less in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 3.3% more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 57.0% more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.8% less in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 54.7% more in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Harare Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.5% more for restaurants

	Harare	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.00 ZWL2,898.00	$5.00 KHR20,082.34	-44.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.50 ZWL1,771.00	$7.00 KHR28,115.28	+27.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 ZWL236.90	$1.12 KHR4,511.83	+52.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 ZWL167.52	$1.01 KHR4,060.97	+94.4%
Average			+32.5%

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pay 20.5% more for groceries

	Harare	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.01 ZWL324.64	$1.85 KHR7,430.47	+83.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.88 ZWL1,572.43	$6.08 KHR24,433.52	+24.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.09 ZWL1,960.22	$8.07 KHR32,404.77	+32.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 ZWL700.35	$1.90 KHR7,623.99	-12.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.86 ZWL919.99	$1.87 KHR7,515.10	-34.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 ZWL435.59	$2.17 KHR8,729.66	+60.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 ZWL244.28	$0.87 KHR3,474.51	+14.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.01 ZWL325.75	$1.89 KHR7,578.86	+86.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 ZWL266.25	$0.67 KHR2,706.74	-18.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 ZWL204.77	$0.76 KHR3,066.77	+20.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.94 ZWL302.06	$0.65 KHR2,611.31	-30.7%
Average			+20.5%

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pay 16.0% less for transportation

	Harare	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.10 ZWL1,964.49	$4.40 KHR17,654.60	-28.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.50 ZWL13,685.00	$10.60 KHR42,574.57	-75.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 ZWL8,050,000.00	$49,000.00 KHR196,806,974.83	+96.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.00 ZWL6,762.00	$9.00 KHR36,148.22	-57.1%
Average			-16.0%

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pay 3.3% more for housing

	Harare	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$119.22 ZWL38,389.56	$22.30 KHR89,562.61	-81.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$367.86 ZWL118,450.00	$502.11 KHR2,016,690.16	+36.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$283.33 ZWL91,233.33	$277.36 KHR1,113,990.81	-2.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.12 ZWL14,527.88	$72.12 KHR289,686.27	+59.9%
Average			+3.3%

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pay 57.0% more for childcare

	Harare	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$261.43 ZWL84,180.00	$340.00 KHR1,365,599.42	+30.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,562.50 ZWL2,435,125.00	$13,900.83 KHR55,832,264.41	+83.8%
Average			+57.0%

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pay 8.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Harare	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 ZWL483.00	$1.50 KHR6,024.70
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.14 ZWL1,012.00	$2.77 KHR11,140.92	-11.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.38 ZWL442.75	$2.00 KHR8,032.94	+45.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$63.64 ZWL20,490.91	$48.33 KHR194,129.33	-24.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$5.50 KHR22,090.58	-45.0%
Average			-8.8%

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pay 54.7% more for clothing

	Harare	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.89 ZWL6,082.22	$24.67 KHR99,072.90	+30.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.89 ZWL7,692.22	$20.80 KHR83,542.55	-12.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$36.67 ZWL11,806.67	$93.00 KHR373,531.61	+153.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$45.91 ZWL14,782.73	$67.67 KHR271,781.06	+47.4%
Average			+54.7%

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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: July 2025

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