Cost of living comparison

Kuching, Malaysia

compared to

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Phnom Penh vs. Kuching Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 56.4% more expensive than Kuching.

Restaurants: pay 88.8% more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 43.0% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 51.8% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 47.2% more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.4% less in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 27.1% less in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Kuching Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 88.8% more for restaurants

	Kuching	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.50 MYR10.61	$5.00 KHR20,125.00	+100.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.54 MYR19.29	$7.00 KHR28,175.00	+54.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 MYR3.05	$1.12 KHR4,521.42	+56.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 MYR1.75	$1.01 KHR4,069.59	+145.0%
Average			+88.8%

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pay 43.0% more for groceries

	Kuching	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 MYR4.44	$1.85 KHR7,446.25	+77.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.47 MYR23.24	$6.08 KHR24,485.42	+11.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.12 MYR25.99	$8.07 KHR32,473.60	+31.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.89 MYR8.02	$1.90 KHR7,640.18	+0.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 MYR6.50	$1.87 KHR7,531.06	+22.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 MYR5.77	$2.17 KHR8,748.20	+60.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 MYR2.18	$0.87 KHR3,481.89	+68.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 MYR5.25	$1.89 KHR7,594.96	+52.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 MYR3.23	$0.67 KHR2,712.49	-11.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 MYR1.48	$0.76 KHR3,073.28	+119.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 MYR1.95	$0.65 KHR2,616.85	+41.3%
Average			+43.0%

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pay 51.8% more for transportation

	Kuching	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.76 MYR7.48	$4.40 KHR17,692.10	+149.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.81 MYR28.93	$10.60 KHR42,665.00	+55.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,725.16 MYR185,657.01	$49,000.00 KHR197,225,000.00	+12.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.99 MYR42.44	$9.00 KHR36,225.00	-9.9%
Average			+51.8%

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pay 47.2% more for housing

	Kuching	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.05 MYR119.11	$22.30 KHR89,752.84	-20.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$286.77 MYR1,217.62	$502.11 KHR2,020,973.68	+75.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$195.91 MYR831.84	$277.36 KHR1,116,356.97	+41.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.48 MYR159.12	$72.12 KHR290,301.57	+92.5%
Average			+47.2%

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Kuching	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$130.99 MYR556.17	$340.00 KHR1,368,500.00	+159.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,202.16 MYR17,842.36	$13,900.83 KHR55,950,854.17	+230.8%
Average			+195.2%

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pay 4.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Kuching	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 MYR11.57	$1.50 KHR6,037.50	-45.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.31 MYR9.81	$2.77 KHR11,164.58	+20.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.09 MYR17.36	$2.00 KHR8,050.00	-51.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.34 MYR154.31	$48.33 KHR194,541.67	+33.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.54 MYR19.29	$5.50 KHR22,137.50	+21.1%
Average			-4.4%

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pay 27.1% less for clothing

	Kuching	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$73.29 MYR311.20	$24.67 KHR99,283.33	-66.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.40 MYR201.25	$20.80 KHR83,720.00	-56.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.58 MYR337.88	$93.00 KHR374,325.00	+16.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.66 MYR295.77	$67.67 KHR272,358.33	-2.9%
Average			-27.1%

Kuching vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of clothing

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