Cost of living comparison

Lebanon

compared to

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Phnom Penh vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 43.3% more expensive than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 19.2% less in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 0.7% less in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 18.7% less in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 3.1 times more in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 36.9% less in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.2% less for restaurants

	Lebanon	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.00 LBP625,768	$5.00 KHR19,977.02	-28.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 LBP682,891	$7.00 KHR27,967.83	-8.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 LBP142,075	$1.12 KHR4,488.17	-29.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 LBP101,017	$1.01 KHR4,039.67	-10.5%
Average			-19.2%

Lebanon vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Lebanon	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 LBP55,683	$1.85 KHR7,391.50	+197.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 LBP371,363	$6.08 KHR24,305.38	+46.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.55 LBP496,535	$8.07 KHR32,234.83	+45.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.17 LBP193,543	$1.90 KHR7,584.00	-12.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 LBP293,103	$1.87 KHR7,475.68	-42.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 LBP51,193	$2.17 KHR8,683.88	+279.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 LBP35,982	$0.87 KHR3,456.29	+114.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.31 LBP27,815	$1.89 KHR7,539.11	+506.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 LBP39,772	$0.67 KHR2,692.54	+51.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 LBP28,317	$0.76 KHR3,050.68	+141.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 LBP35,148	$0.65 KHR2,597.61	+65.4%
Average			+126.6%

Lebanon vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of groceries

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pay 0.7% less for transportation

	Lebanon	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.49 LBP312,049	$4.40 KHR17,562.01	+25.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$75.00 LBP6,704,655	$10.60 KHR42,351.28	-85.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,250.00 LBP2,346,629,363	$49,000.00 KHR195,774,806.78	+86.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 LBP1,139,791	$9.00 KHR35,958.64	-29.4%
Average			-0.7%

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pay 18.7% less for housing

	Lebanon	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.88 LBP2,849,479	$22.30 KHR89,092.89	-30.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$494.12 LBP44,171,847	$502.11 KHR2,006,113.49	+1.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$254.69 LBP22,767,892	$277.36 KHR1,108,148.41	+8.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.18 LBP14,409,020	$72.12 KHR288,166.99	-55.3%
Average			-18.7%

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

	Lebanon	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$209.17 LBP18,698,539	$340.00 KHR1,358,437.43	+62.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,055.56 LBP273,152,624	$13,900.83 KHR55,539,448.16	+354.9%
Average			+208.7%

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LBP268,186	$1.50 KHR5,993.11	-50.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.90 LBP169,851	$2.77 KHR11,082.49	+46.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 LBP178,791	$2.00 KHR7,990.81
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.42 LBP3,523,669	$48.33 KHR193,111.20	+22.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.75 LBP603,419	$5.50 KHR21,974.72	-18.5%

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pay 36.9% less for clothing

	Lebanon	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.56 LBP5,056,428	$24.67 KHR98,553.30	-56.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.86 LBP5,172,163	$20.80 KHR83,104.41	-64.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.23 LBP8,334,259	$93.00 KHR371,572.59	-0.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.86 LBP8,301,002	$67.67 KHR270,355.69	-27.1%
Average			-36.9%

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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: March 2025

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