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Phnom Penh vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 14.5% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 49.1% more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 0.9% less in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 85.5% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 7.4% less in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 15.6% less in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.3% less in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 2.8% less in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 49.1% more for restaurants

	Manila	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.12 ₱294.03	$5.00 KHR20,061.68	-2.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.26 ₱245.03	$7.00 KHR28,086.36	+64.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 ₱50.18	$1.12 KHR4,507.19	+28.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 ₱28.25	$1.01 KHR4,056.79	+105.8%
Average			+49.1%

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pay 0.9% less for groceries

	Manila	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.35 ₱77.71	$1.85 KHR7,422.82	+36.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.30 ₱304.86	$6.08 KHR24,408.38	+14.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 ₱390.48	$8.07 KHR32,371.44	+18.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.08 ₱119.48	$1.90 KHR7,616.14	-8.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.42 ₱139.06	$1.87 KHR7,507.37	-22.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱87.47	$2.17 KHR8,720.68	+42.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 ₱46.21	$0.87 KHR3,470.94	+7.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱87.49	$1.89 KHR7,571.06	+24.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 ₱56.15	$0.67 KHR2,703.95	-31.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 ₱69.03	$0.76 KHR3,063.61	-36.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.48 ₱85.36	$0.65 KHR2,608.62	-56.2%
Average			-0.9%

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pay 85.5% more for transportation

	Manila	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 ₱238.05	$4.40 KHR17,636.44	+6.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.93 ₱570.71	$10.60 KHR42,530.77	+6.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,575.45 ₱1,470,166.22	$49,000.00 KHR196,604,505.41	+91.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.67 ₱153.39	$9.00 KHR36,111.03	+237.3%
Average			+85.5%

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pay 7.4% less for housing

	Manila	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.80 ₱1,655.81	$22.30 KHR89,470.47	-22.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$468.88 ₱26,953.00	$502.11 KHR2,014,615.45	+7.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$234.44 ₱13,476.52	$277.36 KHR1,112,844.77	+18.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$106.33 ₱6,112.21	$72.12 KHR289,388.25	-32.2%
Average			-7.4%

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pay 15.6% less for childcare

	Manila	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$482.52 ₱27,737.14	$340.00 KHR1,364,194.53	-29.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,127.39 ₱812,091.82	$13,900.83 KHR55,774,825.76	-1.6%
Average			-15.6%

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pay 6.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.36 ₱78.41	$1.50 KHR6,018.51	+10.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.70 ₱155.04	$2.77 KHR11,129.46	+2.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.07 ₱176.42	$2.00 KHR8,024.67	-34.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.61 ₱2,334.45	$48.33 KHR193,929.61	+19.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.67 ₱441.05	$5.50 KHR22,067.85	-28.3%
Average			-6.3%

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pay 2.8% less for clothing

	Manila	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.31 ₱1,914.91	$24.67 KHR98,970.98	-26.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.60 ₱1,528.87	$20.80 KHR83,456.61	-21.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.03 ₱4,255.23	$93.00 KHR373,147.33	+25.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.89 ₱3,500.26	$67.67 KHR271,501.46	+11.1%
Average			-2.8%

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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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