Cost of living comparison

Philippines

compared to

Cambodia

Cambodia vs. Philippines Cost of Living Summary

Cambodia is 22.1% more expensive than Philippines overall.

Restaurants: pay 37.3% more in Cambodia
Groceries: pay 11.7% more in Cambodia
Transportation: pay 79.2% more in Cambodia
Housing: pay 8.6% more in Cambodia
Childcare: pay 38.4% more in Cambodia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.9% less in Cambodia
Clothing: pay 19.9% less in Cambodia

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

Cambodia vs. Philippines Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cambodia instead of Philippines, you would:

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pay 37.3% more for restaurants

	Philippines	Cambodia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.60 ₱203.87	$3.40 KHR13,610.60	-5.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.18 ₱180.06	$5.95 KHR23,818.54	+87.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 ₱41.37	$0.83 KHR3,327.92	+13.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 ₱22.65	$0.61 KHR2,454.11	+53.5%
Average			+37.3%

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pay 11.7% more for groceries

	Philippines	Cambodia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.17 ₱66.18	$1.79 KHR7,180.77	+53.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.38 ₱191.38	$6.08 KHR24,352.29	+80.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.61 ₱375.03	$7.67 KHR30,698.86	+15.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.92 ₱108.94	$1.85 KHR7,409.40	-3.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.82 ₱103.30	$2.00 KHR7,998.86	+9.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.33 ₱75.56	$1.56 KHR6,261.43	+17.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 ₱36.25	$0.67 KHR2,675.43	+4.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.14 ₱64.78	$1.61 KHR6,455.12	+41.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 ₱38.20	$0.64 KHR2,551.50	-5.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 ₱55.17	$0.66 KHR2,651.05	-31.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.21 ₱68.47	$0.57 KHR2,263.68	-53.2%
Average			+11.7%

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pay 79.2% more for transportation

	Philippines	Cambodia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.22 ₱239.45	$4.54 KHR18,168.04	+7.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.49 ₱651.52	$10.60 KHR42,433.03	-7.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,375.77 ₱1,495,360.87	$49,000.00 KHR196,152,694.24	+85.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.70 ₱153.01	$8.94 KHR35,777.85	+231.2%
Average			+79.2%

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pay 8.6% more for housing

	Philippines	Cambodia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.28 ₱1,660.18	$23.61 KHR94,524.14	-19.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$242.58 ₱13,753.21	$334.99 KHR1,341,013.83	+38.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$157.31 ₱8,918.78	$224.97 KHR900,585.67	+43.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.80 ₱4,637.89	$59.35 KHR237,603.36	-27.4%
Average			+8.6%

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pay 38.4% more for childcare

	Philippines	Cambodia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$165.07 ₱9,358.80	$239.67 KHR959,413.52	+45.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,295.45 ₱300,222.65	$6,966.88 KHR27,889,210.24	+31.6%
Average			+38.4%

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pay 0.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Philippines	Cambodia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.23 ₱69.76	$1.05 KHR4,203.27	-14.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.19 ₱124.01	$2.13 KHR8,507.02	-2.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.57 ₱145.44	$1.85 KHR7,405.76	-27.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.66 ₱1,681.36	$40.58 KHR162,459.80	+36.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.28 ₱299.35	$5.50 KHR22,017.14	+4.2%
Average			-0.9%

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pay 19.9% less for clothing

	Philippines	Cambodia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$35.44 ₱2,009.15	$23.50 KHR94,073.23	-33.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.98 ₱1,302.91	$19.98 KHR79,995.61	-13.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.92 ₱3,680.33	$65.88 KHR263,705.28	+1.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.53 ₱3,431.72	$39.83 KHR159,457.46	-34.2%
Average			-19.9%

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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: April 2025

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