Cost of living comparison

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

compared to

Beirut, Lebanon

Beirut vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 48.5% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 40.6% more in Beirut
Groceries: pay 20.9% less in Beirut
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Beirut
Housing: pay 60.8% more in Beirut
Childcare: pay 43.6% less in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.8% more in Beirut
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Beirut

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

Beirut vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 40.6% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,082.34	$10.00 LBP895,679	+100.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,115.28	$7.64 LBP684,209	+9.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 KHR4,511.83	$1.59 LBP142,349	+41.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 KHR4,060.97	$1.13 LBP101,212	+11.8%
Average			+40.6%

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pay 20.9% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Beirut
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 KHR7,430.47	$0.91 LBP81,911	-50.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.08 KHR24,433.52	$5.48 LBP490,384	-10.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.07 KHR32,404.77	$6.19 LBP554,219	-23.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 KHR7,623.99	$2.72 LBP243,330	+43.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.87 KHR7,515.10	$3.84 LBP343,572	+105.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.17 KHR8,729.66	$0.69 LBP61,955	-68.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 KHR3,474.51	$0.56 LBP49,758	-35.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.89 KHR7,578.86	$0.41 LBP36,777	-78.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 KHR2,706.74	$0.47 LBP41,778	-30.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 KHR3,066.77	$0.39 LBP35,075	-48.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 KHR2,611.31	$0.44 LBP39,284	-32.5%
Average			-20.9%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.40 KHR17,654.60	$3.49 LBP312,654	-20.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.60 KHR42,574.57	$75.00 LBP6,717,593	+607.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,806,974.83	$30,000.00 LBP2,687,037,139	-38.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.00 KHR36,148.22	$12.75 LBP1,141,991	+41.7%
Average			+147.4%

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pay 60.8% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Beirut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.30 KHR89,562.61	$31.88 LBP2,854,977	+42.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$502.11 KHR2,016,690.16	$738.24 LBP66,122,188	+47.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.36 KHR1,113,990.81	$359.38 LBP32,188,466	+29.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.12 KHR289,686.27	$161.18 LBP14,436,824	+123.5%
Average			+60.8%

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pay 43.6% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$340.00 KHR1,365,599.42	$283.33 LBP25,377,573	-16.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,900.83 KHR55,832,264.41	$4,111.11 LBP368,223,608	-70.4%
Average			-43.6%

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pay 37.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 KHR6,024.70	$3.00 LBP268,704	+100.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.77 KHR11,140.92	$2.80 LBP250,790	+0.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 KHR8,032.94	$2.00 LBP179,136
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.33 KHR194,129.33	$59.33 LBP5,314,362	+22.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.50 KHR22,090.58	$7.00 LBP626,975	+27.3%
Average			+37.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Beirut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.67 KHR99,072.90	$78.12 LBP6,997,493	+216.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.80 KHR83,542.55	$57.86 LBP5,182,143	+178.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.00 KHR373,531.61	$103.12 LBP9,236,690	+10.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.67 KHR271,781.06	$110.71 LBP9,916,447	+63.6%
Average			+117.3%

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