Cost of living comparison

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

compared to

Bridgetown, Barbados

Bridgetown vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Bridgetown is 75.0% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 98.3% more in Bridgetown
Groceries: pay 84.1% more in Bridgetown
Transportation: pay 97.4% more in Bridgetown
Housing: pay 50.8% more in Bridgetown
Childcare: pay 41.0% less in Bridgetown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Bridgetown
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Bridgetown

The cost of clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, groceries, and housing in Bridgetown are more expensive than in Phnom Penh. Notably, clothing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Bridgetown.

Bridgetown vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 98.3% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Bridgetown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,052.03	$20.00 BBD40.00	+300.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,072.85	$9.25 BBD18.50	+32.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 KHR4,505.02	$1.50 BBD3.00	+33.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 KHR4,054.84	$1.29 BBD2.58	+27.8%
Average			+98.3%

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pay 84.1% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Bridgetown
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 KHR7,419.25	$2.78 BBD5.56	+50.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.08 KHR24,396.64	$14.65 BBD29.29	+140.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.07 KHR32,355.86	$14.67 BBD29.34	+81.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 KHR7,612.48	$5.18 BBD10.36	+173.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.87 KHR7,503.75	$4.76 BBD9.53	+154.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.17 KHR8,716.48	$1.70 BBD3.41	-21.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 KHR3,469.27	$1.19 BBD2.37	+37.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.89 KHR7,567.42	$1.67 BBD3.34	-11.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 KHR2,702.65	$1.66 BBD3.31	+145.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 KHR3,062.14	$1.10 BBD2.20	+44.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 KHR2,607.37	$1.50 BBD3.00	+130.4%
Average			+84.1%

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pay 97.4% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Bridgetown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.40 KHR17,627.95	$7.93 BBD15.85	+80.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.60 KHR42,510.31	$27.00 BBD54.00	+154.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,509,928.45	$35,000.00 BBD70,000.00	-28.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.00 KHR36,093.66	$25.50 BBD51.00	+183.3%
Average			+97.4%

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pay 50.8% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Bridgetown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.30 KHR89,427.43	$49.00 BBD98.00	+119.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$502.11 KHR2,013,646.31	$590.00 BBD1,180.00	+17.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.36 KHR1,112,309.44	$480.00 BBD960.00	+73.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.12 KHR289,249.04	$66.91 BBD133.82	-7.2%
Average			+50.8%

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pay 41.0% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Bridgetown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$340.00 KHR1,363,538.28	$241.67 BBD483.33	-28.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,900.83 KHR55,747,995.18	$6,500.00 BBD13,000.00	-53.2%
Average			-41.0%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Bridgetown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 KHR6,015.61	$2.50 BBD5.00	+66.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.77 KHR11,124.10	$4.87 BBD9.74	+75.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 KHR8,020.81	$8.00 BBD16.00	+300.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.33 KHR193,836.32	$73.75 BBD147.50	+52.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.50 KHR22,057.24	$10.50 BBD21.00	+90.9%
Average			+117.1%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Bridgetown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.67 KHR98,923.37	$72.50 BBD145.00	+193.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.80 KHR83,416.46	$55.00 BBD110.00	+164.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.00 KHR372,967.82	$134.38 BBD268.75	+44.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.67 KHR271,370.85	$115.00 BBD230.00	+70.0%
Average			+118.2%

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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: June 2025

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