Cost of living comparison

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

compared to

Kathmandu, Nepal

Kathmandu vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Kathmandu is 35.6% cheaper than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 52.2% less in Kathmandu
Groceries: pay 48.6% less in Kathmandu
Transportation: pay 1.4% less in Kathmandu
Housing: pay 60.4% less in Kathmandu
Childcare: pay 74.0% less in Kathmandu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8% less in Kathmandu
Clothing: pay 9.9% less in Kathmandu

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Kathmandu.

Kathmandu vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.2% less for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Kathmandu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,125.00	$1.47 NPR201.98	-70.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,175.00	$7.36 NPR1,008.87	+5.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 KHR4,521.42	$0.46 NPR62.53	-59.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 KHR4,069.59	$0.16 NPR22.17	-84.0%
Average			-52.2%

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pay 48.6% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Kathmandu
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 KHR7,446.25	$0.57 NPR77.59	-69.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.08 KHR24,485.42	$4.70 NPR643.86	-22.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.07 KHR32,473.60	$3.17 NPR435.04	-60.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 KHR7,640.18	$1.62 NPR222.75	-14.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.87 KHR7,531.06	$1.48 NPR202.69	-21.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.17 KHR8,748.20	$1.09 NPR149.10	-50.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 KHR3,481.89	$0.47 NPR64.53	-45.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.89 KHR7,594.96	$0.52 NPR71.62	-72.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 KHR2,712.49	$0.33 NPR44.91	-51.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 KHR3,073.28	$0.22 NPR29.81	-71.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 KHR2,616.85	$0.29 NPR40.16	-55.0%
Average			-48.6%

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pay 1.4% less for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Kathmandu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.40 KHR17,692.10	$4.85 NPR665.45	+10.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.60 KHR42,665.00	$9.94 NPR1,363.34	-6.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR197,225,000.00	$33,138.99 NPR4,544,461.83	-32.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.00 KHR36,225.00	$11.05 NPR1,514.82	+22.7%
Average			-1.4%

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pay 60.4% less for housing

	Phnom Penh	Kathmandu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.30 KHR89,752.84	$10.42 NPR1,429.37	-53.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$502.11 KHR2,020,973.68	$191.60 NPR26,275.41	-61.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.36 KHR1,116,356.97	$102.03 NPR13,991.05	-63.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.12 KHR290,301.57	$26.40 NPR3,619.98	-63.4%
Average			-60.4%

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pay 74.0% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Kathmandu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$340.00 KHR1,368,500.00	$91.89 NPR12,600.55	-73.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,900.83 KHR55,950,854.17	$3,479.59 NPR477,168.49	-75.0%
Average			-74.0%

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pay 2.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Kathmandu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 KHR6,037.50	$2.58 NPR353.46	+71.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.77 KHR11,164.58	$1.66 NPR227.61	-40.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 KHR8,050.00	$2.95 NPR403.95	+47.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.33 KHR194,541.67	$22.71 NPR3,113.80	-53.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.50 KHR22,137.50	$3.31 NPR454.45	-39.7%
Average			-2.8%

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pay 9.9% less for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Kathmandu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.67 KHR99,283.33	$24.02 NPR3,293.76	-2.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.80 KHR83,720.00	$31.19 NPR4,277.14	+50.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.00 KHR374,325.00	$53.29 NPR7,308.35	-42.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.67 KHR272,358.33	$37.76 NPR5,177.93	-44.2%
Average			-9.9%

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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: June 2025

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