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Lebanon vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 31.7% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 25.6% more in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 34.8% less in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Lebanon
Housing: pay 39.1% more in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 58.2% less in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.2% more in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 86.2% more in Lebanon

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

Lebanon vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 25.6% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,014.00	$7.00 LBP627,239	+40.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,019.60	$7.64 LBP684,497	+9.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 KHR4,496.48	$1.59 LBP142,409	+41.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 KHR4,047.15	$1.13 LBP101,254	+11.8%
Average			+25.6%

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pay 34.8% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 KHR7,405.18	$0.62 LBP55,813	-66.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.08 KHR24,350.36	$4.15 LBP372,237	-31.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.07 KHR32,294.49	$5.55 LBP497,702	-31.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 KHR7,598.04	$2.17 LBP193,998	+14.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.87 KHR7,489.52	$3.28 LBP293,792	+75.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.17 KHR8,699.95	$0.57 LBP51,313	-73.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 KHR3,462.69	$0.40 LBP36,067	-53.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.89 KHR7,553.07	$0.31 LBP27,880	-83.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 KHR2,697.52	$0.44 LBP39,865	-34.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 KHR3,056.33	$0.32 LBP28,383	-58.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 KHR2,602.42	$0.39 LBP35,230	-39.5%
Average			-34.8%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.40 KHR17,594.52	$3.49 LBP312,782	-20.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.60 KHR42,429.67	$75.00 LBP6,720,418	+607.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,137,168.44	$26,250.00 LBP2,352,146,472	-46.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.00 KHR36,025.19	$12.75 LBP1,142,471	+41.7%
Average			+145.6%

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pay 39.1% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.30 KHR89,257.80	$31.88 LBP2,856,178	+42.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$502.11 KHR2,009,826.62	$494.12 LBP44,275,698	-1.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.36 KHR1,110,199.49	$254.69 LBP22,821,421	-8.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.12 KHR288,700.36	$161.18 LBP14,442,897	+123.5%
Average			+39.1%

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pay 58.2% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$340.00 KHR1,360,951.78	$209.17 LBP18,742,500	-38.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,900.83 KHR55,642,246.71	$3,055.56 LBP273,794,827	-78.0%
Average			-58.2%

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pay 18.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 KHR6,004.20	$3.00 LBP268,817	+100.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.77 KHR11,103.00	$1.90 LBP170,251	-31.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 KHR8,005.60	$2.00 LBP179,211
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.33 KHR193,468.64	$39.42 LBP3,531,953	-18.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.50 KHR22,015.40	$6.75 LBP604,838	+22.7%
Average			+18.2%

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pay 86.2% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.67 KHR98,735.72	$56.56 LBP5,068,316	+129.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.80 KHR83,258.23	$57.86 LBP5,184,323	+178.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.00 KHR372,260.34	$93.23 LBP8,353,854	+0.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.67 KHR270,856.09	$92.86 LBP8,320,518	+37.2%
Average			+86.2%

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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: April 2025

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