Cost of living comparison

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

compared to

Mahe, Seychelles

Mahe vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Mahe is 99.4% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Mahe
Groceries: pay 34.5% more in Mahe
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in Mahe
Housing: pay 3.4 times more in Mahe
Childcare: pay 67.8% less in Mahe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.3 times more in Mahe
Clothing: pay 24.0% less in Mahe

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

Mahe vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Mahe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,014.00	$16.76 SCR240.75	+235.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,019.60	$8.07 SCR115.93	+15.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 KHR4,496.48	$2.42 SCR34.76	+115.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 KHR4,047.15	$1.85 SCR26.53	+82.7%
Average			+112.2%

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pay 34.5% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Mahe
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 KHR7,405.18	$1.15 SCR16.59	-37.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.08 KHR24,350.36	$10.61 SCR152.48	+74.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.07 KHR32,294.49	$6.34 SCR91.14	-21.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 KHR7,598.04	$3.63 SCR52.07	+91.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.87 KHR7,489.52	$4.22 SCR60.67	+125.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.17 KHR8,699.95	$0.93 SCR13.35	-57.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 KHR3,462.69	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.89 KHR7,553.07	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 KHR2,697.52	$2.03 SCR29.12	+200.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 KHR3,056.33	$0.47 SCR6.79	-38.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 KHR2,602.42	$0.47 SCR6.79	-27.2%
Average			+34.5%

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Mahe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.40 KHR17,594.52	$6.49 SCR93.16	+47.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.60 KHR42,429.67	$26.07 SCR374.51	+145.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,137,168.44	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.00 KHR36,025.19	$37.99 SCR545.71	+322.1%
Average			+171.8%

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pay 3.4 times more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Mahe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.30 KHR89,257.80	$173.80 SCR2,496.71	+679.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$502.11 KHR2,009,826.62	$893.85 SCR12,840.21	+78.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.36 KHR1,110,199.49	$851.31 SCR12,229.11	+206.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.12 KHR288,700.36	$68.35 SCR981.90	-5.2%
Average			+239.8%

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pay 67.8% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Mahe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$340.00 KHR1,360,951.78	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,900.83 KHR55,642,246.71	$4,469.24 SCR64,201.07	-67.8%
Average			-67.8%

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pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Mahe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 KHR6,004.20	$8.94 SCR128.40	+495.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.77 KHR11,103.00	$4.64 SCR66.66	+67.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 KHR8,005.60	$13.04 SCR187.25	+551.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.33 KHR193,468.64	$53.23 SCR764.72	+10.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.50 KHR22,015.40	$6.70 SCR96.30	+21.9%
Average			+229.4%

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pay 24.0% less for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Mahe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.67 KHR98,735.72	$28.55 SCR410.13	+15.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.80 KHR83,258.23	$11.42 SCR164.05	-45.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.00 KHR372,260.34	$45.68 SCR656.21	-50.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.67 KHR270,856.09	$57.10 SCR820.26	-15.6%
Average			-24.0%

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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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