Cost of living comparison

 Phnom Penh, Cambodia
compared to
 Seoul, South Korea
Seoul vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Seoul is 59.6% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants
pay 17.2% more in Seoul
Groceries
pay 89.7% more in Seoul
Transportation
pay 66.9% more in Seoul
Housing
pay 59.4% more in Seoul
Childcare
pay 31.4% more in Seoul
Entertainment and Sports
pay 67.2% more in Seoul
Clothing
pay 85.4% more in Seoul

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

Seoul vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

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

pay 17.2% more for restaurants

 
Phnom Penh
Seoul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.00
KHR19,986.19
$7.88
₩11,432
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.00
KHR27,980.67
$6.09
₩8,834
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.12
KHR4,490.23
$1.59
₩2,302

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pay 89.7% more for groceries

 
Phnom Penh
Seoul
Bread
1 loaf
$1.85
KHR7,394.89
$3.10
₩4,491
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.08
KHR24,316.54
$6.52
₩9,467
Milk (1 gallon) $8.07
KHR32,249.63
$8.06
₩11,693

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pay 66.9% more for transportation

 
Phnom Penh
Seoul
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.40
KHR17,570.07
$4.59
₩6,658
Monthly public transit pass $10.60
KHR42,370.73
$44.40
₩64,433
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $49,000.00
KHR195,864,703.31
$27,023.07
₩39,211,820

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pay 59.4% more for housing

 
Phnom Penh
Seoul
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$22.30
KHR89,133.80
$22.27
₩32,321
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $502.11
KHR2,007,034.66
$883.18
₩1,281,537
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $277.36
KHR1,108,657.25
$490.54
₩711,797

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pay 31.4% more for childcare

 
Phnom Penh
Seoul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $340.00
KHR1,359,061.21
$385.48
₩559,352
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $13,900.83
KHR55,564,950.95
$20,782.92
₩30,157,052

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pay 67.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Phnom Penh
Seoul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.50
KHR5,995.86
$3.58
₩5,196
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.77
KHR11,087.58
$3.60
₩5,227
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.00
KHR7,994.48
$3.22
₩4,677

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pay 85.4% more for clothing

 
Phnom Penh
Seoul
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$24.67
KHR98,598.56
$59.13
₩85,797
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$20.80
KHR83,142.57
$46.64
₩67,683
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$93.00
KHR371,743.21
$86.69
₩125,796

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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: March 2025
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