Cost of living comparison

Pretoria, South Africa

compared to

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Phnom Penh vs. Pretoria Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 22.0% more expensive than Pretoria.

Restaurants: pay 11.0% more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 54.0% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 15.6% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 16.4% less in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.7% less in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 30.0% less in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Pretoria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.0% more for restaurants

	Pretoria	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.52 ZAR162.97	$5.00 KHR19,990.41	-41.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.68 ZAR89.58	$7.00 KHR27,986.58	+49.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 ZAR19.29	$1.12 KHR4,491.18	+11.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 ZAR15.54	$1.01 KHR4,042.38	+24.5%
Average			+11.0%

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pay 54.0% more for groceries

	Pretoria	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.07 ZAR20.54	$1.85 KHR7,396.45	+72.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.70 ZAR70.71	$6.08 KHR24,321.67	+64.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.91 ZAR93.98	$8.07 KHR32,256.44	+64.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.35 ZAR44.89	$1.90 KHR7,589.09	-19.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.08 ZAR39.72	$1.87 KHR7,480.70	-9.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.69 ZAR13.21	$2.17 KHR8,689.70	+214.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 ZAR13.10	$0.87 KHR3,458.61	+26.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 ZAR13.88	$1.89 KHR7,544.17	+160.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 ZAR14.41	$0.67 KHR2,694.35	-10.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 ZAR12.24	$0.76 KHR3,052.73	+19.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 ZAR11.15	$0.65 KHR2,599.35	+11.5%
Average			+54.0%

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pay 15.6% more for transportation

	Pretoria	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.05 ZAR96.69	$4.40 KHR17,573.78	-13.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$65.32 ZAR1,249.46	$10.60 KHR42,379.68	-83.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,084.78 ZAR365,060.10	$49,000.00 KHR195,906,056.81	+156.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.78 ZAR167.86	$9.00 KHR35,982.75	+2.6%
Average			+15.6%

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pay 16.4% less for housing

	Pretoria	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.13 ZAR748.52	$22.30 KHR89,152.62	-43.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$416.34 ZAR7,963.96	$502.11 KHR2,007,458.41	+20.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$379.25 ZAR7,254.40	$277.36 KHR1,108,891.33	-26.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.03 ZAR1,645.61	$72.12 KHR288,360.18	-16.2%
Average			-16.4%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Pretoria	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.65 ZAR4,144.18	$340.00 KHR1,359,348.15	+56.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,800.41 ZAR91,823.79	$13,900.83 KHR55,576,682.54	+189.6%
Average			+123.2%

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pay 3.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Pretoria	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.39 ZAR45.63	$1.50 KHR5,997.12	-37.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 ZAR38.18	$2.77 KHR11,089.92	+39.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.95 ZAR56.50	$2.00 KHR7,996.17	-32.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.21 ZAR654.39	$48.33 KHR193,240.67	+41.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.81 ZAR149.39	$5.50 KHR21,989.46	-29.6%
Average			-3.7%

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pay 30.0% less for clothing

	Pretoria	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.09 ZAR938.94	$24.67 KHR98,619.38	-49.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.65 ZAR662.76	$20.80 KHR83,160.12	-40.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.30 ZAR1,765.54	$93.00 KHR371,821.70	+0.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.31 ZAR1,880.46	$67.67 KHR270,536.94	-31.2%
Average			-30.0%

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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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