Cost of living comparison

Suwon, South Korea

compared to

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Phnom Penh vs. Suwon Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 5.9% more expensive than Suwon.

Restaurants: pay 17.7% more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 21.3% less in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 5.3% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 9.0% more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 39.2% more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.5% less in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 20.0% more in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Suwon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.7% more for restaurants

	Suwon	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.73 ₩7,825	$5.00 KHR20,125.00	-12.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.01 ₩6,847	$7.00 KHR28,175.00	+39.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 ₩1,891	$1.12 KHR4,521.42	-18.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 ₩848	$1.01 KHR4,069.59	+62.9%
Average			+17.7%

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pay 21.3% less for groceries

	Suwon	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$2.14 ₩2,928	$1.85 KHR7,446.25	-13.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.89 ₩6,684	$6.08 KHR24,485.42	+24.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.21 ₩9,849	$8.07 KHR32,473.60	+11.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.36 ₩3,226	$1.90 KHR7,640.18	-19.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.57 ₩4,881	$1.87 KHR7,531.06	-47.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.49 ₩3,400	$2.17 KHR8,748.20	-12.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.16 ₩1,582	$0.87 KHR3,481.89	-25.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.01 ₩2,748	$1.89 KHR7,594.96	-6.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.54 ₩2,108	$0.67 KHR2,712.49	-56.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.36 ₩3,217	$0.76 KHR3,073.28	-67.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 ₩1,131	$0.65 KHR2,616.85	-21.5%
Average			-21.3%

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pay 5.3% more for transportation

	Suwon	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 ₩6,019	$4.40 KHR17,692.10	-0.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$41.18 ₩56,244	$10.60 KHR42,665.00	-74.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,023.07 ₩36,906,983	$49,000.00 KHR197,225,000.00	+81.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.86 ₩10,740	$9.00 KHR36,225.00	+14.4%
Average			+5.3%

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pay 9.0% more for housing

	Suwon	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.11 ₩22,009	$22.30 KHR89,752.84	+38.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$429.72 ₩586,896	$502.11 KHR2,020,973.68	+16.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$286.48 ₩391,264	$277.36 KHR1,116,356.97	-3.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.90 ₩117,312	$72.12 KHR290,301.57	-16.0%
Average			+9.0%

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pay 39.2% more for childcare

	Suwon	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$143.24 ₩195,632	$340.00 KHR1,368,500.00	+137.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$34,019.66 ₩46,462,636	$13,900.83 KHR55,950,854.17	-59.1%
Average			+39.2%

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pay 28.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Suwon	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.04 ₩4,157	$1.50 KHR6,037.50	-50.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.34 ₩4,565	$2.77 KHR11,164.58	-17.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.22 ₩4,402	$2.00 KHR8,050.00	-37.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.64 ₩60,972	$48.33 KHR194,541.67	+8.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.03 ₩13,694	$5.50 KHR22,137.50	-45.1%
Average			-28.5%

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pay 20.0% more for clothing

	Suwon	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.93 ₩59,994	$24.67 KHR99,283.33	-43.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.15 ₩53,473	$20.80 KHR83,720.00	-46.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.86 ₩109,065	$93.00 KHR374,325.00	+16.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$26.64 ₩36,388	$67.67 KHR272,358.33	+154.0%
Average			+20.0%

Suwon vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of clothing

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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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