Cost of living comparison

Tanzania

compared to

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Phnom Penh vs. Tanzania Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 64.7% more expensive than Tanzania overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 37.5% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 27.0% more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 84.3% more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.5% more in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 73.2% more in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Tanzania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Tanzania	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.90 TZS7,766.85	$5.00 KHR19,990.41	+72.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.96 TZS15,940.74	$7.00 KHR27,986.58	+17.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 TZS1,663.01	$1.12 KHR4,491.18	+80.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 TZS817.96	$1.01 KHR4,042.38	+230.6%
Average			+100.2%

Tanzania vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Tanzania	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$0.72 TZS1,933.86	$1.85 KHR7,396.45	+155.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.79 TZS10,144.21	$6.08 KHR24,321.67	+60.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.52 TZS12,099.68	$8.07 KHR32,256.44	+78.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 TZS4,503.45	$1.90 KHR7,589.09	+12.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.35 TZS6,279.01	$1.87 KHR7,480.70	-20.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 TZS2,978.84	$2.17 KHR8,689.70	+95.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.38 TZS1,023.56	$0.87 KHR3,458.61	+126.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.34 TZS921.40	$1.89 KHR7,544.17	+447.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 TZS945.49	$0.67 KHR2,694.35	+90.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TZS813.00	$0.76 KHR3,052.73	+151.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 TZS1,342.45	$0.65 KHR2,599.35	+29.5%
Average			+111.5%

Tanzania vs. Phnom Penh - Cost of groceries

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pay 37.5% more for transportation

	Tanzania	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 TZS11,446.82	$4.40 KHR17,573.78	+2.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.55 TZS52,276.90	$10.60 KHR42,379.68	-45.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,823.72 TZS42,319,394.32	$49,000.00 KHR195,906,056.81	+209.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.76 TZS28,789.14	$9.00 KHR35,982.75	-16.4%
Average			+37.5%

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pay 27.0% more for housing

	Tanzania	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.94 TZS160,315.82	$22.30 KHR89,152.62	-62.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$289.33 TZS773,802.27	$502.11 KHR2,007,458.41	+73.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$236.84 TZS633,398.91	$277.36 KHR1,108,891.33	+17.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.01 TZS106,991.68	$72.12 KHR288,360.18	+80.3%
Average			+27.0%

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pay 84.3% more for childcare

	Tanzania	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$236.03 TZS631,257.73	$340.00 KHR1,359,348.15	+44.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,186.60 TZS16,545,621.81	$13,900.83 KHR55,576,682.54	+124.7%
Average			+84.3%

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pay 19.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Tanzania	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.17 TZS3,136.61	$1.50 KHR5,997.12	+27.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.16 TZS5,779.50	$2.77 KHR11,089.92	+28.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.79 TZS4,792.05	$2.00 KHR7,996.17	+11.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.39 TZS97,322.75	$48.33 KHR193,240.67	+32.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.68 TZS15,185.19	$5.50 KHR21,989.46	-3.1%
Average			+19.5%

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pay 73.2% more for clothing

	Tanzania	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$11.43 TZS30,577.84	$24.67 KHR98,619.38	+115.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.76 TZS58,189.17	$20.80 KHR83,160.12	-4.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$45.14 TZS120,734.74	$93.00 KHR371,821.70	+106.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$38.53 TZS103,042.39	$67.67 KHR270,536.94	+75.6%
Average			+73.2%

Tanzania 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: April 2025

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