Cost of living comparison

Tripoli, Lebanon

compared to

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Phnom Penh vs. Tripoli Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 98.8% more expensive than Tripoli.

Restaurants: pay 5.8% less in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 3.2 times more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 38.1% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 25.1% more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 4.7 times more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 65.0% more in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 22.9% less in Phnom Penh

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

Phnom Penh vs. Tripoli Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.8% less for restaurants

	Tripoli	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.00 LBP358,226	$5.00 KHR20,014.63	+25.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 LBP684,123	$7.00 KHR28,020.48	-8.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 LBP142,331	$1.12 KHR4,496.62	-29.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 LBP101,199	$1.01 KHR4,047.28	-10.5%
Average			-5.8%

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pay 3.2 times more for groceries

	Tripoli	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$0.33 LBP29,666	$1.85 KHR7,405.41	+458.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.83 LBP253,744	$6.08 KHR24,351.13	+114.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.92 LBP440,711	$8.07 KHR32,295.51	+63.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.61 LBP144,485	$1.90 KHR7,598.28	+17.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.72 LBP243,733	$1.87 KHR7,489.76	-31.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 LBP40,622	$2.17 KHR8,700.22	+379.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.25 LBP22,342	$0.87 KHR3,462.80	+246.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.21 LBP18,957	$1.89 KHR7,553.31	+791.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 LBP37,914	$0.67 KHR2,697.61	+59.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 LBP21,665	$0.76 KHR3,056.43	+215.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 LBP31,144	$0.65 KHR2,602.50	+87.0%
Average			+218.4%

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pay 38.1% more for transportation

	Tripoli	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.49 LBP312,608	$4.40 KHR17,595.07	+25.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$10.60 KHR42,431.02
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,500.00 LBP2,015,023,891	$49,000.00 KHR196,143,385.56	+117.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 LBP1,141,847	$9.00 KHR36,026.34	-29.4%
Average			+38.1%

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pay 25.1% more for housing

	Tripoli	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.88 LBP2,854,617	$22.30 KHR89,260.63	-30.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$250.00 LBP22,389,154	$502.11 KHR2,009,890.33	+100.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$150.00 LBP13,433,493	$277.36 KHR1,110,234.69	+84.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.18 LBP14,435,005	$72.12 KHR288,709.51	-55.3%
Average			+25.1%

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pay 4.7 times more for childcare

	Tripoli	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$135.00 LBP12,090,143	$340.00 KHR1,360,994.92	+151.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,000.00 LBP179,113,235	$13,900.83 KHR55,644,010.45	+595.0%
Average			+373.4%

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pay 65.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Tripoli	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LBP268,670	$1.50 KHR6,004.39	-50.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.00 LBP89,557	$2.77 KHR11,103.35	+177.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 LBP179,113	$2.00 KHR8,005.85
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.50 LBP1,746,354	$48.33 KHR193,474.77	+147.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.50 LBP582,118	$5.50 KHR22,016.09	-15.4%
Average			+65.0%

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pay 22.9% less for clothing

	Tripoli	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$35.00 LBP3,134,482	$24.67 KHR98,738.85	-29.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.86 LBP5,181,490	$20.80 KHR83,260.87	-64.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.33 LBP7,463,051	$93.00 KHR372,272.14	+11.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.00 LBP6,716,746	$67.67 KHR270,864.68	-9.8%
Average			-22.9%

Tripoli 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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