Brisbane vs Phnom Penh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Phnom Penh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2491
$819
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$2197
🏠 One person rent
$1506
$369
🏘️ Family rent
$2275
$734
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$280
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4184
$353
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
66
42
😀 Quality of life
97
54
🏙️ Population
2.36M
2.13M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 204% more expensive than in Phnom Penh. Cities ranked 781st and 6368th ($2491 vs $819) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Australia and Cambodia, respectively. Check Australia vs Cambodia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 0.4 months in Phnom Penh. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Phnom Penh ranked 1st in Cambodia, while ranked 15th and 5977th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brisbane Phnom Penh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$6.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1542
$446
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$249
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$530
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$61.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
9.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7907
$2326
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5572
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$4.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$4.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$1.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$51.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$5.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$78.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$13795

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1877
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1925
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2141
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2300
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1754
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1635
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1958
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1689
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1289
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1615
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1514
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1833
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1815
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2286
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1997
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1732
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2472
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2801
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1674
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1500
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1532
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1748
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2393
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1746
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1303
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1717
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1816
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1397
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1829
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1822
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1805
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2397
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1800
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1758
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1876

Cities near Phnom Penh

Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Prey Veng
$711
75 km or 47 mi Kampong Cham
$514
110 km or 68 mi Svay Rieng
$689
136 km or 84 mi Kampot
$582
144 km or 90 mi Long Xuyen
$516
166 km or 103 mi Sa Dec
$521
173 km or 107 mi Rach Gia
$534
182 km or 113 mi Phu Quoc
$529
187 km or 116 mi Sihanoukville
$754
195 km or 121 mi Can Tho
$469
200 km or 124 mi Thu Dau Mot
$541
205 km or 127 mi Ho Chi Minh
$744
218 km or 135 mi Bien Hoa
$445
230 km or 143 mi Siem Reap
$630
244 km or 152 mi Stung Treng
$626
247 km or 154 mi Soc Trang
$529
253 km or 157 mi Battambang
$533
267 km or 166 mi Ca Mau
$525
269 km or 167 mi Bac Lieu
$515
275 km or 171 mi Vung Tau
$512
286 km or 178 mi Ko Chang
$697
307 km or 191 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
360 km or 224 mi Phan Thiet
$521
361 km or 225 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$515
373 km or 232 mi Mui Ne
$516
380 km or 236 mi Klaeng
$703
385 km or 239 mi Da Lat
$531
407 km or 253 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
443 km or 275 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$521
458 km or 285 mi Nong Prue
$773
460 km or 286 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
464 km or 288 mi Pattaya
$800
466 km or 289 mi Laem Chabang
$769
470 km or 292 mi Nha Trang
$549
487 km or 303 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564
525 km or 326 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$786
527 km or 328 mi Qui Nhon
$515
528 km or 328 mi Lat Luang
$787
536 km or 333 mi Bangkok
$994
539 km or 335 mi Rangsit
$613