Canberra vs Phnom Penh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Canberra	Phnom Penh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2023	$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4526	$2186
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$385
🏘️ Family rent	$1907	$737
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$288
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$83.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3542	$347
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	30	43
😀 Quality of life	84	54
🏙️ Population	381K	2.13M

The cost of living in Canberra is 142% more expensive than in Phnom Penh. Cities ranked 1768th and 6313th ($2023 vs $836) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Australia and Cambodia, respectively. Check Australia vs Cambodia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Canberra compared to 0.4 months in Phnom Penh. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs Phnom Penh ranked 1st in Cambodia, while ranked 388th and 5928th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Phnom Penh

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	Canberra	Phnom Penh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.1	$4.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.2	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.2	$1.5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.23	$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1342	$450
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2202	$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$64.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.8	$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	10.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7003	$2336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5163	$1485
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.18	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$8.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.44	$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.59	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.6	$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$4.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.8	$44.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.8	$29.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1802	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12940	$11402

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1616
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1416
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1538
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1511
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1584
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2252
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1824
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2539
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2099
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1619
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1702
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1601
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1448
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1727
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1654
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1643
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1645
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1620
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1291
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2194
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1691
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1671
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1669
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1625
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$1981
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1390
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1185
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1691
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1768
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1651
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2106
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1504

Cities near Phnom Penh

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Prey Veng	$721
75 km or 47 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
110 km or 68 mi	Svay Rieng	$678
136 km or 84 mi	Kampot	$596
144 km or 90 mi	Long Xuyen	$508
166 km or 103 mi	Sa Dec	$512
173 km or 107 mi	Rach Gia	$526
182 km or 113 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
187 km or 116 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
195 km or 121 mi	Can Tho	$454
200 km or 124 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$530
205 km or 127 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$735
218 km or 135 mi	Bien Hoa	$425
230 km or 143 mi	Siem Reap	$644
244 km or 152 mi	Stung Treng	$634
247 km or 154 mi	Soc Trang	$514
253 km or 157 mi	Battambang	$573
267 km or 166 mi	Ca Mau	$516
269 km or 167 mi	Bac Lieu	$504
275 km or 171 mi	Vung Tau	$494
286 km or 178 mi	Ko Chang	$677
307 km or 191 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
360 km or 224 mi	Phan Thiet	$506
361 km or 225 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$531
373 km or 232 mi	Mui Ne	$507
380 km or 236 mi	Klaeng	$685
385 km or 239 mi	Da Lat	$577
407 km or 253 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
443 km or 275 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$534
458 km or 285 mi	Nong Prue	$752
460 km or 286 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
464 km or 288 mi	Pattaya	$781
466 km or 289 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
470 km or 292 mi	Nha Trang	$535
487 km or 303 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
525 km or 326 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
527 km or 328 mi	Qui Nhon	$516
528 km or 328 mi	Lat Luang	$753
536 km or 333 mi	Bangkok	$941
539 km or 335 mi	Rangsit	$595