Phnom Penh vs Quezon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Phnom Penh	Quezon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$836	$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2186	$1851
🏠 One person rent	$385	$320
🏘️ Family rent	$737	$755
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.1	$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$347	$587
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	43	73
😀 Quality of life	54	67
🏙️ Population	2.13M	2.96M

The cost of living in Phnom Penh is 18% more expensive than in Quezon. Cities ranked 6313th and 6858th ($836 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Cambodia and the Philippines, respectively. Check Cambodia vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Phnom Penh compared to 0.8 months in Quezon. Phnom Penh ranked 1st best city to live in Cambodia vs Quezon ranked 1st in the Philippines, while ranked 5928th and 3783rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phnom Penh vs Quezon

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	Phnom Penh	Quezon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.43	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.9	$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.61	$2.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.04
☕ Cappuccino	$2.58	$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$450	$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$953	$883
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$94.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.7	$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.1	$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.25%	8.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2336	$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1485	$1426
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.1	$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.68	$2.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$4.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$7.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$2.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.71	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.92	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.31	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.7	$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$14.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.5	$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.1	$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$371	$79.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11402	$2744

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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

Cities near Quezon

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Mandaluyong	$746
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Manila	$766
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Caloocan	$640
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Marikina	$546
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Pasig	$670
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Malabon	$623
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Valenzuela	$506
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Makati	$901
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Pasay	$770
11 km or 6.5 mi	Navotas	$732
12 km or 7.2 mi	Cainta	$704
13 km or 8.1 mi	Taguig	$780
14 km or 8.9 mi	Meycauayan	$577
16 km or 10 mi	Antipolo	$535
19 km or 12 mi	Paranaque	$621
20 km or 13 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
20 km or 13 mi	Bacoor	$538
21 km or 13 mi	Las Pinas	$589
25 km or 15 mi	Imus	$518
26 km or 16 mi	Binangonan	$487
28 km or 17 mi	Muntinlupa	$676
31 km or 19 mi	San Pedro	$575
32 km or 20 mi	General Trias	$457
33 km or 21 mi	Malolos	$572
34 km or 21 mi	Binan	$539
35 km or 22 mi	Dasmarinas	$400
36 km or 23 mi	Santa Rosa	$508
41 km or 26 mi	Cabuyao	$545
43 km or 27 mi	Trece Martires	$515
49 km or 30 mi	Calamba	$486
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$610
62 km or 39 mi	Tanauan	$508
63 km or 39 mi	Santo Tomas	$504
70 km or 44 mi	San Pablo	$427
75 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$613
78 km or 49 mi	Lipa	$398
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Olongapo	$464
95 km or 59 mi	Cabanatuan	$372
98 km or 61 mi	Batangas	$508