Phnom Penh vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Phnom Penh	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$829	$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2032	$3576
🏠 One person rent	$381	$931
🏘️ Family rent	$653	$1463
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.7	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$210	$2496
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	42	73
😀 Quality of life	60	80
🏙️ Population	2.13M	7.01M

The cost of living in Phnom Penh is 49% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6555th and 3418th ($829 vs $1627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Cambodia and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Cambodia vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Phnom Penh compared to 1.5 months in Riyadh. Phnom Penh ranked 1st best city to live in Cambodia vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5891st and 759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phnom Penh vs Riyadh

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	Phnom Penh	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.41	$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.9	$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.62	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.55	$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$447	$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$255	$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$791	$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$464	$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.4	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.31%	5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2274	$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1339	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.81	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.8	$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.99	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.2	$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.4	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7090	$9818

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Cities near Phnom Penh

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Prey Veng	$727
75 km or 47 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
110 km or 68 mi	Svay Rieng	$686
136 km or 84 mi	Kampot	$622
144 km or 90 mi	Long Xuyen	$498
166 km or 103 mi	Sa Dec	$502
173 km or 107 mi	Rach Gia	$515
182 km or 113 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
187 km or 116 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
195 km or 121 mi	Can Tho	$439
200 km or 124 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$519
205 km or 127 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$734
218 km or 135 mi	Bien Hoa	$410
230 km or 143 mi	Siem Reap	$650
244 km or 152 mi	Stung Treng	$635
247 km or 154 mi	Soc Trang	$507
253 km or 157 mi	Battambang	$571
267 km or 166 mi	Ca Mau	$507
269 km or 167 mi	Bac Lieu	$494
275 km or 171 mi	Vung Tau	$493
286 km or 178 mi	Ko Chang	$708
307 km or 191 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
360 km or 224 mi	Phan Thiet	$482
361 km or 225 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$516
373 km or 232 mi	Mui Ne	$491
380 km or 236 mi	Klaeng	$718
385 km or 239 mi	Da Lat	$572
407 km or 253 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
443 km or 275 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$523
458 km or 285 mi	Nong Prue	$787
460 km or 286 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
464 km or 288 mi	Pattaya	$812
466 km or 289 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
470 km or 292 mi	Nha Trang	$508
487 km or 303 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
525 km or 326 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
527 km or 328 mi	Qui Nhon	$501
528 km or 328 mi	Lat Luang	$774
536 km or 333 mi	Bangkok	$958
539 km or 335 mi	Rangsit	$635

Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$967
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$862
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$908
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1008
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$930
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$873
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1201
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1230
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1849
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1770
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$825
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$730
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$453
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$549
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$889
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$918
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$477
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$669
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1182
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$503
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$483
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$583
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$571
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1162
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$553
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$681
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$903
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$530
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$463