Phnom Penh vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phnom Penh Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$819
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2197
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$369
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$734
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.3
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$353
$2861
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
42
71
😀 Quality of life
54
77
🏙️ Population
2.13M
7.01M

The cost of living in Phnom Penh is 48% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6368th and 3292nd ($819 vs $1586) 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 0.4 months in Phnom Penh compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Phnom Penh ranked 1st best city to live in Cambodia vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5977th and 796th 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
$4.42
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.62
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.72
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$446
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$979
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$530
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.8
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.1
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.94%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1502
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.61
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.89
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.1
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.02
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.4
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.2
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13795
$10359

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$711
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$514
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$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

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310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
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$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
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$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489