Phnom Penh vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Phnom Penh	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$836	$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2186	$3629
🏠 One person rent	$385	$944
🏘️ Family rent	$737	$1530
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.1	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$347	$2731
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	43	72
😀 Quality of life	54	78
🏙️ Population	2.13M	7.01M

The cost of living in Phnom Penh is 49% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6313th and 2911th ($836 vs $1637) 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 1.7 months in Riyadh. Phnom Penh ranked 1st best city to live in Cambodia vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5928th and 733rd 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	$4.43	$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.9	$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.61	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$2.58	$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$450	$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$953	$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.7	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.1	$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.25%	5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2336	$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1485	$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.1	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.68	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.71	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.92	$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.31	$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.7	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.5	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.1	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$371	$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11402	$10598

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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 Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$969
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$861
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$1068
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1056
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$901
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$897
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1223
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1243
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1779
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1709
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$846
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$736
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$551
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$547
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$904
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$905
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$546
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$672
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1215
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$557
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$536
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$582
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$597
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$979
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$589
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$683
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$902
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$547
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$529