Phnom Penh vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Phnom Penh	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$836	$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2186	$7449
🏠 One person rent	$385	$1896
🏘️ Family rent	$737	$3549
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$746
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.1	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$347	$6742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	43	80
😀 Quality of life	54	91
🏙️ Population	2.13M	737K

The cost of living in Phnom Penh is 72% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 6313th and 158th ($836 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 140th in Cambodia and the United States, respectively. Check Cambodia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Phnom Penh compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Phnom Penh ranked 1st best city to live in Cambodia vs Seattle ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 5928th and 98th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phnom Penh vs Seattle

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	Phnom Penh	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.43	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.9	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.61	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$7.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.58	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$450	$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$953	$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.7	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.1	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.25%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2336	$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1485	$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.1	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.68	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.71	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.92	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.31	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.7	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.5	$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.1	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$371	$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11402	$29407

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093