Phnom Penh vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Phnom Penh	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$836	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2186	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$385	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$737	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.1	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$347	$326
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	43	74
😀 Quality of life	54	63
🏙️ Population	2.13M	3.01M

The cost of living in Phnom Penh is 52% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 6313th and 8233rd ($836 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th in Cambodia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Cambodia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Phnom Penh compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Phnom Penh ranked 1st best city to live in Cambodia vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 5928th and 4691st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phnom Penh vs Surabaya

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	Phnom Penh	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.43	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.9	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.61	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.58	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$450	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$953	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.7	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.1	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.25%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2336	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1485	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.1	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.68	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.71	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.92	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.31	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.7	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.5	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.1	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$371	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11402	$5490

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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 Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$505
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$510
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$410
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$614
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$365
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$464
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$453
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$486
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$417
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$421
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$493
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1267
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$845
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$497
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$480
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$355
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$490
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$521
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$563
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$518
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$513
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$385
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$701
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$597
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$536
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$558
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$492
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$488
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$525
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$606
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$508