Phnom Penh vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Phnom Penh	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$893	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2203	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$445	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$776	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.4	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$184	$4188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	43	99
😀 Quality of life	59	100
🏙️ Population	2.13M	5.45M

The cost of living in Phnom Penh is 69% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6300th and 370th ($893 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Cambodia and Australia, respectively. Check Cambodia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Phnom Penh compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Phnom Penh ranked 1st best city to live in Cambodia vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5993rd and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phnom Penh vs Sydney

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	Phnom Penh	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.79	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.63	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.77	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$519	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$312	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$943	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$574	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.1	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.4	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.09%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2887	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1519	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.71	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.21	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.87	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.92	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.68	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.7	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.64	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.2	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$385	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9269	$25164

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Cities near Phnom Penh

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Prey Veng	$776
75 km or 47 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
110 km or 68 mi	Svay Rieng	$721
136 km or 84 mi	Kampot	$582
144 km or 90 mi	Long Xuyen	$508
166 km or 103 mi	Sa Dec	$519
173 km or 107 mi	Rach Gia	$530
182 km or 113 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
187 km or 116 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
195 km or 121 mi	Can Tho	$455
200 km or 124 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$522
205 km or 127 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$726
218 km or 135 mi	Bien Hoa	$414
230 km or 143 mi	Siem Reap	$679
244 km or 152 mi	Stung Treng	$668
247 km or 154 mi	Soc Trang	$523
253 km or 157 mi	Battambang	$601
267 km or 166 mi	Ca Mau	$517
269 km or 167 mi	Bac Lieu	$506
275 km or 171 mi	Vung Tau	$503
286 km or 178 mi	Ko Chang	$718
307 km or 191 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
360 km or 224 mi	Phan Thiet	$480
361 km or 225 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$528
373 km or 232 mi	Mui Ne	$493
380 km or 236 mi	Klaeng	$724
385 km or 239 mi	Da Lat	$563
407 km or 253 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
443 km or 275 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$533
458 km or 285 mi	Nong Prue	$809
460 km or 286 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
464 km or 288 mi	Pattaya	$839
466 km or 289 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
470 km or 292 mi	Nha Trang	$540
487 km or 303 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
525 km or 326 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
527 km or 328 mi	Qui Nhon	$515
528 km or 328 mi	Lat Luang	$794
536 km or 333 mi	Bangkok	$996
539 km or 335 mi	Rangsit	$616

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863