Phnom Penh vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phnom Penh Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$882
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2154
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$431
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$744
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.3
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$178
$462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
43
5
😀 Quality of life
59
45
🏙️ Population
2.13M
115K

The cost of living in Phnom Penh is 114% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6436th and 8957th ($882 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Cambodia and Bhutan, respectively. Check Cambodia vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Phnom Penh compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Phnom Penh ranked 1st best city to live in Cambodia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 6061st and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phnom Penh vs Thimphu

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Phnom Penh Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.47
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$515
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$906
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$538
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.1
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.66%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1512
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.2
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.82
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.19
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.69
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.89
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.4
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.3
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.59
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.2
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$335
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8107
$633

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$679
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$652
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$523
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$575
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$526
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$512
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$525
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$763
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$629
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$500
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$535
373 km or 232 mi Mui Ne
$506
380 km or 236 mi Klaeng
$768
385 km or 239 mi Da Lat
$572
407 km or 253 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
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$543
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$846
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$823
464 km or 288 mi Pattaya
$874
466 km or 289 mi Laem Chabang
$838
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$541
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$610
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$829
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$519
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$833
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$443
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$293
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$307
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$320
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$943
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$310
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$299
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$339
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$315
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$335
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$299
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$1012
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$283
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$293
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$344
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$300
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$287
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$278
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$253
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$281
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$327
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$284
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$298
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$350
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$325
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$412
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$340
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$481
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$355
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$351
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$281
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$285
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$275
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$319
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$314
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$290
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$308
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$284
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$280
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$285