Phnom Penh vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Phnom Penh Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$802
$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2119
$1081
🏠 One person rent
$378
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$780
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.5
$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$327
$436
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
42
5
😀 Quality of life
58
36
🏙️ Population
2.13M
79.2K

The cost of living in Phnom Penh is 78% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6381st and 8761st ($802 vs $452) 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 0.4 months in Phnom Penh compared to 1 months in Thimphu. Phnom Penh ranked 1st best city to live in Cambodia vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 5639th and 7674th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Phnom Penh vs Thimphu infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Phnom Penh vs Thimphu

Prices for goods and services in Phnom Penh and Thimphu are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Phnom Penh Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.38
$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.8
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$7.06
☕ Cappuccino
$2.83
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$247
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1086
$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.62%
10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2287
$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1497
$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.27
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.65
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.54
$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.73
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.85
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.65
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.6
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.32
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.8
$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$30
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$314
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10501
$701

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Phnom Penh

Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Prey Veng
$711
75 km or 47 mi Kampong Cham
$555
110 km or 68 mi Svay Rieng
$694
136 km or 84 mi Kampot
$569
144 km or 90 mi Long Xuyen
$509
166 km or 103 mi Sa Dec
$515
173 km or 107 mi Rach Gia
$518
182 km or 113 mi Phu Quoc
$524
187 km or 116 mi Sihanoukville
$755
195 km or 121 mi Can Tho
$463
200 km or 124 mi Thu Dau Mot
$550
205 km or 127 mi Ho Chi Minh
$702
218 km or 135 mi Bien Hoa
$479
230 km or 143 mi Siem Reap
$587
244 km or 152 mi Stung Treng
$628
247 km or 154 mi Soc Trang
$522
253 km or 157 mi Battambang
$539
267 km or 166 mi Ca Mau
$520
269 km or 167 mi Bac Lieu
$516
275 km or 171 mi Vung Tau
$534
286 km or 178 mi Ko Chang
$614
307 km or 191 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
360 km or 224 mi Phan Thiet
$566
361 km or 225 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$521
373 km or 232 mi Mui Ne
$553
380 km or 236 mi Klaeng
$619
385 km or 239 mi Da Lat
$512
407 km or 253 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
443 km or 275 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$526
458 km or 285 mi Nong Prue
$653
460 km or 286 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
464 km or 288 mi Pattaya
$665
466 km or 289 mi Laem Chabang
$648
470 km or 292 mi Nha Trang
$554
487 km or 303 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518
525 km or 326 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$714
527 km or 328 mi Qui Nhon
$518
528 km or 328 mi Lat Luang
$716
536 km or 333 mi Bangkok
$902
539 km or 335 mi Rangsit
$594

Cities near Thimphu

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$476
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$343
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$325
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$337
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$1014
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$339
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$325
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$376
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$342
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$367
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$319
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1095
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$299
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$315
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$360
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$318
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$290
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$290
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$271
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$293
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$312
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$337
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$311
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$303
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$342
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$455
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$355
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$456
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$387
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$446
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$390
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$287
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$345
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$310
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$304
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$335
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$312
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$276
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$288