Phnom Penh vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Phnom Penh	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$836	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2186	$2342
🏠 One person rent	$385	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$737	$970
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.1	$84.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$347	$300
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	43	30
😀 Quality of life	54	43
🏙️ Population	2.13M	6.87M

The cost of living in Phnom Penh is 19% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 6313th and 6863rd ($836 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Cambodia and Myanmar, respectively. Check Cambodia vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Phnom Penh compared to 0.4 months in Yangon. Phnom Penh ranked 1st best city to live in Cambodia vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 5928th and 6707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phnom Penh vs Yangon

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	Phnom Penh	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.43	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.9	$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.61	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.58	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$450	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$953	$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$841
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.7	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.1	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.25%	10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2336	$1691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1485	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.1	$9.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.68	$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$7.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.71	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.92	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.31	$1.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.7	$2.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.5	$78.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.1	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$371	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11402	$15505

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$650
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$778
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$610
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$701
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$633
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$660
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$678
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$576
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$715
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$595
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$710
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$941
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$753
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$661
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$656
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$781
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$752
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1163
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$543
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$685
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$604
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$351
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$625