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Cambodia vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Cambodia is 23.2% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 25.7% more in Cambodia
Groceries: pay 0.6% more in Cambodia
Transportation: pay 18.0% less in Cambodia
Housing: pay 14.4% less in Cambodia
Childcare: pay 62.8% less in Cambodia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.8% less in Cambodia
Clothing: pay 48.4% less in Cambodia

The cost of restaurants and groceries in Cambodia are more expensive than in Bangkok. Expenses including childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and housing are lower in Cambodia.

Cambodia vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cambodia instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 25.7% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Cambodia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB99.13	$3.40 KHR13,617.00	+9.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB198.27	$6.45 KHR25,832.25	+4.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB25.31	$0.81 KHR3,236.20	+2.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.66	$0.62 KHR2,497.09	+87.1%
Average			+25.7%

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pay 0.6% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Cambodia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB46.04	$1.69 KHR6,771.54	+17.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB271.92	$6.70 KHR26,833.50	-21.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB231.14	$7.90 KHR31,631.18	+9.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB73.03	$1.78 KHR7,142.25	-21.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB44.12	$2.04 KHR8,182.07	+48.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.86	$1.46 KHR5,855.63	-8.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB26.11	$0.66 KHR2,634.13	-19.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.72	$1.59 KHR6,387.76	+55.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB27.27	$0.66 KHR2,658.95	-22.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB23.03	$0.65 KHR2,594.77	-10.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.76	$0.51 KHR2,058.86	-20.8%
Average			+0.6%

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pay 18.0% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Cambodia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB150.03	$4.35 KHR17,431.86	-7.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,189.60	$9.60 KHR38,448.00	-74.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,189,604.53	$49,000.00 KHR196,245,000.00	+31.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB371.75	$9.04 KHR36,203.62	-22.3%
Average			-18.0%

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pay 14.4% less for housing

	Bangkok	Cambodia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB540.54	$21.68 KHR86,832.53	+28.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,583.67	$346.90 KHR1,389,349.72	-48.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,294.25	$235.87 KHR944,647.28	-26.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,196.14	$61.54 KHR246,450.43	-10.4%
Average			-14.4%

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pay 62.8% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Cambodia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,483.59	$213.00 KHR853,065.00	-65.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB426,725.56	$5,277.08 KHR21,134,718.75	-60.5%
Average			-62.8%

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pay 44.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Cambodia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB89.22	$1.04 KHR4,171.78	-62.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB81.22	$1.99 KHR7,952.65	-21.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB140.52	$1.75 KHR7,008.75	-60.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,631.73	$37.75 KHR151,188.75	-26.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB257.75	$3.75 KHR15,018.75	-53.5%
Average			-44.8%

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pay 48.4% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Cambodia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,880.18	$24.31 KHR97,371.56	-58.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,216.03	$21.25 KHR85,106.25	-44.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,332.78	$69.00 KHR276,345.00	-33.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,924.44	$39.55 KHR158,397.75	-56.8%
Average			-48.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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