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Cambodia vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Cambodia is 4.6% cheaper than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 45.9% more in Cambodia
Groceries: pay 26.9% more in Cambodia
Transportation: pay 49.5% more in Cambodia
Housing: pay 2.1% more in Cambodia
Childcare: pay 73.7% less in Cambodia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.4% less in Cambodia
Clothing: pay 45.2% less in Cambodia

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

Cambodia vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 45.9% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Cambodia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥28.96	$3.40 KHR13,563.14	-19.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥33.79	$6.45 KHR25,730.07	+31.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.30	$0.81 KHR3,223.40	+68.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.11	$0.62 KHR2,487.21	+103.1%
Average			+45.9%

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pay 26.9% more for groceries

	Beijing	Cambodia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥11.75	$1.69 KHR6,744.75	-0.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥51.43	$6.70 KHR26,727.36	-10.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥45.74	$7.90 KHR31,506.07	+18.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.23	$1.78 KHR7,114.00	+0.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.55	$2.04 KHR8,149.71	+33.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.77	$1.46 KHR5,832.47	+48.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.30	$0.66 KHR2,623.71	-14.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.51	$1.59 KHR6,362.49	+99.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.15	$0.66 KHR2,648.44	+10.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.40	$0.65 KHR2,584.50	+85.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.84	$0.51 KHR2,050.71	+24.6%
Average			+26.9%

Beijing vs. Cambodia - Cost of groceries

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pay 49.5% more for transportation

	Beijing	Cambodia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.00	$4.35 KHR17,362.91	+3.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥217.23	$9.60 KHR38,295.92	-69.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥126K	$49,000.00 KHR195M	+168.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥31.86	$9.04 KHR36,060.42	+95.4%
Average			+49.5%

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pay 2.1% more for housing

	Beijing	Cambodia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥89.05	$21.68 KHR86,489.07	+67.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,440.39	$346.90 KHR1M	-62.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,473.54	$235.87 KHR941K	-53.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥270.40	$61.54 KHR245K	+56.7%
Average			+2.1%

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pay 73.7% less for childcare

	Beijing	Cambodia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥4,894.61	$213.00 KHR850K	-70.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥160K	$5,277.08 KHR21M	-77.3%
Average			-73.7%

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pay 37.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Cambodia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.72	$1.04 KHR4,155.27	-7.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥19.98	$1.99 KHR7,921.19	-31.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥28.96	$1.75 KHR6,981.03	-58.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥398.28	$37.75 KHR151K	-34.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥57.93	$3.75 KHR14,959.34	-55.4%
Average			-37.4%

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pay 45.2% less for clothing

	Beijing	Cambodia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥429.02	$24.31 KHR96,986.41	-61.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥250.48	$21.25 KHR84,769.62	-41.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥562.90	$69.00 KHR275K	-15.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥726.72	$39.55 KHR158K	-62.5%
Average			-45.2%

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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: March 2026

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