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Sihanoukville vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Sihanoukville is 4.7% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 35.5% more in Sihanoukville
Groceries: pay 30.8% more in Sihanoukville
Transportation: pay 89.1% more in Sihanoukville
Housing: pay 14.5% more in Sihanoukville
Childcare: pay 68.5% less in Sihanoukville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.2% less in Sihanoukville
Clothing: pay 44.2% less in Sihanoukville

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

Sihanoukville vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 35.5% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Sihanoukville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.61	$4.00 KHR16,044.00	-4.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.55	$7.00 KHR28,077.00	+42.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.38	$0.77 KHR3,108.52	+61.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.16	$0.44 KHR1,754.81	+42.5%
Average			+35.5%

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pay 30.8% more for groceries

	Beijing	Sihanoukville
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.02	$1.65 KHR6,620.21	-3.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.59	$6.70 KHR26,873.70	-10.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.76	$8.17 KHR32,760.87	+23.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.51	$1.82 KHR7,295.56	+2.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.78	$1.87 KHR7,504.86	+22.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.92	$1.59 KHR6,367.76	+61.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.42	$0.64 KHR2,547.11	-17.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.64	$1.91 KHR7,677.70	+139.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.24	$0.72 KHR2,880.66	+19.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.45	$0.60 KHR2,425.81	+73.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.90	$0.53 KHR2,122.59	+28.3%
Average			+30.8%

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pay 89.1% more for transportation

	Beijing	Sihanoukville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.65	$4.33 KHR17,367.82	+2.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥222.11	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,328.71	$49,000.00 KHR196,539,000.00	+168.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.58	$9.05 KHR36,310.82	+95.7%
Average			+89.1%

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pay 14.5% more for housing

	Beijing	Sihanoukville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.05	$18.67 KHR74,872.00	+44.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,585.07	$400.00 KHR1,604,400.00	-57.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,551.57	$300.00 KHR1,203,300.00	-40.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥276.47	$82.99 KHR332,856.98	+111.3%
Average			+14.5%

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pay 68.5% less for childcare

	Beijing	Sihanoukville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,004.56	$293.33 KHR1,176,560.00	-58.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥163,654.36	$5,066.67 KHR20,322,400.00	-78.2%
Average			-68.5%

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pay 24.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Sihanoukville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.90	$1.00 KHR4,011.00	-10.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.43	$2.40 KHR9,626.40	-17.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.61	$1.50 KHR6,016.50	-64.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥407.23	$73.33 KHR294,140.00	+26.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.23	$3.75 KHR15,041.25	-55.4%
Average			-24.2%

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pay 44.2% less for clothing

	Beijing	Sihanoukville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥438.66	$25.75 KHR103,283.25	-58.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥256.10	$20.00 KHR80,220.00	-45.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥575.54	$88.00 KHR352,968.00	+7.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥743.05	$20.00 KHR80,220.00	-81.0%
Average			-44.2%

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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: December 2025

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