Cost of living comparison

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Cambodia vs. Benin Cost of Living Summary

Cambodia is 28.1% more expensive than Benin overall.

Restaurants: pay 9.2% less in Cambodia
Groceries: pay 5.7% more in Cambodia
Transportation: pay 7.9% more in Cambodia
Housing: pay 0.7% more in Cambodia
Childcare: pay 23.6% more in Cambodia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.7% less in Cambodia
Clothing: pay 3.1 times more in Cambodia

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

Cambodia vs. Benin Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.2% less for restaurants

	Benin	Cambodia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.56 F CFA2,014	$3.40 KHR13,617.00	-4.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.23 F CFA3,525	$6.45 KHR25,832.25	+3.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 F CFA529	$0.81 KHR3,236.20	-13.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 F CFA453	$0.62 KHR2,497.09	-22.2%
Average			-9.2%

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pay 5.7% more for groceries

	Benin	Cambodia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.60 F CFA906	$1.69 KHR6,771.54	+5.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 F CFA2,770	$6.70 KHR26,833.50	+36.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.90 F CFA6,164	$7.90 KHR31,631.18	-27.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.42 F CFA1,368	$1.78 KHR7,142.25	-26.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.36 F CFA1,336	$2.04 KHR8,182.07	-13.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.62 F CFA914	$1.46 KHR5,855.63	-9.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 F CFA480	$0.66 KHR2,634.13	-22.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.62 F CFA350	$1.59 KHR6,387.76	+157.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 F CFA419	$0.66 KHR2,658.95	-10.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 F CFA381	$0.65 KHR2,594.77	-3.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.67 F CFA381	$0.51 KHR2,058.86	-23.6%
Average			+5.7%

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pay 7.9% more for transportation

	Benin	Cambodia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.13 F CFA2,337	$4.35 KHR17,431.86	+5.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$9.60 KHR38,448.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$49,000.00 KHR196,245,000.00
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.19 F CFA4,633	$9.04 KHR36,203.62	+10.4%
Average			+7.9%

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pay 0.7% more for housing

	Benin	Cambodia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.45 F CFA28,537	$21.68 KHR86,832.53	-57.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$211.44 F CFA119,604	$346.90 KHR1,389,349.72	+64.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$142.45 F CFA80,575	$235.87 KHR944,647.28	+65.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$204.24 F CFA115,531	$61.54 KHR246,450.43	-69.9%
Average			+0.7%

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pay 23.6% more for childcare

	Benin	Cambodia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$136.51 F CFA77,218	$213.00 KHR853,065.00	+56.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,786.92 F CFA3,273,365	$5,277.08 KHR21,134,718.75	-8.8%
Average			+23.6%

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pay 39.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Benin	Cambodia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.07 F CFA604	$1.04 KHR4,171.78	-2.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.94 F CFA3,357	$1.99 KHR7,952.65	-66.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.56 F CFA2,014	$1.75 KHR7,008.75	-50.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.48 F CFA26,858	$37.75 KHR151,188.75	-20.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.90 F CFA5,036	$3.75 KHR15,018.75	-57.9%
Average			-39.7%

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pay 3.1 times more for clothing

	Benin	Cambodia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.81 F CFA10,072	$24.31 KHR97,371.56	+36.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.90 F CFA5,036	$21.25 KHR85,106.25	+138.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$8.90 F CFA5,036	$69.00 KHR276,345.00	+675.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$48.97 F CFA27,698	$39.55 KHR158,397.75	-19.2%
Average			+207.8%

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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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