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Cambodia vs. Bhutan Cost of Living Summary

Cambodia is 2.2 times more expensive than Bhutan overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Cambodia
Groceries: pay 99.4% more in Cambodia
Transportation: pay 43.7% more in Cambodia
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Cambodia
Childcare: pay 4.5 times more in Cambodia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.4% less in Cambodia
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Cambodia

The cost of childcare, housing, clothing, restaurants, groceries, and transportation in Cambodia are more expensive than in Bhutan. Notably, childcare, housing, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Cambodia.

Cambodia vs. Bhutan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Bhutan	Cambodia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.82 BTN251.43	$3.40 KHR13,617.00	+20.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.38 BTN301.71	$6.45 KHR25,832.25	+90.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 BTN47.27	$0.81 KHR3,236.20	+52.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.18 BTN16.34	$0.62 KHR2,497.09	+240.3%
Average			+101.0%

Bhutan vs. Cambodia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 99.4% more for groceries

	Bhutan	Cambodia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.89 BTN79.45	$1.69 KHR6,771.54	+89.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.61 BTN143.31	$6.70 KHR26,833.50	+317.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.03 BTN270.30	$7.90 KHR31,631.18	+160.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.96 BTN174.59	$1.78 KHR7,142.25	-8.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.70 BTN151.45	$2.04 KHR8,182.07	+20.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 BTN97.32	$1.46 KHR5,855.63	+34.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 BTN58.39	$0.66 KHR2,634.13	+0.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 BTN73.75	$1.59 KHR6,387.76	+92.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 BTN29.27	$0.66 KHR2,658.95	+102.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 BTN20.15	$0.65 KHR2,594.77	+186.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 BTN23.19	$0.51 KHR2,058.86	+97.7%
Average			+99.4%

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pay 43.7% more for transportation

	Bhutan	Cambodia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.03 BTN270.45	$4.35 KHR17,431.86	+43.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$4.01 BTN357.20	$9.60 KHR38,448.00	+139.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$49,000.00 KHR196,245,000.00
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.89 BTN1,684.56	$9.04 KHR36,203.62	-52.1%
Average			+43.7%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Bhutan	Cambodia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.44 BTN2,358.11	$21.68 KHR86,832.53	-18.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$122.58 BTN10,932.01	$346.90 KHR1,389,349.72	+183.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$71.54 BTN6,380.34	$235.87 KHR944,647.28	+229.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$17.80 BTN1,587.71	$61.54 KHR246,450.43	+245.7%
Average			+160.1%

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pay 4.5 times more for childcare

	Bhutan	Cambodia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$235.40 BTN20,994.09	$213.00 KHR853,065.00	-9.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$648.40 BTN57,828.02	$5,277.08 KHR21,134,718.75	+713.9%
Average			+352.2%

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pay 16.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Bhutan	Cambodia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.82 BTN251.43	$1.04 KHR4,171.78	-63.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.40 BTN124.71	$1.99 KHR7,952.65	+42.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.66 BTN326.85	$1.75 KHR7,008.75	-52.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.99 BTN4,190.44	$37.75 KHR151,188.75	-19.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.38 BTN301.71	$3.75 KHR15,018.75	+10.8%
Average			-16.4%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Bhutan	Cambodia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$9.02 BTN804.56	$24.31 KHR97,371.56	+169.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$11.28 BTN1,005.70	$21.25 KHR85,106.25	+88.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$31.01 BTN2,765.69	$69.00 KHR276,345.00	+122.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$31.01 BTN2,765.69	$39.55 KHR158,397.75	+27.5%
Average			+102.0%

Bhutan vs. Cambodia - Cost of clothing

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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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