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Cambodia vs. Botswana Cost of Living Summary

Cambodia is 3.5% more expensive than Botswana overall.

Restaurants: pay 7.8% less in Cambodia
Groceries: pay 33.1% more in Cambodia
Transportation: pay 3.6% more in Cambodia
Housing: pay 9.1% more in Cambodia
Childcare: pay 45.8% more in Cambodia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.5% less in Cambodia
Clothing: pay 30.0% less in Cambodia

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

Cambodia vs. Botswana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.8% less for restaurants

	Botswana	Cambodia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.33 BWP147.32	$3.40 KHR13,617.00	-67.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.01 BWP85.71	$6.45 KHR25,832.25	+7.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 BWP11.68	$0.81 KHR3,236.20	-1.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 BWP6.86	$0.62 KHR2,497.09	+29.7%
Average			-7.8%

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pay 33.1% more for groceries

	Botswana	Cambodia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.86 BWP12.24	$1.69 KHR6,771.54	+97.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.42 BWP48.81	$6.70 KHR26,833.50	+95.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.53 BWP78.90	$7.90 KHR31,631.18	+42.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 BWP33.16	$1.78 KHR7,142.25	-23.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 BWP33.41	$2.04 KHR8,182.07	-12.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.80 BWP11.38	$1.46 KHR5,855.63	+83.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 BWP9.27	$0.66 KHR2,634.13	+1.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 BWP11.42	$1.59 KHR6,387.76	+99.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 BWP10.44	$0.66 KHR2,658.95	-9.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 BWP9.17	$0.65 KHR2,594.77	+0.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 BWP8.25	$0.51 KHR2,058.86	-11.1%
Average			+33.1%

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pay 3.6% more for transportation

	Botswana	Cambodia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 BWP61.12	$4.35 KHR17,431.86	+1.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.79 BWP439.28	$9.60 KHR38,448.00	-68.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,652.69 BWP294,641.57	$49,000.00 KHR196,245,000.00	+137.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.46 BWP291.96	$9.04 KHR36,203.62	-55.8%
Average			+3.6%

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pay 9.1% more for housing

	Botswana	Cambodia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.19 BWP744.64	$21.68 KHR86,832.53	-58.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$262.85 BWP3,749.98	$346.90 KHR1,389,349.72	+32.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$160.93 BWP2,295.91	$235.87 KHR944,647.28	+46.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$52.95 BWP755.42	$61.54 KHR246,450.43	+16.2%
Average			+9.1%

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pay 45.8% more for childcare

	Botswana	Cambodia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$147.01 BWP2,097.31	$213.00 KHR853,065.00	+44.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,593.57 BWP51,267.63	$5,277.08 KHR21,134,718.75	+46.8%
Average			+45.8%

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pay 29.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Botswana	Cambodia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 BWP32.14	$1.04 KHR4,171.78	-53.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.30 BWP32.75	$1.99 KHR7,952.65	-13.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.68 BWP52.50	$1.75 KHR7,008.75	-52.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.35 BWP461.48	$37.75 KHR151,188.75	+16.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.76 BWP96.43	$3.75 KHR15,018.75	-44.5%
Average			-29.5%

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pay 30.0% less for clothing

	Botswana	Cambodia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.00 BWP656.25	$24.31 KHR97,371.56	-47.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.41 BWP348.21	$21.25 KHR85,106.25	-12.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.82 BWP1,024.55	$69.00 KHR276,345.00	-3.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.12 BWP1,285.71	$39.55 KHR158,397.75	-56.1%
Average			-30.0%

Botswana 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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