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Siem Reap vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Siem Reap is 89.8% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 76.6% more in Siem Reap
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in Siem Reap
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Siem Reap
Housing: pay 95.3% more in Siem Reap
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Siem Reap
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.2% more in Siem Reap
Clothing: pay 44.5% less in Siem Reap

The cost of childcare, groceries, transportation, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Siem Reap are more expensive than in Cairo. Notably, childcare, groceries, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Siem Reap.

Siem Reap vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Siem Reap instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 76.6% more for restaurants

	Cairo	Siem Reap
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP197.55	$2.50 KHR9,993.27	-39.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP246.93	$7.00 KHR27,981.15	+34.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.11	$0.71 KHR2,841.24	+86.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.83	$0.47 KHR1,865.41	+224.8%
Average			+76.6%

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Siem Reap
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.48	$1.40 KHR5,596.23	+133.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.17	$6.70 KHR26,781.96	+257.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.23	$6.69 KHR26,732.24	+79.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.79	$1.54 KHR6,155.85	+6.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.13	$1.62 KHR6,491.08	-21.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.35	$1.64 KHR6,572.67	+121.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.93	$0.50 KHR1,994.46	+48.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.52	$1.51 KHR6,028.72	+430.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.00	$0.59 KHR2,348.03	+365.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.95	$0.58 KHR2,311.77	+207.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.86	$0.42 KHR1,692.27	+127.2%
Average			+159.6%

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Siem Reap
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.75	$4.10 KHR16,404.18	+201.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.20	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,777,923.09	$49,000.00 KHR195,868,029.72	+31.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.43	$9.05 KHR36,186.85	+240.4%
Average			+157.6%

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pay 95.3% more for housing

	Cairo	Siem Reap
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP614.01	$19.50 KHR77,947.48	+51.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,148.81	$336.25 KHR1,344,094.39	+57.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,519.05	$241.67 KHR966,015.79	+76.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP909.19	$56.72 KHR226,709.99	+196.6%
Average			+95.3%

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Siem Reap
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,413.94	$293.33 KHR1,172,543.31	+215.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,101.18	$5,000.00 KHR19,986,533.64	+126.2%
Average			+171.1%

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pay 13.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Siem Reap
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.14	$1.00 KHR3,997.31	-31.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.81	$1.67 KHR6,670.51	+3.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP98.77	$1.75 KHR6,995.29	-15.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP823.09	$36.25 KHR144,902.37	+109.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP177.79	$3.75 KHR14,989.90	+0.3%
Average			+13.2%

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pay 44.5% less for clothing

	Cairo	Siem Reap
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,614.33	$25.75 KHR102,930.65	-24.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,157.58	$18.33 KHR73,283.96	-59.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,576.21	$55.00 KHR219,851.87	-53.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,927.93	$36.33 KHR145,235.48	-41.0%
Average			-44.5%

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