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Argentina vs. Cambodia Cost of Living Summary

Argentina is 25.2% more expensive than Cambodia overall.

Restaurants: pay 72.1% more in Argentina
Groceries: pay 12.6% less in Argentina
Transportation: pay 6.1% less in Argentina
Housing: pay 14.5% less in Argentina
Childcare: pay 43.4% less in Argentina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.2% more in Argentina
Clothing: pay 2.7 times more in Argentina

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

Argentina vs. Cambodia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 72.1% more for restaurants

	Cambodia	Argentina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.40 KHR13,641.95	$8.59 ARS9,150.16	+152.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.95 KHR23,873.40	$6.73 ARS7,166.38	+13.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 KHR3,335.59	$1.32 ARS1,407.21	+59.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 KHR2,459.76	$1.00 ARS1,067.69	+63.5%
Average			+72.1%

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pay 12.6% less for groceries

	Cambodia	Argentina
Bread 1 loaf	$1.79 KHR7,197.31	$1.43 ARS1,520.52	-20.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.08 KHR24,408.38	$3.84 ARS4,084.53	-36.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.67 KHR30,769.57	$4.28 ARS4,556.28	-44.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.85 KHR7,426.47	$1.79 ARS1,907.95	-3.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.00 KHR8,017.29	$2.64 ARS2,812.55	+32.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 KHR6,275.85	$0.91 ARS964.65	-42.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 KHR2,681.59	$0.85 ARS902.96	+26.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.61 KHR6,469.98	$0.64 ARS686.08	-60.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 KHR2,557.38	$1.01 ARS1,071.96	+57.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 KHR2,657.15	$0.46 ARS493.88	-30.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 KHR2,268.89	$0.46 ARS486.54	-19.2%
Average			-12.6%

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pay 6.1% less for transportation

	Cambodia	Argentina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.54 KHR18,209.88	$3.66 ARS3,898.62	-19.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.60 KHR42,530.77	$13.28 ARS14,138.88	+25.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,604,505.41	$28,930.00 ARS30,807,586.65	-41.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.94 KHR35,860.26	$9.90 ARS10,538.53	+10.7%
Average			-6.1%

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pay 14.5% less for housing

	Cambodia	Argentina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.61 KHR94,741.86	$19.37 ARS20,624.00	-18.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$334.99 KHR1,344,102.68	$303.40 ARS323,094.73	-9.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$224.97 KHR902,660.05	$221.72 ARS236,105.09	-1.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.35 KHR238,150.65	$41.92 ARS44,644.23	-29.4%
Average			-14.5%

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pay 43.4% less for childcare

	Cambodia	Argentina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$239.67 KHR961,623.40	$173.69 ARS184,960.00	-27.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,966.88 KHR27,953,449.26	$2,841.72 ARS3,026,149.76	-59.2%
Average			-43.4%

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pay 6.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Cambodia	Argentina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.05 KHR4,212.95	$1.81 ARS1,926.68	+72.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.13 KHR8,526.62	$2.09 ARS2,221.77	-1.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.85 KHR7,422.82	$2.36 ARS2,510.50	+27.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.58 KHR162,834.00	$18.92 ARS20,145.62	-53.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.50 KHR22,067.85	$4.76 ARS5,072.92	-13.4%
Average			+6.2%

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pay 2.7 times more for clothing

	Cambodia	Argentina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$23.50 KHR94,289.92	$79.59 ARS84,759.61	+238.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.98 KHR80,179.86	$69.14 ARS73,631.00	+246.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.88 KHR264,312.69	$107.64 ARS114,624.31	+63.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$39.83 KHR159,824.75	$100.20 ARS106,699.45	+151.5%
Average			+174.9%

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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: March 2025

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