Ecuador vs. Cambodia Cost of Living Summary

Ecuador is 22.3% more expensive than Cambodia overall.

Restaurants
pay 5.8% more in Ecuador
Groceries
pay 21.3% less in Ecuador
Transportation
pay 17.9% more in Ecuador
Housing
pay 4.9% more in Ecuador
Childcare
pay 18.1% less in Ecuador
Entertainment and Sports
pay 67.7% more in Ecuador
Clothing
pay 99.3% more in Ecuador

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

Ecuador vs. Cambodia Cost Breakdown

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

pay 5.8% more for restaurants

 
Cambodia
Ecuador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.40
KHR13,732.34
$3.39
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.95
KHR24,031.60
$6.83
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.83
KHR3,357.69
$0.90
 

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pay 21.3% less for groceries

 
Cambodia
Ecuador
Bread
1 loaf
$1.79
KHR7,245.00
$1.64
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.08
KHR24,570.12
$3.00
 
Milk (1 gallon) $7.67
KHR30,973.46
$4.18
 

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pay 17.9% more for transportation

 
Cambodia
Ecuador
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.54
KHR18,330.55
$2.46
 
Monthly public transit pass $10.60
KHR42,812.60
$24.42
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $49,000.00
KHR197,907,281.54
$23,111.11
 

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pay 4.9% more for housing

 
Cambodia
Ecuador
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$23.61
KHR95,369.66
$30.71
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $334.99
KHR1,353,009.21
$344.59
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $224.97
KHR908,641.42
$278.18
 

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pay 18.1% less for childcare

 
Cambodia
Ecuador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $239.67
KHR967,995.48
$227.49
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,966.88
KHR28,138,679.43
$4,800.83
 

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pay 67.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Cambodia
Ecuador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.05
KHR4,240.87
$2.17
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.13
KHR8,583.12
$2.37
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.85
KHR7,472.01
$5.97
 

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pay 99.3% more for clothing

 
Cambodia
Ecuador
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$23.50
KHR94,914.72
$53.26
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$19.98
KHR80,711.17
$46.74
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$65.88
KHR266,064.13
$93.54
 

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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: January 2025
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