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Kenya vs. Cambodia Cost of Living Summary

Kenya is 0.1% cheaper than Cambodia overall.

Restaurants: pay 14.2% less in Kenya
Groceries: pay 37.4% less in Kenya
Transportation: pay 47.6% more in Kenya
Housing: pay 19.1% less in Kenya
Childcare: pay 10.9% more in Kenya
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.0% more in Kenya
Clothing: pay 30.3% less in Kenya

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

Kenya vs. Cambodia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.2% less for restaurants

	Cambodia	Kenya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.40 KHR13,617.00	$3.74 KES484.15	+10.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.45 KHR25,832.25	$6.17 KES798.62	-4.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 KHR3,236.20	$0.54 KES69.44	-33.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 KHR2,497.09	$0.44 KES57.53	-28.7%
Average			-14.2%

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pay 37.4% less for groceries

	Cambodia	Kenya
Bread 1 loaf	$1.69 KHR6,771.54	$0.54 KES70.01	-68.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,833.50	$4.37 KES565.28	-34.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.90 KHR31,631.18	$2.52 KES326.23	-68.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 KHR7,142.25	$1.60 KES207.28	-10.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 KHR8,182.07	$2.57 KES332.87	+25.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.46 KHR5,855.63	$1.08 KES139.60	-26.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 KHR2,634.13	$0.40 KES51.88	-39.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 KHR6,387.76	$0.69 KES89.87	-56.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 KHR2,658.95	$0.32 KES41.21	-52.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 KHR2,594.77	$0.30 KES38.21	-54.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KHR2,058.86	$0.37 KES47.67	-28.4%
Average			-37.4%

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pay 47.6% more for transportation

	Cambodia	Kenya
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.35 KHR17,431.86	$5.40 KES698.69	+24.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,448.00	$26.41 KES3,419.10	+175.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,245,000.00	$19,331.14 KES2,502,416.20	-60.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.04 KHR36,203.62	$13.74 KES1,778.12	+52.0%
Average			+47.6%

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pay 19.1% less for housing

	Cambodia	Kenya
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.68 KHR86,832.53	$37.35 KES4,834.47	+72.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$346.90 KHR1,389,349.72	$194.00 KES25,113.52	-44.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$235.87 KHR944,647.28	$131.26 KES16,990.97	-44.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.54 KHR246,450.43	$24.47 KES3,167.26	-60.2%
Average			-19.1%

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pay 10.9% more for childcare

	Cambodia	Kenya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$213.00 KHR853,065.00	$172.28 KES22,301.68	-19.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,277.08 KHR21,134,718.75	$7,439.34 KES963,022.59	+41.0%
Average			+10.9%

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pay 42.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Cambodia	Kenya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.04 KHR4,171.78	$2.03 KES262.67	+94.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.99 KHR7,952.65	$2.28 KES294.98	+14.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.75 KHR7,008.75	$2.80 KES362.51	+60.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.75 KHR151,188.75	$29.27 KES3,788.44	-22.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,018.75	$6.10 KES790.23	+62.8%
Average			+42.0%

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pay 30.3% less for clothing

	Cambodia	Kenya
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.31 KHR97,371.56	$12.46 KES1,612.32	-48.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.25 KHR85,106.25	$20.02 KES2,592.06	-5.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.00 KHR276,345.00	$34.44 KES4,457.72	-50.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$39.55 KHR158,397.75	$32.93 KES4,262.80	-16.7%
Average			-30.3%

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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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