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Libya vs. Cambodia Cost of Living Summary

Libya is 28.1% cheaper than Cambodia overall.

Restaurants: pay 41.1% less in Libya
Groceries: pay 47.1% less in Libya
Transportation: pay 15.1% more in Libya
Housing: pay 32.1% less in Libya
Childcare: pay 80.2% less in Libya
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.0% less in Libya
Clothing: pay 11.8% more in Libya

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

Libya vs. Cambodia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 41.1% less for restaurants

	Cambodia	Libya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.40 KHR13,571.34	$3.46 LYD21.910	+1.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.45 KHR25,745.62	$3.94 LYD24.940	-39.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 KHR3,225.35	$0.44 LYD2.800	-45.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 KHR2,488.71	$0.11 LYD0.720	-81.8%
Average			-41.1%

Cambodia vs. Libya - Cost of restaurants

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pay 47.1% less for groceries

	Cambodia	Libya
Bread 1 loaf	$1.69 KHR6,748.83	$0.26 LYD1.630	-84.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,743.52	$2.74 LYD17.350	-59.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.90 KHR31,525.11	$3.35 LYD21.220	-57.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 KHR7,118.30	$1.59 LYD10.060	-11.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 KHR8,154.63	$1.55 LYD9.810	-24.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.46 KHR5,836.00	$0.80 LYD5.060	-45.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 KHR2,625.29	$0.66 LYD4.180	+0.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 KHR6,366.34	$0.48 LYD3.020	-70.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 KHR2,650.04	$0.25 LYD1.580	-62.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 KHR2,586.07	$0.30 LYD1.890	-53.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KHR2,051.95	$0.26 LYD1.640	-49.7%
Average			-47.1%

Cambodia vs. Libya - Cost of groceries

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pay 15.1% more for transportation

	Cambodia	Libya
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.35 KHR17,373.40	$0.11 LYD0.670	-97.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,319.07	$31.94 LYD202.470	+232.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196M	$14,814.63 LYD93,900.110	-69.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.04 KHR36,082.22	$8.58 LYD54.380	-5.1%
Average			+15.1%

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pay 32.1% less for housing

	Cambodia	Libya
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.68 KHR86,541.34	$31.27 LYD198.220	+44.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$346.90 KHR1M	$208.68 LYD1,322.690	-39.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$235.87 KHR941K	$106.58 LYD675.560	-54.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.54 KHR246K	$13.39 LYD84.860	-78.2%
Average			-32.1%

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pay 80.2% less for childcare

	Cambodia	Libya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$213.00 KHR850K	$49.00 LYD310.560	-77.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,277.08 KHR21M	$880.34 LYD5,579.890	-83.3%
Average			-80.2%

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pay 23.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Cambodia	Libya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.04 KHR4,157.79	$0.65 LYD4.110	-37.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.99 KHR7,925.98	$0.49 LYD3.120	-75.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.75 KHR6,985.25	$2.22 LYD14.090	+27.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.75 KHR151K	$24.03 LYD152.290	-36.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR14,968.39	$4.02 LYD25.480	+7.2%
Average			-23.0%

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pay 11.8% more for clothing

	Cambodia	Libya
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.31 KHR97,045.03	$27.67 LYD175.400	+13.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.25 KHR84,820.85	$28.21 LYD178.820	+32.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.00 KHR275K	$44.69 LYD283.270	-35.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$39.55 KHR158K	$53.64 LYD339.960	+35.6%
Average			+11.8%

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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 2026

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