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New Zealand vs. Cambodia Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 2.8 times more expensive than Cambodia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 52.9% more in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 2.9 times more in New Zealand
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.9 times more in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in New Zealand

The cost of entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, childcare, housing, and clothing in New Zealand are more expensive than in Cambodia. Notably, entertainment and sports, transportation, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in New Zealand.

New Zealand vs. Cambodia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Zealand instead of Cambodia, you would:

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Cambodia	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.40 KHR13,617.00	$14.45 NZ$25.19	+324.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.45 KHR25,832.25	$9.14 NZ$15.93	+41.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 KHR3,236.20	$2.11 NZ$3.68	+160.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 KHR2,497.09	$2.02 NZ$3.52	+223.3%
Average			+187.7%

Cambodia vs. New Zealand - Cost of restaurants

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pay 52.9% more for groceries

	Cambodia	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$1.69 KHR6,771.54	$1.74 NZ$3.03	+2.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,833.50	$3.88 NZ$6.77	-42.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.90 KHR31,631.18	$6.34 NZ$11.05	-19.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 KHR7,142.25	$5.96 NZ$10.39	+234.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 KHR8,182.07	$4.01 NZ$6.99	+96.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.46 KHR5,855.63	$1.18 NZ$2.06	-19.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 KHR2,634.13	$0.95 NZ$1.66	+44.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 KHR6,387.76	$1.29 NZ$2.26	-18.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 KHR2,658.95	$2.11 NZ$3.68	+217.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 KHR2,594.77	$0.85 NZ$1.48	+31.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KHR2,058.86	$0.80 NZ$1.39	+55.0%
Average			+52.9%

Cambodia vs. New Zealand - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.9 times more for transportation

	Cambodia	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.35 KHR17,431.86	$6.08 NZ$10.60	+39.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,448.00	$74.52 NZ$129.96	+676.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,245,000.00	$24,777.66 NZ$43,211.84	-49.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.04 KHR36,203.62	$17.81 NZ$31.06	+97.0%
Average			+190.9%

Cambodia vs. New Zealand - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Cambodia	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.68 KHR86,832.53	$50.00 NZ$87.19	+130.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$346.90 KHR1,389,349.72	$978.36 NZ$1,706.24	+182.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$235.87 KHR944,647.28	$810.06 NZ$1,412.73	+243.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.54 KHR246,450.43	$95.66 NZ$166.83	+55.5%
Average			+152.9%

Cambodia vs. New Zealand - Cost of housing

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Cambodia	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$213.00 KHR853,065.00	$635.34 NZ$1,108.03	+198.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,277.08 KHR21,134,718.75	$13,463.91 NZ$23,480.84	+155.1%
Average			+176.7%

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pay 4.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cambodia	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.04 KHR4,171.78	$6.04 NZ$10.54	+480.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.99 KHR7,952.65	$3.35 NZ$5.85	+68.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.75 KHR7,008.75	$23.12 NZ$40.33	+1221.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.75 KHR151,188.75	$37.72 NZ$65.79	-0.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,018.75	$10.72 NZ$18.69	+185.8%
Average			+391.2%

Cambodia vs. New Zealand - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Cambodia	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.31 KHR97,371.56	$65.22 NZ$113.75	+168.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.25 KHR85,106.25	$39.23 NZ$68.42	+84.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.00 KHR276,345.00	$90.28 NZ$157.45	+30.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$39.55 KHR158,397.75	$119.43 NZ$208.28	+202.0%
Average			+121.4%

Cambodia vs. New Zealand - Cost of clothing

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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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