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Republic of the Congo vs. Cambodia Cost of Living Summary

Republic of the Congo is 94.2% more expensive than Cambodia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Republic of the Congo
Groceries: pay 41.6% more in Republic of the Congo
Transportation: pay 41.4% more in Republic of the Congo
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Republic of the Congo
Childcare: pay 28.5% more in Republic of the Congo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Republic of the Congo
Clothing: pay 74.0% more in Republic of the Congo

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, groceries, and transportation in Republic of the Congo are more expensive than in Cambodia. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Republic of the Congo.

Republic of the Congo vs. Cambodia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Cambodia, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Cambodia	Republic of the Congo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.40 KHR13,617.00	$13.06 FCFA7,387	+284.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.45 KHR25,832.25	$9.37 FCFA5,297	+45.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 KHR3,236.20	$1.38 FCFA778	+70.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 KHR2,497.09	$1.57 FCFA887	+151.5%
Average			+137.8%

Cambodia vs. Republic of the Congo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 41.6% more for groceries

	Cambodia	Republic of the Congo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.69 KHR6,771.54	$2.52 FCFA1,426	+49.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,833.50	$4.66 FCFA2,636	-30.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.90 KHR31,631.18	$8.84 FCFA5,000	+11.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 KHR7,142.25	$3.07 FCFA1,734	+71.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 KHR8,182.07	$3.15 FCFA1,782	+54.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.46 KHR5,855.63	$1.08 FCFA611	-26.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 KHR2,634.13	$1.07 FCFA604	+62.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 KHR6,387.76	$1.85 FCFA1,044	+15.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 KHR2,658.95	$1.28 FCFA722	+92.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 KHR2,594.77	$1.09 FCFA615	+67.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KHR2,058.86	$0.97 FCFA550	+89.0%
Average			+41.6%

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pay 41.4% more for transportation

	Cambodia	Republic of the Congo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.35 KHR17,431.86	$5.08 FCFA2,876	+16.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,448.00	$22.59 FCFA12,778	+135.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,245,000.00	$32,895.05 FCFA18,607,060	-32.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.04 KHR36,203.62	$13.24 FCFA7,490	+46.5%
Average			+41.4%

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Cambodia	Republic of the Congo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.68 KHR86,832.53	$65.34 FCFA36,958	+201.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$346.90 KHR1,389,349.72	$988.85 FCFA559,342	+185.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$235.87 KHR944,647.28	$393.90 FCFA222,811	+67.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.54 KHR246,450.43	$262.94 FCFA148,731	+327.3%
Average			+195.2%

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pay 28.5% more for childcare

	Cambodia	Republic of the Congo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$213.00 KHR853,065.00	$303.92 FCFA171,910	+42.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,277.08 KHR21,134,718.75	$6,033.33 FCFA3,412,751	+14.3%
Average			+28.5%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cambodia	Republic of the Congo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.04 KHR4,171.78	$3.10 FCFA1,755	+197.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.99 KHR7,952.65	$4.75 FCFA2,687	+139.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.75 KHR7,008.75	$3.92 FCFA2,215	+123.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.75 KHR151,188.75	$63.17 FCFA35,733	+67.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,018.75	$10.42 FCFA5,894	+177.9%
Average			+141.2%

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pay 74.0% more for clothing

	Cambodia	Republic of the Congo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.31 KHR97,371.56	$41.67 FCFA23,569	+71.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.25 KHR85,106.25	$40.42 FCFA22,862	+90.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.00 KHR276,345.00	$91.11 FCFA51,537	+32.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$39.55 KHR158,397.75	$80.00 FCFA45,252	+102.3%
Average			+74.0%

Cambodia vs. Republic of the Congo - 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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