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Siem Reap vs. Cambodia Cost of Living Summary

Siem Reap is 4.9% cheaper than Cambodia overall.

Restaurants: pay 13.8% less in Siem Reap
Groceries: pay 12.3% less in Siem Reap
Transportation: pay 2.8% less in Siem Reap
Housing: pay 4.6% less in Siem Reap
Childcare: pay 16.2% more in Siem Reap
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.0% less in Siem Reap
Clothing: pay 9.1% less in Siem Reap

Expenses including restaurants, groceries, clothing, entertainment and sports, housing, and transportation are lower in Siem Reap.

Siem Reap vs. Cambodia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Siem Reap instead of Cambodia, you would:

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pay 13.8% less for restaurants

	Cambodia	Siem Reap
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.40 KHR13,617.00	$2.50 KHR10,012.50	-26.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.45 KHR25,832.25	$7.00 KHR28,035.00	+8.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 KHR3,236.20	$0.71 KHR2,846.71	-12.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 KHR2,497.09	$0.47 KHR1,869.00	-25.2%
Average			-13.8%

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pay 12.3% less for groceries

	Cambodia	Siem Reap
Bread 1 loaf	$1.69 KHR6,771.54	$1.40 KHR5,607.00	-17.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,833.50	$6.70 KHR26,833.50
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.90 KHR31,631.18	$6.69 KHR26,783.69	-15.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 KHR7,142.25	$1.54 KHR6,167.70	-13.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 KHR8,182.07	$1.62 KHR6,503.57	-20.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.46 KHR5,855.63	$1.64 KHR6,585.32	+12.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 KHR2,634.13	$0.50 KHR1,998.30	-24.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 KHR6,387.76	$1.51 KHR6,040.33	-5.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 KHR2,658.95	$0.59 KHR2,352.55	-11.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 KHR2,594.77	$0.58 KHR2,316.22	-10.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KHR2,058.86	$0.42 KHR1,695.53	-17.6%
Average			-12.3%

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pay 2.8% less for transportation

	Cambodia	Siem Reap
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.35 KHR17,431.86	$4.10 KHR16,435.75	-5.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,448.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,245,000.00	$49,000.00 KHR196,245,000.00
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.04 KHR36,203.62	$9.05 KHR36,256.50	+0.1%
Average			-2.8%

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pay 4.6% less for housing

	Cambodia	Siem Reap
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.68 KHR86,832.53	$19.50 KHR78,097.50	-10.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$346.90 KHR1,389,349.72	$336.25 KHR1,346,681.25	-3.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$235.87 KHR944,647.28	$241.67 KHR967,875.00	+2.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.54 KHR246,450.43	$56.72 KHR227,146.32	-7.8%
Average			-4.6%

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pay 16.2% more for childcare

	Cambodia	Siem Reap
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$213.00 KHR853,065.00	$293.33 KHR1,174,800.00	+37.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,277.08 KHR21,134,718.75	$5,000.00 KHR20,025,000.00	-5.3%
Average			+16.2%

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pay 8.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Cambodia	Siem Reap
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.04 KHR4,171.78	$1.00 KHR4,005.00	-4.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.99 KHR7,952.65	$1.67 KHR6,683.34	-16.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.75 KHR7,008.75	$1.75 KHR7,008.75
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.75 KHR151,188.75	$36.25 KHR145,181.25	-4.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,018.75	$3.75 KHR15,018.75
Average			-8.0%

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pay 9.1% less for clothing

	Cambodia	Siem Reap
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.31 KHR97,371.56	$25.75 KHR103,128.75	+5.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.25 KHR85,106.25	$18.33 KHR73,425.00	-13.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.00 KHR276,345.00	$55.00 KHR220,275.00	-20.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$39.55 KHR158,397.75	$36.33 KHR145,515.00	-8.1%
Average			-9.1%

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