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Sri Lanka vs. Cambodia Cost of Living Summary

Sri Lanka is 10.9% cheaper than Cambodia overall.

Restaurants: pay 6.2% less in Sri Lanka
Groceries: pay 7.5% less in Sri Lanka
Transportation: pay 27.5% less in Sri Lanka
Housing: pay 32.6% less in Sri Lanka
Childcare: pay 87.7% less in Sri Lanka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 94.4% more in Sri Lanka
Clothing: pay 9.3% less in Sri Lanka

Expenses including childcare, housing, transportation, clothing, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Sri Lanka. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka vs. Cambodia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Cambodia, you would:

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pay 6.2% less for restaurants

	Cambodia	Sri Lanka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.40 KHR13,590.84	$3.63 LKR1,121.25	+6.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.45 KHR25,782.63	$7.90 LKR2,436.18	+22.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 KHR3,229.98	$0.73 LKR225.20	-9.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 KHR2,492.29	$0.35 LKR106.57	-44.6%
Average			-6.2%

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pay 7.5% less for groceries

	Cambodia	Sri Lanka
Bread 1 loaf	$1.69 KHR6,758.53	$0.48 LKR147.65	-71.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,781.96	$5.72 LKR1,764.95	-14.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.90 KHR31,570.42	$6.01 LKR1,854.87	-23.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 KHR7,128.53	$1.94 LKR599.72	+9.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 KHR8,166.36	$2.05 LKR632.42	+0.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.46 KHR5,844.39	$2.40 LKR739.83	+64.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 KHR2,629.07	$0.44 LKR137.02	-32.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 KHR6,375.49	$2.17 LKR668.54	+35.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 KHR2,653.85	$0.55 LKR169.10	-17.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 KHR2,589.78	$0.45 LKR140.33	-29.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KHR2,054.90	$0.51 LKR156.59	-1.3%
Average			-7.5%

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pay 27.5% less for transportation

	Cambodia	Sri Lanka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.35 KHR17,398.38	$4.12 LKR1,269.87	-5.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,374.14	$10.74 LKR3,312.79	+11.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR195,868,029.72	$24,680.98 LKR7,614,323.25	-49.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.04 KHR36,134.08	$3.00 LKR925.54	-66.8%
Average			-27.5%

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pay 32.6% less for housing

	Cambodia	Sri Lanka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.68 KHR86,665.73	$12.84 LKR3,959.91	-40.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$346.90 KHR1,386,680.90	$289.17 LKR89,212.31	-16.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$235.87 KHR942,832.70	$178.38 LKR55,032.97	-24.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.54 KHR245,977.02	$31.64 LKR9,761.22	-48.6%
Average			-32.6%

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pay 87.7% less for childcare

	Cambodia	Sri Lanka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$213.00 KHR851,426.33	$33.87 LKR10,448.03	-84.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,277.08 KHR21,094,120.72	$466.09 LKR143,792.13	-91.2%
Average			-87.7%

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pay 94.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Cambodia	Sri Lanka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.04 KHR4,163.76	$2.08 LKR642.17	+99.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.99 KHR7,937.37	$2.39 LKR738.64	+20.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.75 KHR6,995.29	$9.25 LKR2,854.10	+428.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.75 KHR150,898.33	$15.04 LKR4,638.51	-60.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR14,989.90	$3.12 LKR963.26	-16.7%
Average			+94.4%

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pay 9.3% less for clothing

	Cambodia	Sri Lanka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.31 KHR97,184.52	$25.05 LKR7,728.15	+3.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.25 KHR84,942.77	$17.03 LKR5,252.90	-19.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.00 KHR275,814.16	$62.69 LKR19,340.26	-9.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$39.55 KHR158,093.48	$35.07 LKR10,819.36	-11.3%
Average			-9.3%

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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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