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United Arab Emirates vs. Cambodia Cost of Living Summary

United Arab Emirates is 2.3 times more expensive than Cambodia overall.

Restaurants: pay 47.2% more in United Arab Emirates
Groceries: pay 9.3% less in United Arab Emirates
Transportation: pay 76.7% more in United Arab Emirates
Housing: pay 3.6 times more in United Arab Emirates
Childcare: pay 64.5% more in United Arab Emirates
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.0 times more in United Arab Emirates
Clothing: pay 2.5 times more in United Arab Emirates

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

United Arab Emirates vs. Cambodia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in United Arab Emirates instead of Cambodia, you would:

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pay 47.2% more for restaurants

	Cambodia	United Arab Emirates
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.40 KHR13,732.34	$8.01 AED29.44	+135.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.95 KHR24,031.60	$8.22 AED30.19	+38.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 KHR3,357.69	$1.02 AED3.73	+22.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 KHR2,476.06	$0.57 AED2.09	-7.2%
Average			+47.2%

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pay 9.3% less for groceries

	Cambodia	United Arab Emirates
Bread 1 loaf	$1.79 KHR7,245.00	$1.26 AED4.64	-29.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.08 KHR24,570.12	$5.08 AED18.66	-16.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.67 KHR30,973.46	$6.80 AED24.96	-11.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.85 KHR7,475.68	$2.47 AED9.07	+33.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.00 KHR8,070.41	$3.33 AED12.22	+66.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 KHR6,317.44	$0.94 AED3.47	-39.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 KHR2,699.36	$0.74 AED2.72	+10.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.61 KHR6,512.86	$0.72 AED2.64	-55.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 KHR2,574.33	$0.56 AED2.07	-11.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 KHR2,674.76	$0.45 AED1.64	-32.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 KHR2,283.93	$0.47 AED1.74	-16.4%
Average			-9.3%

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pay 76.7% more for transportation

	Cambodia	United Arab Emirates
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.54 KHR18,330.55	$3.06 AED11.23	-32.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.60 KHR42,812.60	$48.60 AED178.50	+358.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR197,907,281.54	$42,240.06 AED155,148.17	-13.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.94 KHR36,097.88	$8.46 AED31.07	-5.4%
Average			+76.7%

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pay 3.6 times more for housing

	Cambodia	United Arab Emirates
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.61 KHR95,369.66	$95.75 AED351.70	+305.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$334.99 KHR1,353,009.21	$1,395.59 AED5,126.00	+316.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$224.97 KHR908,641.42	$985.52 AED3,619.84	+338.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.35 KHR239,728.73	$115.48 AED424.15	+94.6%
Average			+263.7%

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pay 64.5% more for childcare

	Cambodia	United Arab Emirates
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$239.67 KHR967,995.48	$507.75 AED1,864.99	+111.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,966.88 KHR28,138,679.43	$8,162.28 AED29,980.14	+17.2%
Average			+64.5%

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pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cambodia	United Arab Emirates
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.05 KHR4,240.87	$10.55 AED38.75	+904.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.13 KHR8,583.12	$5.03 AED18.46	+136.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.85 KHR7,472.01	$6.23 AED22.88	+236.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.58 KHR163,913.00	$84.91 AED311.88	+109.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.50 KHR22,214.08	$12.83 AED47.13	+133.3%
Average			+304.1%

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pay 2.5 times more for clothing

	Cambodia	United Arab Emirates
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$23.50 KHR94,914.72	$64.14 AED235.60	+172.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.98 KHR80,711.17	$64.91 AED238.43	+224.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.88 KHR266,064.13	$93.31 AED342.72	+41.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$39.83 KHR160,883.81	$96.50 AED354.43	+142.2%
Average			+145.4%

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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: January 2025

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