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Zambia vs. Cambodia Cost of Living Summary

Zambia is 31.8% more expensive than Cambodia overall.

Restaurants: pay 6.0% less in Zambia
Groceries: pay 15.7% less in Zambia
Transportation: pay 62.5% more in Zambia
Housing: pay 82.9% more in Zambia
Childcare: pay 52.1% more in Zambia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.4% more in Zambia
Clothing: pay 16.2% more in Zambia

The cost of housing, transportation, childcare, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Zambia are more expensive than in Cambodia. Expenses including groceries and restaurants are lower in Zambia. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Zambia.

Zambia vs. Cambodia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Zambia instead of Cambodia, you would:

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pay 6.0% less for restaurants

	Cambodia	Zambia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.40 KHR13,617.00	$7.35 ZMW168.07	+116.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.45 KHR25,832.25	$3.72 ZMW84.98	-42.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 KHR3,236.20	$0.49 ZMW11.21	-39.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 KHR2,497.09	$0.26 ZMW5.93	-58.4%
Average			-6.0%

Cambodia vs. Zambia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 15.7% less for groceries

	Cambodia	Zambia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.69 KHR6,771.54	$0.77 ZMW17.54	-54.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,833.50	$3.76 ZMW86.00	-43.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.90 KHR31,631.18	$4.89 ZMW111.81	-38.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 KHR7,142.25	$1.53 ZMW35.05	-14.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 KHR8,182.07	$1.78 ZMW40.78	-12.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.46 KHR5,855.63	$0.90 ZMW20.49	-38.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 KHR2,634.13	$0.73 ZMW16.65	+10.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 KHR6,387.76	$1.22 ZMW27.95	-23.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 KHR2,658.95	$0.50 ZMW11.42	-24.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 KHR2,594.77	$0.89 ZMW20.25	+36.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KHR2,058.86	$0.67 ZMW15.30	+30.2%
Average			-15.7%

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pay 62.5% more for transportation

	Cambodia	Zambia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.35 KHR17,431.86	$4.58 ZMW104.62	+5.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,448.00	$38.52 ZMW880.51	+301.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,245,000.00	$8,004.53 ZMW182,982.35	-83.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.04 KHR36,203.62	$11.53 ZMW263.64	+27.6%
Average			+62.5%

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pay 82.9% more for housing

	Cambodia	Zambia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.68 KHR86,832.53	$118.37 ZMW2,705.91	+446.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$346.90 KHR1,389,349.72	$176.52 ZMW4,035.26	-49.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$235.87 KHR944,647.28	$115.74 ZMW2,645.69	-50.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.54 KHR246,450.43	$52.70 ZMW1,204.80	-14.4%
Average			+82.9%

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pay 52.1% more for childcare

	Cambodia	Zambia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$213.00 KHR853,065.00	$176.79 ZMW4,041.38	-17.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,277.08 KHR21,134,718.75	$11,677.88 ZMW266,954.64	+121.3%
Average			+52.1%

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pay 30.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Cambodia	Zambia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.04 KHR4,171.78	$0.98 ZMW22.32	-6.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.99 KHR7,952.65	$2.05 ZMW46.80	+3.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.75 KHR7,008.75	$3.67 ZMW84.00	+110.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.75 KHR151,188.75	$50.47 ZMW1,153.70	+33.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,018.75	$4.18 ZMW95.66	+11.6%
Average			+30.4%

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pay 16.2% more for clothing

	Cambodia	Zambia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.31 KHR97,371.56	$18.93 ZMW432.67	-22.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.25 KHR85,106.25	$16.99 ZMW388.39	-20.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.00 KHR276,345.00	$84.33 ZMW1,927.74	+22.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$39.55 KHR158,397.75	$73.12 ZMW1,671.60	+84.9%
Average			+16.2%

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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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