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Siem Reap vs. Egypt Cost of Living Summary

Siem Reap is 2.2 times more expensive than Egypt overall.

Restaurants: pay 73.7% more in Siem Reap
Groceries: pay 2.9 times more in Siem Reap
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Siem Reap
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Siem Reap
Childcare: pay 3.6 times more in Siem Reap
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.7% more in Siem Reap
Clothing: pay 32.0% less in Siem Reap

The cost of childcare, groceries, housing, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Siem Reap are more expensive than in Egypt. Notably, childcare, groceries, and housing are significantly more expensive in Siem Reap.

Siem Reap vs. Egypt Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 73.7% more for restaurants

	Egypt	Siem Reap
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.04 EGP213.56	$2.50 KHR9,990.09	-38.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.01 EGP264.69	$7.00 KHR27,972.26	+39.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 EGP19.14	$0.71 KHR2,840.34	+96.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.16 EGP8.31	$0.47 KHR1,864.82	+196.9%
Average			+73.7%

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pay 2.9 times more for groceries

	Egypt	Siem Reap
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 EGP29.41	$1.40 KHR5,594.45	+151.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.51 EGP79.84	$6.70 KHR26,773.45	+343.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.31 EGP174.76	$6.69 KHR26,723.75	+102.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.43 EGP75.75	$1.54 KHR6,153.90	+7.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.05 EGP108.27	$1.62 KHR6,489.02	-20.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.65 EGP34.24	$1.64 KHR6,570.58	+153.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.29 EGP15.14	$0.50 KHR1,993.83	+74.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.21 EGP11.24	$1.51 KHR6,026.81	+608.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.16 EGP8.25	$0.59 KHR2,347.28	+276.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 EGP9.47	$0.58 KHR2,311.03	+222.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 EGP8.95	$0.42 KHR1,691.74	+150.0%
Average			+188.2%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Egypt	Siem Reap
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.30 EGP68.69	$4.10 KHR16,398.97	+215.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.45 EGP393.91	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,747.60 EGP2M	$49,000.00 KHR196M	+45.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.10 EGP164.00	$9.05 KHR36,175.36	+191.7%
Average			+150.9%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Egypt	Siem Reap
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.49 EGP660.16	$19.50 KHR77,922.73	+56.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$157.03 EGP8,298.95	$336.25 KHR1M	+114.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$85.28 EGP4,506.66	$241.67 KHR966K	+183.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$13.26 EGP700.69	$56.72 KHR227K	+327.8%
Average			+170.3%

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pay 3.6 times more for childcare

	Egypt	Siem Reap
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$71.39 EGP3,773.06	$293.33 KHR1M	+310.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,608.71 EGP85,016.87	$5,000.00 KHR20M	+210.8%
Average			+260.9%

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pay 9.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Egypt	Siem Reap
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 EGP88.46	$1.00 KHR3,996.04	-40.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.40 EGP74.25	$1.67 KHR6,668.39	+18.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.99 EGP105.22	$1.75 KHR6,993.07	-12.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.74 EGP1,148.95	$36.25 KHR145K	+66.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.25 EGP171.60	$3.75 KHR14,985.14	+15.5%
Average			+9.7%

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pay 32.0% less for clothing

	Egypt	Siem Reap
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.55 EGP1,297.20	$25.75 KHR103K	+4.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.67 EGP2,360.55	$18.33 KHR73,260.68	-59.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.64 EGP6,111.43	$55.00 KHR220K	-52.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.41 EGP2,452.45	$36.33 KHR145K	-21.7%
Average			-32.0%

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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: April 2026

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