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Cambodia vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Cambodia is 23.7% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 88.3% more in Cambodia
Groceries: pay 44.8% more in Cambodia
Transportation: pay 38.3% more in Cambodia
Housing: pay 37.5% more in Cambodia
Childcare: pay 31.6% less in Cambodia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.4% more in Cambodia
Clothing: pay 28.7% less in Cambodia

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

Cambodia vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 88.3% more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Cambodia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,928	$3.40 KHR13,617.00	+79.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113,835	$6.45 KHR25,832.25	+49.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,482	$0.81 KHR3,236.20	+70.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,482	$0.62 KHR2,497.09	+153.5%
Average			+88.3%

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pay 44.8% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Cambodia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,869	$1.69 KHR6,771.54	+86.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,610	$6.70 KHR26,833.50	+35.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫139,035	$7.90 KHR31,631.18	+49.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,735	$1.78 KHR7,142.25	+18.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,879	$2.04 KHR8,182.07	+28.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,835	$1.46 KHR5,855.63	+1.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,394	$0.66 KHR2,634.13	+39.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,421	$1.59 KHR6,387.76	+141.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,176	$0.66 KHR2,658.95	+32.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,647	$0.65 KHR2,594.77	+46.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,154	$0.51 KHR2,058.86	+11.5%
Average			+44.8%

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pay 38.3% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Cambodia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,474	$4.35 KHR17,431.86	+35.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,710	$9.60 KHR38,448.00	+26.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫998,550,169	$49,000.00 KHR196,245,000.00	+29.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,785	$9.04 KHR36,203.62	+61.2%
Average			+38.3%

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pay 37.5% more for housing

	Hanoi	Cambodia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,668	$21.68 KHR86,832.53	+149.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,187,333	$346.90 KHR1,389,349.72	-0.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,812,815	$235.87 KHR944,647.28	-8.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,482,671	$61.54 KHR246,450.43	+9.4%
Average			+37.5%

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pay 31.6% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Cambodia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,102,251	$213.00 KHR853,065.00	-8.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,660,053	$5,277.08 KHR21,134,718.75	-55.2%
Average			-31.6%

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pay 17.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Cambodia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,964	$1.04 KHR4,171.78	+10.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,244	$1.99 KHR7,952.65	+10.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,949	$1.75 KHR7,008.75	+32.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫736,317	$37.75 KHR151,188.75	+35.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,855	$3.75 KHR15,018.75	-1.0%
Average			+17.4%

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pay 28.7% less for clothing

	Hanoi	Cambodia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,102,320	$24.31 KHR97,371.56	-41.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫604,678	$21.25 KHR85,106.25	-7.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,280,748	$69.00 KHR276,345.00	-20.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,908,340	$39.55 KHR158,397.75	-45.4%
Average			-28.7%

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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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