Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Kenya
  3. Cambodia
  4. Comparison
KES
COMPARED TO
KHR

Kenya is 62.0% cheaper than Cambodia.

If you lived in Cambodia instead of Kenya, you would:
local_dining

pay 20.5% less for restaurants

  Kenya help_outline Cambodia help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.34
KES450.51
$3.50
៛14,245.00
-19.4%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $6.91
KES716.72
$5.00
៛20,350.00
-27.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.49
KES50.41
$0.70
៛2,839.55
+43.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.43
KES44.50
$0.47
៛1,910.64
+9.5%
Kenya vs. Cambodia - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 29.9% more for groceries

  Kenya help_outline Cambodia help_outline  
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.51
KES52.65
$1.34
៛5,447.86
+163.8%
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.91
KES198.40
$8.04
៛32,729.58
+320.5%
Milk (1 gallon) $3.17
KES329.25
$7.37
៛30,015.11
+132.4%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $1.74
KES180.82
$1.51
៛6,152.82
-13.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $2.82
KES292.90
$1.76
៛7,169.11
-37.6%
Apples (1 lb) $1.25
KES129.79
$1.47
៛5,972.98
+17.3%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.56
KES57.87
$0.62
៛2,526.88
+11.3%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.70
KES72.17
$1.05
៛4,293.30
+51.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.55
KES57.17
$0.59
៛2,399.96
+7.0%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.70
KES72.30
$0.50
៛2,053.81
-27.6%
Onions (1 lb) $0.52
KES54.03
$0.34
៛1,384.59
-34.7%
Kenya vs. Cambodia - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 3.2 times more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.06
KES420.81
$3.64
៛14,816.90
-10.2%
Monthly public transit pass $24.43
KES2,534.11
$20.42
៛83,095.84
-16.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $15,000.49
KES1,556,300.16
$48,000.00
៛195,360,005.76
+220.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $13.24
KES1,374.05
$7.00
៛28,490.00
-47.1%
Kenya vs. Cambodia - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 57.5% more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $31.19
KES3,236.37
$29.00
៛118,030.00
-7.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $216.89
KES22,501.86
$339.86
៛1,383,248.89
+56.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $129.05
KES13,389.22
$204.77
៛833,426.22
+58.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $28.09
KES2,914.35
$64.68
៛263,247.64
+130.3%
Kenya vs. Cambodia - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 29.0% more for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $128.85
KES13,368.36
$227.81
៛927,168.64
+76.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,588.98
KES579,856.47
$7,150.00
៛29,100,500.86
+27.9%
Kenya vs. Cambodia - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 10.2% less for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.02
KES209.96
$0.82
៛3,357.75
-59.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.42
KES251.22
$2.10
៛8,563.96
-13.1%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $2.07
KES215.02
$1.35
៛5,494.50
-34.9%
Monthly membership at local gym $44.86
KES4,654.03
$41.89
៛170,512.01
-6.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $5.63
KES583.61
$5.00
៛20,350.00
-11.1%
Kenya vs. Cambodia - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 0.3% more for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $21.90
KES2,271.70
$25.29
៛102,947.06
+15.5%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $27.87
KES2,891.62
$18.81
៛76,554.76
-32.5%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $43.12
KES4,473.91
$49.46
៛201,295.42
+14.7%
Men's business shoes (leather) $40.08
KES4,158.53
$39.76
៛161,842.36
-0.8%
Kenya vs. Cambodia - Cost of clothing
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