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Cambodia vs. Laos Cost of Living Summary

Cambodia is 6.7% cheaper than Laos overall.

Restaurants: pay 28.1% more in Cambodia
Groceries: pay 8.7% more in Cambodia
Transportation: pay 8.3% less in Cambodia
Housing: pay 0.7% more in Cambodia
Childcare: pay 35.6% less in Cambodia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.7% less in Cambodia
Clothing: pay 33.0% less in Cambodia

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

Cambodia vs. Laos Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 28.1% more for restaurants

	Laos	Cambodia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.08 LAK44,969	$3.40 KHR13,617.00	+63.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.54 LAK119,918	$6.45 KHR25,832.25	+16.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 LAK16,444	$0.81 KHR3,236.20	+6.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 LAK10,719	$0.62 KHR2,497.09	+25.9%
Average			+28.1%

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pay 8.7% more for groceries

	Laos	Cambodia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.13 LAK24,565	$1.69 KHR6,771.54	+49.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.26 LAK287,052	$6.70 KHR26,833.50	-49.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.91 LAK149,607	$7.90 KHR31,631.18	+14.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.11 LAK45,585	$1.78 KHR7,142.25	-15.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 LAK45,372	$2.04 KHR8,182.07	-2.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 LAK16,405	$1.46 KHR5,855.63	+92.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 LAK16,239	$0.66 KHR2,634.13	-12.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 LAK20,985	$1.59 KHR6,387.76	+64.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 LAK28,222	$0.66 KHR2,658.95	-49.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 LAK15,261	$0.65 KHR2,594.77	-8.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 LAK9,907	$0.51 KHR2,058.86	+12.3%
Average			+8.7%

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pay 8.3% less for transportation

	Laos	Cambodia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.72 LAK102,231	$4.35 KHR17,431.86	-7.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$54.89 LAK1,188,115	$9.60 KHR38,448.00	-82.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,639.89 LAK619,954,342	$49,000.00 KHR196,245,000.00	+71.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.51 LAK227,448	$9.04 KHR36,203.62	-14.0%
Average			-8.3%

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pay 0.7% more for housing

	Laos	Cambodia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.16 LAK198,197	$21.68 KHR86,832.53	+136.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,004.64 LAK21,746,980	$346.90 KHR1,389,349.72	-65.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$817.42 LAK17,694,410	$235.87 KHR944,647.28	-71.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.90 LAK1,296,718	$61.54 KHR246,450.43	+2.7%
Average			+0.7%

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pay 35.6% less for childcare

	Laos	Cambodia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$296.67 LAK6,421,775	$213.00 KHR853,065.00	-28.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,267.93 LAK200,618,663	$5,277.08 KHR21,134,718.75	-43.1%
Average			-35.6%

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pay 7.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Laos	Cambodia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.42 LAK30,727	$1.04 KHR4,171.78	-26.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.66 LAK35,850	$1.99 KHR7,952.65	+19.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.98 LAK42,885	$1.75 KHR7,008.75	-11.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.50 LAK1,461,149	$37.75 KHR151,188.75	-44.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.02 LAK65,430	$3.75 KHR15,018.75	+24.1%
Average			-7.7%

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pay 33.0% less for clothing

	Laos	Cambodia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.20 LAK1,086,754	$24.31 KHR97,371.56	-51.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$65.21 LAK1,411,532	$21.25 KHR85,106.25	-67.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.39 LAK1,437,049	$69.00 KHR276,345.00	+3.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$47.52 LAK1,028,728	$39.55 KHR158,397.75	-16.8%
Average			-33.0%

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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: December 2025

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