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Cambodia vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Cambodia is 12.9% cheaper than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 35.9% less in Cambodia
Groceries: pay 75.5% more in Cambodia
Transportation: pay 8.3% less in Cambodia
Housing: pay 38.2% less in Cambodia
Childcare: pay 7.2% more in Cambodia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.5% less in Cambodia
Clothing: pay 50.0% less in Cambodia

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

Cambodia vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 35.9% less for restaurants

	Lebanon	Cambodia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.66 LBP684,169	$3.40 KHR13,617.00	-55.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 LBP714,522	$6.45 KHR25,832.25	-19.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 LBP145,385	$0.81 KHR3,236.20	-50.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 LBP68,103	$0.62 KHR2,497.09	-18.2%
Average			-35.9%

Lebanon vs. Cambodia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 75.5% more for groceries

	Lebanon	Cambodia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 LBP53,699	$1.69 KHR6,771.54	+181.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.95 LBP352,609	$6.70 KHR26,833.50	+69.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.56 LBP496,610	$7.90 KHR31,631.18	+42.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.33 LBP208,328	$1.78 KHR7,142.25	-23.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.54 LBP316,225	$2.04 KHR8,182.07	-42.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 LBP61,124	$1.46 KHR5,855.63	+113.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.46 LBP40,766	$0.66 KHR2,634.13	+44.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.41 LBP36,360	$1.59 KHR6,387.76	+291.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 LBP41,477	$0.66 KHR2,658.95	+43.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 LBP29,389	$0.65 KHR2,594.77	+96.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 LBP40,127	$0.51 KHR2,058.86	+14.4%
Average			+75.5%

Lebanon vs. Cambodia - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.3% less for transportation

	Lebanon	Cambodia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.44 LBP306,966	$4.35 KHR17,431.86	+26.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$72.50 LBP6,475,359	$9.60 KHR38,448.00	-86.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,750.00 LBP2,567,814,963	$49,000.00 KHR196,245,000.00	+70.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.00 LBP1,429,045	$9.04 KHR36,203.62	-43.5%
Average			-8.3%

Lebanon vs. Cambodia - Cost of transportation

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pay 38.2% less for housing

	Lebanon	Cambodia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.92 LBP3,387,111	$21.68 KHR86,832.53	-42.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.15 LBP51,012,779	$346.90 KHR1,389,349.72	-39.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.78 LBP24,809,806	$235.87 KHR944,647.28	-15.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.38 LBP12,448,355	$61.54 KHR246,450.43	-55.8%
Average			-38.2%

Lebanon vs. Cambodia - Cost of housing

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pay 7.2% more for childcare

	Lebanon	Cambodia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$248.75 LBP22,217,182	$213.00 KHR853,065.00	-14.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,093.75 LBP365,634,522	$5,277.08 KHR21,134,718.75	+28.9%
Average			+7.2%

Lebanon vs. Cambodia - Cost of childcare

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pay 40.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	Cambodia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 LBP357,261	$1.04 KHR4,171.78	-74.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.89 LBP258,327	$1.99 KHR7,952.65	-31.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.52 LBP225,521	$1.75 KHR7,008.75	-30.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.92 LBP3,833,115	$37.75 KHR151,188.75	-12.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.25 LBP736,851	$3.75 KHR15,018.75	-54.5%
Average			-40.5%

Lebanon vs. Cambodia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 50.0% less for clothing

	Lebanon	Cambodia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.44 LBP4,772,787	$24.31 KHR97,371.56	-54.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.00 LBP4,465,765	$21.25 KHR85,106.25	-57.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.94 LBP9,105,199	$69.00 KHR276,345.00	-32.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.93 LBP7,942,682	$39.55 KHR158,397.75	-55.5%
Average			-50.0%

Lebanon vs. Cambodia - Cost of clothing

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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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