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Cambodia vs. Mauritania Cost of Living Summary

Cambodia is 38.4% more expensive than Mauritania overall.

Restaurants: pay 27.5% less in Cambodia
Groceries: pay 90.7% more in Cambodia
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Cambodia
Housing: pay 2.4% less in Cambodia
Childcare: pay 83.1% more in Cambodia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.1% less in Cambodia
Clothing: pay 4.1% more in Cambodia

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

Cambodia vs. Mauritania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.5% less for restaurants

	Mauritania	Cambodia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.01 MRO1,082	$3.40 KHR13,617.00	+12.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.28 MRO2,254	$6.45 KHR25,832.25	+2.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.77 MRO637	$0.81 KHR3,236.20	-54.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.16 MRO775	$0.62 KHR2,497.09	-71.1%
Average			-27.5%

Mauritania vs. Cambodia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 90.7% more for groceries

	Mauritania	Cambodia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.28 MRO99	$1.69 KHR6,771.54	+512.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.76 MRO990	$6.70 KHR26,833.50	+143.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.36 MRO1,923	$7.90 KHR31,631.18	+47.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 MRO800	$1.78 KHR7,142.25	-20.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.51 MRO901	$2.04 KHR8,182.07	-18.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.00 MRO360	$1.46 KHR5,855.63	+45.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 MRO299	$0.66 KHR2,634.13	-21.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 MRO234	$1.59 KHR6,387.76	+144.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 MRO161	$0.66 KHR2,658.95	+48.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 MRO126	$0.65 KHR2,594.77	+85.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 MRO141	$0.51 KHR2,058.86	+30.9%
Average			+90.7%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Mauritania	Cambodia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.36 MRO1,924	$4.35 KHR17,431.86	-18.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.97 MRO7,889	$9.60 KHR38,448.00	-56.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,533.89 MRO2,704,667	$49,000.00 KHR196,245,000.00	+550.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.89 MRO1,397	$9.04 KHR36,203.62	+132.2%
Average			+151.9%

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pay 2.4% less for housing

	Mauritania	Cambodia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.27 MRO21,637	$21.68 KHR86,832.53	-64.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$225.73 MRO81,036	$346.90 KHR1,389,349.72	+53.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$162.03 MRO58,168	$235.87 KHR944,647.28	+45.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$111.41 MRO39,996	$61.54 KHR246,450.43	-44.8%
Average			-2.4%

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pay 83.1% more for childcare

	Mauritania	Cambodia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$73.21 MRO26,284	$213.00 KHR853,065.00	+190.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,011.73 MRO2,517,211	$5,277.08 KHR21,134,718.75	-24.7%
Average			+83.1%

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pay 31.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Mauritania	Cambodia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.96 MRO703	$1.04 KHR4,171.78	-46.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.30 MRO825	$1.99 KHR7,952.65	-13.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.51 MRO902	$1.75 KHR7,008.75	-30.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$87.27 MRO31,329	$37.75 KHR151,188.75	-56.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.08 MRO1,465	$3.75 KHR15,018.75	-8.1%
Average			-31.1%

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pay 4.1% more for clothing

	Mauritania	Cambodia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.45 MRO7,342	$24.31 KHR97,371.56	+18.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.77 MRO7,455	$21.25 KHR85,106.25	+2.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.22 MRO24,848	$69.00 KHR276,345.00	-0.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.44 MRO14,876	$39.55 KHR158,397.75	-4.6%
Average			+4.1%

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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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