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Cambodia vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Cambodia is 1.4% cheaper than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 5.0% less in Cambodia
Groceries: pay 49.5% more in Cambodia
Transportation: pay 2.3% less in Cambodia
Housing: pay 12.8% more in Cambodia
Childcare: pay 22.4% less in Cambodia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.1% less in Cambodia
Clothing: pay 6.4% less in Cambodia

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

Cambodia vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.0% less for restaurants

	Nairobi	Cambodia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES746.65	$3.40 KHR13,681.26	-41.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES895.98	$6.45 KHR25,954.15	-7.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.28	$0.81 KHR3,251.47	+15.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES70.64	$0.62 KHR2,508.87	+13.5%
Average			-5.0%

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pay 49.5% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Cambodia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.29	$1.69 KHR6,803.49	+209.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES716.02	$6.70 KHR26,960.12	+20.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES431.65	$7.90 KHR31,780.45	+135.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES211.53	$1.78 KHR7,175.95	+8.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES375.38	$2.04 KHR8,220.68	-30.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES180.93	$1.46 KHR5,883.27	+3.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.06	$0.66 KHR2,646.56	+38.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES114.43	$1.59 KHR6,417.90	+79.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES58.68	$0.66 KHR2,671.50	+45.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.14	$0.65 KHR2,607.01	+32.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.15	$0.51 KHR2,068.57	+1.5%
Average			+49.5%

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pay 2.3% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Cambodia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES694.44	$4.35 KHR17,514.12	-19.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES3,982.13	$9.60 KHR38,629.43	-69.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES3M	$49,000.00 KHR197M	+126.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,190.17	$9.04 KHR36,374.46	-46.9%
Average			-2.3%

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pay 12.8% more for housing

	Nairobi	Cambodia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,127.42	$21.68 KHR87,242.27	-45.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,347.35	$346.90 KHR1M	-27.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,536.08	$235.87 KHR949K	+14.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,771.83	$61.54 KHR248K	+109.8%
Average			+12.8%

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pay 22.4% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Cambodia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,828.96	$213.00 KHR857K	-5.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1M	$5,277.08 KHR21M	-39.9%
Average			-22.4%

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pay 36.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Cambodia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES298.66	$1.04 KHR4,191.46	-55.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES304.82	$1.99 KHR7,990.17	-16.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES398.21	$1.75 KHR7,041.82	-43.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,826.35	$37.75 KHR152K	-16.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES945.76	$3.75 KHR15,089.62	-49.0%
Average			-36.1%

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pay 6.4% less for clothing

	Nairobi	Cambodia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,523.97	$24.31 KHR97,831.04	+23.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,199.93	$21.25 KHR85,507.85	-14.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,735.80	$69.00 KHR278K	+1.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,010.05	$39.55 KHR159K	-36.5%
Average			-6.4%

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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: February 2026

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