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Cambodia vs. Paraguay Cost of Living Summary

Cambodia is 29.8% more expensive than Paraguay overall.

Restaurants: pay 9.0% more in Cambodia
Groceries: pay 71.3% more in Cambodia
Transportation: pay 48.5% more in Cambodia
Housing: pay 29.9% more in Cambodia
Childcare: pay 77.5% more in Cambodia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.2% more in Cambodia
Clothing: pay 34.9% less in Cambodia

The cost of childcare, groceries, transportation, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Cambodia are more expensive than in Paraguay. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Cambodia.

Cambodia vs. Paraguay Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.0% more for restaurants

	Paraguay	Cambodia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.00 PYG27,905	$3.40 KHR13,617.00	-15.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.16 PYG35,985	$6.45 KHR25,832.25	+25.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 PYG5,765	$0.81 KHR3,236.20	-2.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 PYG3,393	$0.62 KHR2,497.09	+28.1%
Average			+9.0%

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pay 71.3% more for groceries

	Paraguay	Cambodia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 PYG7,229	$1.69 KHR6,771.54	+63.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.49 PYG24,338	$6.70 KHR26,833.50	+92.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.52 PYG24,542	$7.90 KHR31,631.18	+124.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 PYG12,597	$1.78 KHR7,142.25	-1.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.51 PYG10,518	$2.04 KHR8,182.07	+35.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.94 PYG6,566	$1.46 KHR5,855.63	+55.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 PYG2,825	$0.66 KHR2,634.13	+62.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.40 PYG2,813	$1.59 KHR6,387.76	+295.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 PYG5,115	$0.66 KHR2,658.95	-9.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PYG3,184	$0.65 KHR2,594.77	+41.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 PYG2,855	$0.51 KHR2,058.86	+25.6%
Average			+71.3%

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pay 48.5% more for transportation

	Paraguay	Cambodia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.61 PYG25,165	$4.35 KHR17,431.86	+20.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.58 PYG199,299	$9.60 KHR38,448.00	-66.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,411.13 PYG107,465,114	$49,000.00 KHR196,245,000.00	+218.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.41 PYG51,681	$9.04 KHR36,203.62	+22.0%
Average			+48.5%

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pay 29.9% more for housing

	Paraguay	Cambodia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.79 PYG117,061	$21.68 KHR86,832.53	+29.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$394.03 PYG2,747,688	$346.90 KHR1,389,349.72	-12.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$298.30 PYG2,080,101	$235.87 KHR944,647.28	-20.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$27.56 PYG192,175	$61.54 KHR246,450.43	+123.3%
Average			+29.9%

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pay 77.5% more for childcare

	Paraguay	Cambodia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$120.95 PYG843,438	$213.00 KHR853,065.00	+76.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,948.66 PYG20,561,659	$5,277.08 KHR21,134,718.75	+79.0%
Average			+77.5%

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pay 7.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Paraguay	Cambodia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.33 PYG9,281	$1.04 KHR4,171.78	-21.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.82 PYG12,686	$1.99 KHR7,952.65	+9.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.26 PYG8,793	$1.75 KHR7,008.75	+38.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.69 PYG186,099	$37.75 KHR151,188.75	+41.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.49 PYG38,264	$3.75 KHR15,018.75	-31.7%
Average			+7.2%

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pay 34.9% less for clothing

	Paraguay	Cambodia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.16 PYG384,676	$24.31 KHR97,371.56	-55.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.83 PYG263,778	$21.25 KHR85,106.25	-43.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.06 PYG544,304	$69.00 KHR276,345.00	-11.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.34 PYG385,897	$39.55 KHR158,397.75	-28.5%
Average			-34.9%

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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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