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Cambodia vs. Siem Reap Cost of Living Summary

Cambodia is 7.4% more expensive than Siem Reap.

Restaurants: pay 18.9% more in Cambodia
Groceries: pay 15.3% more in Cambodia
Transportation: pay 3.0% more in Cambodia
Housing: pay 5.1% more in Cambodia
Childcare: pay 10.9% less in Cambodia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.1% more in Cambodia
Clothing: pay 11.2% more in Cambodia

The cost of restaurants, groceries, clothing, entertainment and sports, housing, and transportation in Cambodia are more expensive than in Siem Reap.

Cambodia vs. Siem Reap Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cambodia instead of Siem Reap, you would:

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pay 18.9% more for restaurants

	Siem Reap	Cambodia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.50 KHR10,009.43	$3.40 KHR13,612.82	+36.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	$6.45 KHR25,824.32	-7.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 KHR2,845.84	$0.81 KHR3,235.21	+13.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 KHR1,868.43	$0.62 KHR2,496.32	+33.6%
Average			+18.9%

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pay 15.3% more for groceries

	Siem Reap	Cambodia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.40 KHR5,605.28	$1.69 KHR6,769.46	+20.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	$6.70 KHR26,825.26
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.69 KHR26,775.46	$7.90 KHR31,621.47	+18.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.54 KHR6,165.81	$1.78 KHR7,140.06	+15.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.62 KHR6,501.57	$2.04 KHR8,179.56	+25.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.64 KHR6,583.30	$1.46 KHR5,853.84	-11.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 KHR1,997.69	$0.66 KHR2,633.32	+31.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.51 KHR6,038.47	$1.59 KHR6,385.80	+5.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 KHR2,351.83	$0.66 KHR2,658.14	+13.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 KHR2,315.50	$0.65 KHR2,593.97	+12.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 KHR1,695.01	$0.51 KHR2,058.23	+21.4%
Average			+15.3%

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pay 3.0% more for transportation

	Siem Reap	Cambodia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.10 KHR16,430.71	$4.35 KHR17,426.51	+6.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$9.60 KHR38,436.20
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	$9.04 KHR36,192.51	-0.1%
Average			+3.0%

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pay 5.1% more for housing

	Siem Reap	Cambodia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.50 KHR78,073.53	$21.68 KHR86,805.87	+11.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$336.25 KHR1,346,267.85	$346.90 KHR1,388,923.22	+3.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$241.67 KHR967,577.88	$235.87 KHR944,357.30	-2.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.72 KHR227,076.59	$61.54 KHR246,374.78	+8.5%
Average			+5.1%

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pay 10.9% less for childcare

	Siem Reap	Cambodia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	$213.00 KHR852,803.13	-27.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,000.00 KHR20,018,852.79	$5,277.08 KHR21,128,230.88	+5.5%
Average			-10.9%

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pay 9.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Siem Reap	Cambodia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 KHR4,003.77	$1.04 KHR4,170.49	+4.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.67 KHR6,681.29	$1.99 KHR7,950.21	+19.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.75 KHR7,006.60	$1.75 KHR7,006.60
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.25 KHR145,136.68	$37.75 KHR151,142.34	+4.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	$3.75 KHR15,014.14
Average			+9.1%

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pay 11.2% more for clothing

	Siem Reap	Cambodia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	$24.31 KHR97,341.67	-5.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.33 KHR73,402.46	$21.25 KHR85,080.12	+15.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.00 KHR220,207.38	$69.00 KHR276,260.17	+25.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$36.33 KHR145,470.33	$39.55 KHR158,349.13	+8.9%
Average			+11.2%

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