Cost of living comparison

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Cambodia vs. Sierra Leone Cost of Living Summary

Cambodia is 25.7% more expensive than Sierra Leone overall.

Restaurants: pay 18.4% less in Cambodia
Groceries: pay 36.1% more in Cambodia
Transportation: pay 93.1% more in Cambodia
Housing: pay 69.4% less in Cambodia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.6% less in Cambodia
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Cambodia

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

Cambodia vs. Sierra Leone Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cambodia instead of Sierra Leone, you would:

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pay 18.4% less for restaurants

	Sierra Leone	Cambodia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.00 SLL62,908	$3.40 KHR13,617.00	+13.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 SLL209,695	$6.45 KHR25,832.25	-35.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 SLL21,591	$0.81 KHR3,236.20	-21.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 SLL18,596	$0.62 KHR2,497.09	-29.7%
Average			-18.4%

Sierra Leone vs. Cambodia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 36.1% more for groceries

	Sierra Leone	Cambodia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 SLL13,980	$1.69 KHR6,771.54	+153.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$6.70 KHR26,833.50	+89.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL191,910	$7.90 KHR31,631.18	-13.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 SLL42,124	$1.78 KHR7,142.25	-11.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40 SLL71,337	$2.04 KHR8,182.07	-39.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 SLL38,046	$1.46 KHR5,855.63	-19.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.66 KHR2,634.13	-27.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$1.59 KHR6,387.76	+396.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$0.66 KHR2,658.95	-70.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.65 KHR2,594.77	-28.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.51 KHR2,058.86	-30.4%
Average			+36.1%

Sierra Leone vs. Cambodia - Cost of groceries

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pay 93.1% more for transportation

	Sierra Leone	Cambodia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105,180	$4.35 KHR17,431.86	-13.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$9.60 KHR38,448.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL251,634,000	$49,000.00 KHR196,245,000.00	+308.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.75 SLL225,422	$9.04 KHR36,203.62	-15.9%
Average			+93.1%

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pay 69.4% less for housing

	Sierra Leone	Cambodia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$100.00 SLL2,096,950	$21.68 KHR86,832.53	-78.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,321.25 SLL27,705,952	$346.90 KHR1,389,349.72	-73.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26,456,519	$235.87 KHR944,647.28	-81.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.40 SLL2,314,990	$61.54 KHR246,450.43	-44.3%
Average			-69.4%

Sierra Leone vs. Cambodia - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sierra Leone	Cambodia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$213.00 KHR853,065.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$5,277.08 KHR21,134,718.75

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pay 20.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Sierra Leone	Cambodia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 SLL31,454	$1.04 KHR4,171.78	-30.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 SLL36,435	$1.99 KHR7,952.65	+14.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$1.75 KHR7,008.75	-41.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	$37.75 KHR151,188.75	-24.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$3.75 KHR15,018.75
Average			-20.6%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Sierra Leone	Cambodia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL209,695	$24.31 KHR97,371.56	+143.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.00 SLL167,756	$21.25 KHR85,106.25	+165.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419,390	$69.00 KHR276,345.00	+245.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	$39.55 KHR158,397.75	-20.9%
Average			+133.2%

Sierra Leone 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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