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Cambodia vs. Somalia Cost of Living Summary

Cambodia is 2.4 times more expensive than Somalia overall.

Restaurants: pay 31.2% more in Cambodia
Groceries: pay 18.5% more in Cambodia
Transportation: pay 2.8 times more in Cambodia
Housing: pay 55.9% more in Cambodia
Childcare: pay 7.0 times more in Cambodia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.9% more in Cambodia
Clothing: pay 80.0% more in Cambodia

The cost of childcare, transportation, clothing, housing, restaurants, and groceries in Cambodia are more expensive than in Somalia. Notably, childcare, transportation, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Cambodia.

Cambodia vs. Somalia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.2% more for restaurants

	Somalia	Cambodia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.88 SOS1,635	$3.40 KHR13,617.00	+18.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.62 SOS2,631	$6.45 KHR25,832.25	+39.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 SOS420	$0.81 KHR3,236.20	+9.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 SOS225	$0.62 KHR2,497.09	+57.6%
Average			+31.2%

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pay 18.5% more for groceries

	Somalia	Cambodia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.12 SOS640	$1.69 KHR6,771.54	+50.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.17 SOS1,233	$6.70 KHR26,833.50	+209.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.78 SOS4,423	$7.90 KHR31,631.18	+1.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.51 SOS1,429	$1.78 KHR7,142.25	-29.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.44 SOS1,387	$2.04 KHR8,182.07	-16.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.49 SOS846	$1.46 KHR5,855.63	-1.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.98 SOS559	$0.66 KHR2,634.13	-33.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.27 SOS724	$1.59 KHR6,387.76	+25.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 SOS354	$0.66 KHR2,658.95	+6.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 SOS363	$0.65 KHR2,594.77	+1.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 SOS330	$0.51 KHR2,058.86	-11.3%
Average			+18.5%

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pay 2.8 times more for transportation

	Somalia	Cambodia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.87 SOS2,201	$4.35 KHR17,431.86	+12.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.00 SOS14,222	$9.60 KHR38,448.00	-61.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$5,750.00 SOS3,270,984	$49,000.00 KHR196,245,000.00	+752.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.43 SOS4,229	$9.04 KHR36,203.62	+21.6%
Average			+181.2%

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pay 55.9% more for housing

	Somalia	Cambodia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.79 SOS21,498	$21.68 KHR86,832.53	-42.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$142.93 SOS81,308	$346.90 KHR1,389,349.72	+142.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$98.19 SOS55,855	$235.87 KHR944,647.28	+140.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.70 SOS41,925	$61.54 KHR246,450.43	-16.5%
Average			+55.9%

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pay 7.0 times more for childcare

	Somalia	Cambodia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$43.33 SOS24,651	$213.00 KHR853,065.00	+391.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$585.00 SOS332,787	$5,277.08 KHR21,134,718.75	+802.1%
Average			+596.8%

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pay 5.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Somalia	Cambodia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.00 SOS3,982	$1.04 KHR4,171.78	-85.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.19 SOS676	$1.99 KHR7,952.65	+67.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.10 SOS626	$1.75 KHR7,008.75	+59.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.33 SOS18,962	$37.75 KHR151,188.75	+13.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SOS2,844	$3.75 KHR15,018.75	-25.0%
Average			+5.9%

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pay 80.0% more for clothing

	Somalia	Cambodia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.25 SOS8,675	$24.31 KHR97,371.56	+59.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.78 SOS11,251	$21.25 KHR85,106.25	+7.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$19.89 SOS11,314	$69.00 KHR276,345.00	+246.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$37.28 SOS21,206	$39.55 KHR158,397.75	+6.1%
Average			+80.0%

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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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