Cost of living comparison

Sri Lanka

compared to

Cambodia

Cambodia vs. Sri Lanka Cost of Living Summary

Cambodia is 64.5% more expensive than Sri Lanka overall.

Restaurants: pay 37.9% more in Cambodia
Groceries: pay 36.7% more in Cambodia
Transportation: pay 47.1% more in Cambodia
Housing: pay 72.4% more in Cambodia
Childcare: pay 12.0 times more in Cambodia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.3% more in Cambodia
Clothing: pay 27.3% more in Cambodia

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

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Cambodia vs. Sri Lanka Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cambodia instead of Sri Lanka, you would:

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pay 37.9% more for restaurants

	Sri Lanka	Cambodia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.19 LKR726.11	$3.38 KHR13,738.35	+53.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 LKR2,052.12	$6.88 KHR27,985.53	+11.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 LKR270.87	$1.07 KHR4,363.14	+31.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 LKR101.62	$0.58 KHR2,361.81	+89.1%
Average			+37.9%

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pay 36.7% more for groceries

	Sri Lanka	Cambodia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.50 LKR164.88	$1.65 KHR6,717.92	+231.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.10 LKR1,689.36	$7.35 KHR29,907.76	+44.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.00 LKR1,656.35	$8.40 KHR34,176.45	+67.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.59 LKR525.48	$1.74 KHR7,093.06	+9.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.92 LKR637.54	$1.70 KHR6,906.92	-11.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.39 LKR790.19	$1.77 KHR7,202.01	-25.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.33 LKR110.92	$0.62 KHR2,534.96	+85.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.65 LKR546.03	$1.84 KHR7,504.61	+11.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 LKR195.36	$0.73 KHR2,959.38	+23.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 LKR150.14	$0.61 KHR2,503.42	+35.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 LKR113.13	$0.53 KHR2,159.27	+55.3%
Average			+36.7%

Sri Lanka vs. Cambodia - Cost of groceries

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pay 47.1% more for transportation

	Sri Lanka	Cambodia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.79 LKR1,585.93	$4.99 KHR20,294.27	+4.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$4.92 LKR1,628.00	$12.30 KHR50,068.65	+150.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,619.96 LKR10M	$31,666.67 KHR129M	+6.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.96 LKR979.01	$10.04 KHR40,862.10	+239.6%
Average			+47.1%

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pay 72.4% more for housing

	Sri Lanka	Cambodia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.30 LKR5,399.45	$19.97 KHR81,299.37	+22.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$251.30 LKR83,230.31	$399.26 KHR2M	+58.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$143.93 LKR47,668.88	$267.29 KHR1M	+85.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$35.77 LKR11,847.20	$70.60 KHR287K	+97.4%
Average			+72.4%

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pay 12.0 times more for childcare

	Sri Lanka	Cambodia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$28.08 LKR9,301.28	$425.04 KHR2M	+1413.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$711.79 LKR236K	$6,825.90 KHR28M	+859.0%
Average			+1104.7%

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pay 18.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Sri Lanka	Cambodia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.16 LKR714.17	$1.09 KHR4,452.24	-49.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.16 LKR713.82	$2.17 KHR8,832.73	+0.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.91 LKR3,283.39	$1.59 KHR6,465.50	-84.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$9.67 LKR3,202.38	$49.12 KHR200K	+408.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.64 LKR1,206.25	$5.00 KHR20,353.11	+37.3%
Average			+18.3%

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pay 27.3% more for clothing

	Sri Lanka	Cambodia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$21.76 LKR7,207.45	$27.42 KHR112K	+26.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$13.15 LKR4,354.50	$19.11 KHR77,794.11	+45.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.61 LKR23,716.18	$83.47 KHR340K	+16.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$33.60 LKR11,128.93	$41.28 KHR168K	+22.8%
Average			+27.3%

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