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Cambodia vs. Swaziland Cost of Living Summary

Cambodia is 20.8% more expensive than Swaziland overall.

Restaurants: pay 44.2% more in Cambodia
Groceries: pay 67.7% more in Cambodia
Transportation: pay 11.4% more in Cambodia
Housing: pay 8.4% more in Cambodia
Childcare: pay 53.1% more in Cambodia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.5% less in Cambodia
Clothing: pay 30.0% less in Cambodia

The cost of groceries, childcare, restaurants, transportation, and housing in Cambodia are more expensive than in Swaziland. Expenses including clothing and entertainment and sports are lower in Cambodia.

Cambodia vs. Swaziland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 44.2% more for restaurants

	Swaziland	Cambodia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.11 SZL53.17	$3.40 KHR13,617.00	+9.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.36 SZL40.37	$6.45 KHR25,832.25	+173.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 SZL16.50	$0.81 KHR3,236.20	-16.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 SZL9.60	$0.62 KHR2,497.09	+11.0%
Average			+44.2%

Swaziland vs. Cambodia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 67.7% more for groceries

	Swaziland	Cambodia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 SZL13.14	$1.69 KHR6,771.54	+119.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.61 SZL78.77	$6.70 KHR26,833.50	+45.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.07 SZL69.57	$7.90 KHR31,631.18	+94.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.73 SZL29.54	$1.78 KHR7,142.25	+3.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.30 SZL39.30	$2.04 KHR8,182.07	-11.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.71 SZL12.06	$1.46 KHR5,855.63	+107.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 SZL5.81	$0.66 KHR2,634.13	+93.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.44 SZL7.44	$1.59 KHR6,387.76	+266.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 SZL11.02	$0.66 KHR2,658.95	+3.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 SZL8.19	$0.65 KHR2,594.77	+35.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 SZL9.97	$0.51 KHR2,058.86	-11.9%
Average			+67.7%

Swaziland vs. Cambodia - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.4% more for transportation

	Swaziland	Cambodia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.52 SZL77.24	$4.35 KHR17,431.86	-3.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.25 SZL516.92	$9.60 KHR38,448.00	-68.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,285.48 SZL295,381.41	$49,000.00 KHR196,245,000.00	+183.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.50 SZL452.92	$9.04 KHR36,203.62	-65.9%
Average			+11.4%

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pay 8.4% more for housing

	Swaziland	Cambodia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.81 SZL492.30	$21.68 KHR86,832.53	-24.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$266.51 SZL4,554.29	$346.90 KHR1,389,349.72	+30.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$187.26 SZL3,199.97	$235.87 KHR944,647.28	+26.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.22 SZL1,029.01	$61.54 KHR246,450.43	+2.2%
Average			+8.4%

Swaziland vs. Cambodia - Cost of housing

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pay 53.1% more for childcare

	Swaziland	Cambodia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$109.47 SZL1,870.75	$213.00 KHR853,065.00	+94.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,724.70 SZL80,737.58	$5,277.08 KHR21,134,718.75	+11.7%
Average			+53.1%

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pay 9.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Swaziland	Cambodia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.87 SZL32.00	$1.04 KHR4,171.78	-44.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.97 SZL33.74	$1.99 KHR7,952.65	+0.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 SZL45.78	$1.75 KHR7,008.75	-34.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.81 SZL492.30	$37.75 KHR151,188.75	+31.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 SZL64.00	$3.75 KHR15,018.75	+0.1%
Average			-9.5%

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pay 30.0% less for clothing

	Swaziland	Cambodia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.08 SZL787.36	$24.31 KHR97,371.56	-47.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.01 SZL410.25	$21.25 KHR85,106.25	-11.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.90 SZL1,279.99	$69.00 KHR276,345.00	-7.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$84.51 SZL1,444.09	$39.55 KHR158,397.75	-53.2%
Average			-30.0%

Swaziland 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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