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Cambodia vs. Tajikistan Cost of Living Summary

Cambodia is 37.6% more expensive than Tajikistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 19.4% more in Cambodia
Groceries: pay 73.6% more in Cambodia
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Cambodia
Housing: pay 20.3% more in Cambodia
Childcare: pay 49.6% more in Cambodia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.7% less in Cambodia
Clothing: pay 15.1% less in Cambodia

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

Cambodia vs. Tajikistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.4% more for restaurants

	Tajikistan	Cambodia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.09 TJS56.16	$3.40 KHR13,617.00	-44.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.60 TJS79.35	$6.45 KHR25,832.25	-25.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 TJS5.21	$0.81 KHR3,236.20	+43.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 TJS2.83	$0.62 KHR2,497.09	+103.6%
Average			+19.4%

Tajikistan vs. Cambodia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 73.6% more for groceries

	Tajikistan	Cambodia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 TJS5.06	$1.69 KHR6,771.54	+208.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.82 TJS53.71	$6.70 KHR26,833.50	+15.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.96 TJS36.56	$7.90 KHR31,631.18	+99.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.72 TJS15.88	$1.78 KHR7,142.25	+3.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.75 TJS16.11	$2.04 KHR8,182.07	+16.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TJS6.45	$1.46 KHR5,855.63	+109.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.18 TJS10.93	$0.66 KHR2,634.13	-44.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 TJS8.51	$1.59 KHR6,387.76	+73.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 TJS4.07	$0.66 KHR2,658.95	+50.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 TJS2.65	$0.65 KHR2,594.77	+125.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 TJS1.87	$0.51 KHR2,058.86	+153.3%
Average			+73.6%

Tajikistan vs. Cambodia - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Tajikistan	Cambodia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.06 TJS37.49	$4.35 KHR17,431.86	+7.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.59 TJS97.66	$9.60 KHR38,448.00	-9.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,647.15 TJS107,429.74	$49,000.00 KHR196,245,000.00	+320.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.60 TJS33.21	$9.04 KHR36,203.62	+151.1%
Average			+117.4%

Tajikistan vs. Cambodia - Cost of transportation

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pay 20.3% more for housing

	Tajikistan	Cambodia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.59 TJS180.68	$21.68 KHR86,832.53	+10.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$370.61 TJS3,418.42	$346.90 KHR1,389,349.72	-6.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$239.79 TJS2,211.79	$235.87 KHR944,647.28	-1.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.50 TJS318.22	$61.54 KHR246,450.43	+78.4%
Average			+20.3%

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pay 49.6% more for childcare

	Tajikistan	Cambodia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$95.29 TJS878.97	$213.00 KHR853,065.00	+123.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,972.94 TJS64,316.23	$5,277.08 KHR21,134,718.75	-24.3%
Average			+49.6%

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pay 1.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Tajikistan	Cambodia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.06 TJS9.77	$1.04 KHR4,171.78	-1.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.50 TJS13.84	$1.99 KHR7,952.65	+32.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.65 TJS24.42	$1.75 KHR7,008.75	-33.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.89 TJS312.58	$37.75 KHR151,188.75	+11.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.50 TJS41.51	$3.75 KHR15,018.75	-16.7%
Average			-1.7%

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pay 15.1% less for clothing

	Tajikistan	Cambodia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.45 TJS243.96	$24.31 KHR97,371.56	-8.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.67 TJS310.57	$21.25 KHR85,106.25	-36.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$60.88 TJS561.56	$69.00 KHR276,345.00	+13.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.59 TJS512.73	$39.55 KHR158,397.75	-28.9%
Average			-15.1%

Tajikistan 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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