Cost of living comparison

Uganda

compared to

Cambodia

Cambodia vs. Uganda Cost of Living Summary

Cambodia is 25.2% more expensive than Uganda overall.

Restaurants: pay 35.5% more in Cambodia
Groceries: pay 57.5% more in Cambodia
Transportation: pay 25.5% more in Cambodia
Housing: pay 13.5% more in Cambodia
Childcare: pay 18.1% more in Cambodia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.0% less in Cambodia
Clothing: pay 64.7% more in Cambodia

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

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Cambodia vs. Uganda Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 35.5% more for restaurants

	Uganda	Cambodia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.45 UGX10,151	$3.38 KHR13,738.35	+37.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.36 UGX30,452	$6.88 KHR27,985.53	-6.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 UGX1,523	$1.07 KHR4,363.14	+191.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 UGX1,107	$0.58 KHR2,361.81	+116.7%
Average			+35.5%

Uganda vs. Cambodia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 57.5% more for groceries

	Uganda	Cambodia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 UGX3,747	$1.65 KHR6,717.92	+82.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.18 UGX9,009	$7.35 KHR29,907.76	+237.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.90 UGX11,976	$8.40 KHR34,176.45	+190.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.58 UGX6,530	$1.74 KHR7,093.06	+10.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.05 UGX8,472	$1.70 KHR6,906.92	-17.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.95 UGX3,939	$1.77 KHR7,202.01	+85.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 UGX2,353	$0.62 KHR2,534.96	+9.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.59 UGX2,430	$1.84 KHR7,504.61	+213.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 UGX2,225	$0.73 KHR2,959.38	+35.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 UGX2,302	$0.61 KHR2,503.42	+10.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 UGX2,302	$0.53 KHR2,159.27	-4.7%
Average			+57.5%

Uganda vs. Cambodia - Cost of groceries

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pay 25.5% more for transportation

	Uganda	Cambodia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UGX21,961	$4.99 KHR20,294.27	-6.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.68 UGX177K	$12.30 KHR50,068.65	-71.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,361.98 UGX30M	$31,666.67 KHR129M	+330.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.94 UGX12,181	$10.04 KHR40,862.10	+240.9%
Average			+25.5%

Uganda vs. Cambodia - Cost of transportation

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pay 13.5% more for housing

	Uganda	Cambodia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.66 UGX143K	$19.97 KHR81,299.37	-42.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$482.64 UGX2M	$399.26 KHR2M	-17.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$167.36 UGX692K	$267.29 KHR1M	+59.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.08 UGX220K	$70.60 KHR287K	+33.0%
Average			+13.5%

Uganda vs. Cambodia - Cost of housing

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pay 18.1% more for childcare

	Uganda	Cambodia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$251.43 UGX1M	$425.04 KHR2M	+69.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,279.19 UGX34M	$6,825.90 KHR28M	-17.6%
Average			+18.1%

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pay 20.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Uganda	Cambodia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.23 UGX5,075	$1.09 KHR4,452.24	-10.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 UGX10,471	$2.17 KHR8,832.73	-14.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.45 UGX10,151	$1.59 KHR6,465.50	-35.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.21 UGX228K	$49.12 KHR200K	-11.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.36 UGX30,452	$5.00 KHR20,353.11	-32.1%
Average			-20.0%

Uganda vs. Cambodia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 64.7% more for clothing

	Uganda	Cambodia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$13.80 UGX57,098	$27.42 KHR112K	+98.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$12.88 UGX53,292	$19.11 KHR77,794.11	+48.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$31.90 UGX132K	$83.47 KHR340K	+161.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$43.25 UGX179K	$41.28 KHR168K	-4.6%
Average			+64.7%

Uganda vs. Cambodia - Cost of clothing

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