Cost of living comparison

Vietnam

compared to

Cambodia

Cambodia vs. Vietnam Cost of Living Summary

Cambodia is 24.3% more expensive than Vietnam overall.

Restaurants: pay 78.2% more in Cambodia
Groceries: pay 37.4% more in Cambodia
Transportation: pay 40.4% more in Cambodia
Housing: pay 12.7% more in Cambodia
Childcare: pay 21.4% less in Cambodia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.8% more in Cambodia
Clothing: pay 24.8% less in Cambodia

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

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Cambodia vs. Vietnam Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 78.2% more for restaurants

	Vietnam	Cambodia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.93 ₫49,974	$3.38 KHR13,704.77	+74.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.06 ₫105K	$6.88 KHR27,917.12	+69.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₫13,024	$1.07 KHR4,352.48	+113.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 ₫7,716	$0.58 KHR2,356.04	+94.7%
Average			+78.2%

Vietnam vs. Cambodia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 37.4% more for groceries

	Vietnam	Cambodia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.96 ₫24,830	$1.65 KHR6,701.50	+72.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.37 ₫139K	$7.35 KHR29,834.66	+36.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.69 ₫147K	$8.40 KHR34,092.91	+47.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,116	$1.74 KHR7,075.72	+15.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.71 ₫44,338	$1.70 KHR6,890.04	-0.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 ₫34,275	$1.77 KHR7,184.40	+33.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 ₫13,160	$0.62 KHR2,528.76	+22.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 ₫15,885	$1.84 KHR7,486.27	+200.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 ₫14,324	$0.73 KHR2,952.14	+31.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫12,825	$0.61 KHR2,497.30	+24.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 ₫13,290	$0.53 KHR2,153.99	+3.4%
Average			+37.4%

Vietnam vs. Cambodia - Cost of groceries

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pay 40.4% more for transportation

	Vietnam	Cambodia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.36 ₫87,104	$4.99 KHR20,244.66	+48.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.12 ₫184K	$12.30 KHR49,946.26	+72.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,715.02 ₫795M	$31,666.67 KHR129M	+3.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.75 ₫149K	$10.04 KHR40,762.21	+74.7%
Average			+40.4%

Vietnam vs. Cambodia - Cost of transportation

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pay 12.7% more for housing

	Vietnam	Cambodia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.92 ₫231K	$19.97 KHR81,100.64	+123.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$387.95 ₫10M	$399.26 KHR2M	+2.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$257.72 ₫7M	$267.29 KHR1M	+3.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.62 ₫1M	$70.60 KHR287K	+42.3%
Average			+12.7%

Vietnam vs. Cambodia - Cost of housing

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pay 21.4% less for childcare

	Vietnam	Cambodia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$321.30 ₫8M	$425.04 KHR2M	+32.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,628.65 ₫379M	$6,825.90 KHR28M	-53.3%
Average			-21.4%

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pay 55.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Vietnam	Cambodia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.91 ₫23,581	$1.09 KHR4,441.36	+20.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.63 ₫42,242	$2.17 KHR8,811.14	+33.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.36 ₫35,114	$1.59 KHR6,449.70	+17.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.59 ₫533K	$49.12 KHR199K	+138.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.14 ₫81,327	$5.00 KHR20,303.36	+59.2%
Average			+55.8%

Vietnam vs. Cambodia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 24.8% less for clothing

	Vietnam	Cambodia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.00 ₫1M	$27.42 KHR111K	-33.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.08 ₫623K	$19.11 KHR77,603.95	-20.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.97 ₫2M	$83.47 KHR339K	+8.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.18 ₫2M	$41.28 KHR168K	-44.4%
Average			-24.8%

Vietnam vs. Cambodia - Cost of clothing

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