Cost of living comparison

 Cambodia
compared to
 Burundi
Burundi vs. Cambodia Cost of Living Summary
Burundi vs. Cambodia Cost Breakdown

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

pay 29.3% less for restaurants

 
Cambodia
Burundi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.40
KHR13,590.61
$1.84
BIF5,434
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.95
KHR23,783.57
$3.69
BIF10,916
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.83
KHR3,323.04
$0.49
BIF1,455

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pay 23.8% less for groceries

 
Cambodia
Burundi
Bread
1 loaf
$1.79
KHR7,170.23
$0.73
BIF2,151
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.08
KHR24,316.54
$6.06
BIF17,922
Milk (1 gallon) $7.67
KHR30,653.79
$2.75
BIF8,137

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Cambodia
Burundi
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.54
KHR18,141.36
??
Monthly public transit pass $10.60
KHR42,370.73
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $49,000.00
KHR195,864,703.31
??

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pay 40.5% less for housing

 
Cambodia
Burundi
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$23.61
KHR94,385.36
??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $334.99
KHR1,339,044.96
$289.31
BIF855,219
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $224.97
KHR899,263.43
$73.09
BIF216,066

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pay 1.9% less for childcare

 
Cambodia
Burundi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $239.67
KHR958,004.91
$105.93
BIF313,135
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,966.88
KHR27,848,263.36
$10,592.87
BIF31,313,539

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pay 29.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Cambodia
Burundi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.05
KHR4,197.10
$1.23
BIF3,639
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.13
KHR8,494.53
$2.95
BIF8,733
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.85
KHR7,394.89
$2.43
BIF7,169

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Cambodia
Burundi
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$23.50
KHR93,935.11
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$19.98
KHR79,878.16
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$65.88
KHR263,318.11
??

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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: March 2025
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