Cost of living comparison

Cambodia

compared to

Costa Rica

Costa Rica vs. Cambodia Cost of Living Summary

Costa Rica is 98.1% more expensive than Cambodia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Costa Rica
Groceries: pay 36.6% more in Costa Rica
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Costa Rica
Housing: pay 99.0% more in Costa Rica
Childcare: pay 87.2% more in Costa Rica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 96.5% more in Costa Rica
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Costa Rica

The cost of restaurants, clothing, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, and childcare in Costa Rica are more expensive than in Cambodia. Notably, restaurants, clothing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Costa Rica.

Costa Rica vs. Cambodia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Cambodia, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Cambodia	Costa Rica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.40 KHR13,584.37	$9.75 CRC4,861.38	+186.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.95 KHR23,772.66	$9.08 CRC4,529.24	+52.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 KHR3,321.51	$2.01 CRC1,002.75	+141.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 KHR2,449.38	$1.49 CRC743.89	+143.3%
Average			+131.1%

Cambodia vs. Costa Rica - Cost of restaurants

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pay 36.6% more for groceries

	Cambodia	Costa Rica
Bread 1 loaf	$1.79 KHR7,166.94	$2.53 CRC1,262.89	+41.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.08 KHR24,305.38	$3.76 CRC1,876.61	-38.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.67 KHR30,639.72	$6.98 CRC3,479.13	-9.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.85 KHR7,395.13	$3.21 CRC1,602.04	+73.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.00 KHR7,983.45	$3.97 CRC1,980.43	+98.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 KHR6,249.37	$1.79 CRC892.43	+14.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 KHR2,670.28	$0.62 CRC307.67	-7.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.61 KHR6,442.68	$1.22 CRC606.66	-24.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 KHR2,546.59	$1.22 CRC609.28	+91.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 KHR2,645.94	$1.09 CRC545.77	+65.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 KHR2,259.32	$1.11 CRC555.45	+97.0%
Average			+36.6%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Cambodia	Costa Rica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.54 KHR18,133.04	$5.63 CRC2,806.40	+24.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.60 KHR42,351.28	$49.00 CRC24,437.54	+362.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR195,774,806.78	$35,063.37 CRC17,487,364.97	-28.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.94 KHR35,708.93	$15.62 CRC7,791.37	+74.8%
Average			+108.2%

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pay 99.0% more for housing

	Cambodia	Costa Rica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.61 KHR94,342.04	$48.50 CRC24,188.91	+105.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$334.99 KHR1,338,430.37	$778.04 CRC388,035.38	+132.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$224.97 KHR898,850.70	$547.50 CRC273,059.59	+143.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.35 KHR237,145.62	$68.26 CRC34,042.58	+15.0%
Average			+99.0%

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pay 87.2% more for childcare

	Cambodia	Costa Rica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$239.67 KHR957,565.21	$519.07 CRC258,877.67	+116.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,966.88 KHR27,835,481.78	$10,987.74 CRC5,479,982.83	+57.7%
Average			+87.2%

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pay 96.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Cambodia	Costa Rica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.05 KHR4,195.17	$2.73 CRC1,360.13	+159.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.13 KHR8,490.63	$3.65 CRC1,822.50	+72.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.85 KHR7,391.50	$4.58 CRC2,285.36	+147.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.58 KHR162,146.82	$59.46 CRC29,655.13	+46.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.50 KHR21,974.72	$8.63 CRC4,302.05	+56.8%
Average			+96.5%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Cambodia	Costa Rica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$23.50 KHR93,892.00	$65.32 CRC32,579.25	+178.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.98 KHR79,841.49	$44.54 CRC22,213.88	+122.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.88 KHR263,197.25	$110.39 CRC55,053.23	+67.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$39.83 KHR159,150.27	$97.22 CRC48,485.54	+144.1%
Average			+128.2%

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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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