Cost of living comparison

 Cambodia
compared to
 Latvia
Latvia vs. Cambodia Cost of Living Summary

Latvia is 82.0% more expensive than Cambodia overall.

Restaurants
pay 93.6% more in Latvia
Groceries
pay 1.8% less in Latvia
Transportation
pay 68.6% more in Latvia
Housing
pay 71.9% more in Latvia
Childcare
pay 85.3% more in Latvia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.1 times more in Latvia
Clothing
pay 2.4 times more in Latvia

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

Latvia vs. Cambodia Cost Breakdown

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

pay 93.6% more for restaurants

 
Cambodia
Latvia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.40
KHR13,598.18
$10.23
€9.33
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.95
KHR23,796.81
$7.08
€6.46
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.83
KHR3,324.89
$1.37
€1.25

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pay 1.8% less for groceries

 
Cambodia
Latvia
Bread
1 loaf
$1.79
KHR7,174.22
$1.36
€1.24
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.08
KHR24,330.07
$5.17
€4.72
Milk (1 gallon) $7.67
KHR30,670.85
$4.66
€4.25

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pay 68.6% more for transportation

 
Cambodia
Latvia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.54
KHR18,151.46
$6.76
€6.16
Monthly public transit pass $10.60
KHR42,394.32
$39.41
€35.95
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $49,000.00
KHR195,973,739.23
$25,606.21
€23,364.03

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pay 71.9% more for housing

 
Cambodia
Latvia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$23.61
KHR94,437.90
$17.22
€15.71
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $334.99
KHR1,339,790.39
$467.65
€426.70
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $224.97
KHR899,764.05
$322.68
€294.42

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pay 85.3% more for childcare

 
Cambodia
Latvia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $239.67
KHR958,538.22
$427.69
€390.24
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,966.88
KHR27,863,766.21
$13,383.30
€12,211.40

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Cambodia
Latvia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.05
KHR4,199.44
$3.87
€3.53
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.13
KHR8,499.26
$3.06
€2.79
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.85
KHR7,399.01
$4.95
€4.51

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

 
Cambodia
Latvia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$23.50
KHR93,987.41
$76.51
€69.81
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$19.98
KHR79,922.62
$43.17
€39.39
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$65.88
KHR263,464.70
$84.42
€77.03

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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: April 2025
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