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Sweden vs. Cambodia Cost of Living Summary

Sweden is 2.1 times more expensive than Cambodia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Sweden
Groceries: pay 39.3% more in Sweden
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in Sweden
Housing: pay 97.3% more in Sweden
Childcare: pay 52.0% less in Sweden
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.0 times more in Sweden
Clothing: pay 2.4 times more in Sweden

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

Sweden vs. Cambodia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Cambodia	Sweden
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.40 KHR13,673.07	$11.92 SEK131.11	+250.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.95 KHR23,927.88	$9.45 SEK104.00	+58.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 KHR3,343.20	$2.04 SEK22.46	+145.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 KHR2,465.37	$1.93 SEK21.21	+214.5%
Average			+167.3%

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pay 39.3% more for groceries

	Cambodia	Sweden
Bread 1 loaf	$1.79 KHR7,213.73	$2.49 SEK27.35	+38.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.08 KHR24,464.08	$5.18 SEK57.03	-14.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.67 KHR30,839.78	$5.43 SEK59.79	-29.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.85 KHR7,443.42	$3.74 SEK41.14	+102.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.00 KHR8,035.58	$4.68 SEK51.45	+134.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 KHR6,290.17	$1.19 SEK13.10	-23.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 KHR2,687.71	$1.06 SEK11.62	+58.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.61 KHR6,484.75	$1.13 SEK12.48	-29.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 KHR2,563.21	$1.73 SEK19.03	+171.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 KHR2,663.22	$0.67 SEK7.41	+1.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 KHR2,274.07	$0.70 SEK7.72	+24.0%
Average			+39.3%

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Cambodia	Sweden
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.54 KHR18,251.44	$6.64 SEK73.00	+46.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.60 KHR42,627.81	$68.10 SEK749.21	+542.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR197,053,104.91	$26,850.74 SEK295,386.30	-45.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.94 KHR35,942.08	$21.47 SEK236.14	+140.2%
Average			+170.9%

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pay 97.3% more for housing

	Cambodia	Sweden
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.61 KHR94,958.04	$30.29 SEK333.19	+28.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$334.99 KHR1,347,169.56	$821.73 SEK9,039.86	+145.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$224.97 KHR904,719.68	$641.62 SEK7,058.51	+185.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.35 KHR238,694.05	$77.37 SEK851.18	+30.4%
Average			+97.3%

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pay 52.0% less for childcare

	Cambodia	Sweden
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$239.67 KHR963,817.57	$122.27 SEK1,345.15	-49.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,966.88 KHR28,017,231.64	$3,135.75 SEK34,496.52	-55.0%
Average			-52.0%

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pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cambodia	Sweden
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.05 KHR4,222.57	$6.64 SEK73.07	+532.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.13 KHR8,546.07	$3.78 SEK41.64	+78.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.85 KHR7,439.76	$6.41 SEK70.50	+246.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.58 KHR163,205.55	$38.70 SEK425.73	-4.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.50 KHR22,118.21	$14.24 SEK156.62	+158.8%
Average			+202.3%

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

	Cambodia	Sweden
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$23.50 KHR94,505.06	$79.10 SEK870.14	+236.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.98 KHR80,362.81	$35.56 SEK391.20	+77.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.88 KHR264,915.78	$84.42 SEK928.74	+28.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$39.83 KHR160,189.43	$125.14 SEK1,376.67	+214.2%
Average			+139.2%

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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: December 2024

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