Cost of living comparison

Chad

compared to

Cambodia

Cambodia vs. Chad Cost of Living Summary

Cambodia is 72.7% more expensive than Chad overall.

Restaurants: pay 9.2% less in Cambodia
Groceries: pay 48.2% more in Cambodia
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Cambodia
Housing: pay 51.6% less in Cambodia
Childcare: pay 5.5 times more in Cambodia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.5% more in Cambodia
Clothing: pay 33.5% less in Cambodia

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

Cambodia vs. Chad Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.2% less for restaurants

	Chad	Cambodia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.17 FCFA4,712	$3.40 KHR13,610.60	-58.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.29 FCFA2,473	$5.95 KHR23,818.54	+38.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.90 FCFA520	$0.83 KHR3,327.92	-7.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 FCFA390	$0.61 KHR2,454.11	-9.4%
Average			-9.2%

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pay 48.2% more for groceries

	Chad	Cambodia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.33 FCFA188	$1.79 KHR7,180.77	+448.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.63 FCFA942	$6.08 KHR24,352.29	+272.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.03 FCFA6,362	$7.67 KHR30,698.86	-30.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.16 FCFA1,248	$1.85 KHR7,409.40	-14.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.96 FCFA1,710	$2.00 KHR7,998.86	-32.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,282	$1.56 KHR6,261.43	-29.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 FCFA450	$0.67 KHR2,675.43	-14.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.73 FCFA997	$1.61 KHR6,455.12	-6.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.06 FCFA613	$0.64 KHR2,551.50	-40.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 FCFA399	$0.66 KHR2,651.05	-4.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 FCFA399	$0.57 KHR2,263.68	-18.2%
Average			+48.2%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Chad	Cambodia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.92 FCFA2,262	$4.54 KHR18,168.04	+15.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$81.69 FCFA47,121	$10.60 KHR42,433.03	-87.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,273.85 FCFA6,502,721	$49,000.00 KHR196,152,694.24	+334.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.68 FCFA2,120	$8.94 KHR35,777.85	+143.1%
Average			+101.6%

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pay 51.6% less for housing

	Chad	Cambodia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$190.62 FCFA109,949	$23.61 KHR94,524.14	-87.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,386.33 FCFA799,632	$334.99 KHR1,341,013.83	-75.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$179.73 FCFA103,667	$224.97 KHR900,585.67	+25.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$187.42 FCFA108,102	$59.35 KHR237,603.36	-68.3%
Average			-51.6%

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pay 5.5 times more for childcare

	Chad	Cambodia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$35.95 FCFA20,733	$239.67 KHR959,413.52	+566.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,633.89 FCFA942,423	$6,966.88 KHR27,889,210.24	+326.4%
Average			+446.6%

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pay 6.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Chad	Cambodia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.23 FCFA707	$1.05 KHR4,203.27	-14.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	??	$2.13 KHR8,507.02
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$0.94 FCFA542	$1.85 KHR7,405.76	+96.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$130.71 FCFA75,394	$40.58 KHR162,459.80	-69.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.90 FCFA2,827	$5.50 KHR22,017.14	+12.2%
Average			+6.5%

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pay 33.5% less for clothing

	Chad	Cambodia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.68 FCFA18,848	$23.50 KHR94,073.23	-28.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.27 FCFA35,341	$19.98 KHR79,995.61	-67.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$53.10 FCFA30,629	$65.88 KHR263,705.28	+24.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.20 FCFA61,258	$39.83 KHR159,457.46	-62.5%
Average			-33.5%

Chad vs. Cambodia - Cost of clothing

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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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