Cost of living comparison

Colombia

compared to

Cambodia

Cambodia vs. Colombia Cost of Living Summary

Cambodia is 17.7% more expensive than Colombia overall.

Restaurants: pay 5.1% less in Cambodia
Groceries: pay 62.2% more in Cambodia
Transportation: pay 30.1% more in Cambodia
Housing: pay 2.8% more in Cambodia
Childcare: pay 42.6% more in Cambodia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.4% more in Cambodia
Clothing: pay 41.0% less in Cambodia

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

Cambodia vs. Colombia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.1% less for restaurants

	Colombia	Cambodia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.20 COP17,937.35	$3.40 KHR13,650.19	-19.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.62 COP28,263.30	$5.95 KHR23,887.84	-10.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 COP3,349.05	$0.83 KHR3,337.61	+6.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 COP2,541.94	$0.61 KHR2,461.25	+2.9%
Average			-5.1%

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pay 62.2% more for groceries

	Colombia	Cambodia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.27 COP5,428.43	$1.79 KHR7,201.66	+41.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.16 COP9,239.54	$6.08 KHR24,423.14	+181.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.88 COP16,566.87	$7.67 KHR30,788.17	+97.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.02 COP8,626.69	$1.85 KHR7,430.96	-8.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.19 COP9,343.66	$2.00 KHR8,022.14	-8.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 COP4,574.04	$1.56 KHR6,279.65	+46.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.45 COP1,941.52	$0.67 KHR2,683.21	+46.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.55 COP2,355.73	$1.61 KHR6,473.90	+192.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 COP1,952.71	$0.64 KHR2,558.93	+39.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 COP2,136.43	$0.66 KHR2,658.76	+32.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 COP1,933.44	$0.57 KHR2,270.26	+24.8%
Average			+62.2%

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pay 30.1% more for transportation

	Colombia	Cambodia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.05 COP13,037.03	$4.54 KHR18,220.89	+48.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.31 COP146,455.63	$10.60 KHR42,556.48	-69.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,642.99 COP75,312,176.03	$49,000.00 KHR196,723,348.93	+177.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.10 COP60,180.21	$8.94 KHR35,881.94	-36.6%
Average			+30.1%

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pay 2.8% more for housing

	Colombia	Cambodia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.88 COP97,652.70	$23.61 KHR94,799.13	+3.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$272.41 COP1,162,841.62	$334.99 KHR1,344,915.16	+23.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$235.87 COP1,006,854.60	$224.97 KHR903,205.69	-4.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.40 COP283,451.88	$59.35 KHR238,294.61	-10.6%
Average			+2.8%

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pay 42.6% more for childcare

	Colombia	Cambodia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$190.65 COP813,841.47	$239.67 KHR962,204.68	+25.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,364.51 COP18,630,688.03	$6,966.88 KHR27,970,346.56	+59.6%
Average			+42.6%

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pay 32.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Colombia	Cambodia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.15 COP4,925.57	$1.05 KHR4,215.50	-9.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.40 COP5,994.28	$2.13 KHR8,531.77	+51.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.09 COP8,932.84	$1.85 KHR7,427.31	-11.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.45 COP95,851.43	$40.58 KHR162,932.43	+80.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.65 COP15,597.14	$5.50 KHR22,081.19	+50.5%
Average			+32.4%

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pay 41.0% less for clothing

	Colombia	Cambodia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.02 COP222,057.73	$23.50 KHR94,346.91	-54.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.22 COP163,169.37	$19.98 KHR80,228.33	-47.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.60 COP348,344.43	$65.88 KHR264,472.46	-19.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.09 COP294,905.91	$39.83 KHR159,921.36	-42.3%
Average			-41.0%

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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: May 2025

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