Cost of living comparison

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Cambodia vs. Ethiopia Cost of Living Summary

Cambodia is 0.4% more expensive than Ethiopia overall.

Restaurants: pay 5.0% less in Cambodia
Groceries: pay 16.7% more in Cambodia
Transportation: pay 59.7% more in Cambodia
Housing: pay 58.4% less in Cambodia
Childcare: pay 55.0% more in Cambodia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.4% less in Cambodia
Clothing: pay 57.7% less in Cambodia

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

Cambodia vs. Ethiopia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.0% less for restaurants

	Ethiopia	Cambodia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 ETB766.29	$3.40 KHR13,634.00	-43.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.24 ETB796.34	$5.95 KHR23,859.50	-4.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 ETB100.26	$0.83 KHR3,333.65	+5.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ETB64.13	$0.61 KHR2,458.33	+22.1%
Average			-5.0%

Ethiopia vs. Cambodia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.7% more for groceries

	Ethiopia	Cambodia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.20 ETB153.46	$1.79 KHR7,193.12	+49.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.85 ETB619.86	$6.08 KHR24,394.17	+25.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.08 ETB776.33	$7.67 KHR30,751.65	+26.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.65 ETB338.34	$1.85 KHR7,422.15	-30.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.65 ETB721.10	$2.00 KHR8,012.62	-64.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.30 ETB421.63	$1.56 KHR6,272.20	-52.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 ETB64.67	$0.67 KHR2,680.03	+32.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 ETB137.71	$1.61 KHR6,466.22	+49.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 ETB49.37	$0.64 KHR2,555.89	+64.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 ETB39.75	$0.66 KHR2,655.61	+112.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 ETB101.43	$0.57 KHR2,267.57	-28.8%
Average			+16.7%

Ethiopia vs. Cambodia - Cost of groceries

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pay 59.7% more for transportation

	Ethiopia	Cambodia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.88 ETB623.21	$4.54 KHR18,199.28	-7.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 ETB1,277.14	$10.60 KHR42,506.00	+6.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 ETB3,192,860.00	$49,000.00 KHR196,490,000.00	+96.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.67 ETB468.07	$8.94 KHR35,839.38	+143.9%
Average			+59.7%

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pay 58.4% less for housing

	Ethiopia	Cambodia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$171.17 ETB21,860.45	$23.61 KHR94,686.68	-86.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$645.10 ETB82,388.56	$334.99 KHR1,343,319.85	-48.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$422.74 ETB53,990.27	$224.97 KHR902,134.33	-46.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$124.84 ETB15,943.64	$59.35 KHR238,011.95	-52.5%
Average			-58.4%

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pay 55.0% more for childcare

	Ethiopia	Cambodia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$81.47 ETB10,405.31	$239.67 KHR961,063.33	+194.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$43,916.67 ETB5,608,790.73	$6,966.88 KHR27,937,168.75	-84.1%
Average			+55.0%

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pay 7.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Ethiopia	Cambodia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 ETB127.71	$1.05 KHR4,210.50	+5.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.15 ETB146.83	$2.13 KHR8,521.65	+84.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.00 ETB510.86	$1.85 KHR7,418.50	-53.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$90.59 ETB11,570.29	$40.58 KHR162,739.17	-55.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.70 ETB855.69	$5.50 KHR22,055.00	-17.9%
Average			-7.4%

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pay 57.7% less for clothing

	Ethiopia	Cambodia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.33 ETB6,172.86	$23.50 KHR94,235.00	-51.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.17 ETB9,599.87	$19.98 KHR80,133.17	-73.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.84 ETB13,900.79	$65.88 KHR264,158.75	-39.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.32 ETB15,239.10	$39.83 KHR159,731.67	-66.6%
Average			-57.7%

Ethiopia 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: February 2025

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