Cost of living comparison

Iceland

compared to

Cambodia

Cambodia vs. Iceland Cost of Living Summary

Cambodia is 46.8% cheaper than Iceland overall.

Restaurants: pay 71.9% less in Cambodia
Groceries: pay 25.4% less in Cambodia
Transportation: pay 42.4% less in Cambodia
Housing: pay 57.9% less in Cambodia
Childcare: pay 4.5% more in Cambodia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 64.6% less in Cambodia
Clothing: pay 69.8% less in Cambodia

Expenses including restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, and groceries are lower in Cambodia.

Cambodia vs. Iceland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 71.9% less for restaurants

	Iceland	Cambodia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.40 ISK2,534	$3.40 KHR13,650.19	-82.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$16.94 ISK2,213	$5.95 KHR23,887.84	-64.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.81 ISK367	$0.83 KHR3,337.61	-70.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.02 ISK264	$0.61 KHR2,461.25	-69.7%
Average			-71.9%

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pay 25.4% less for groceries

	Iceland	Cambodia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.95 ISK386	$1.79 KHR7,201.66	-39.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.27 ISK949	$6.08 KHR24,423.14	-16.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.01 ISK784	$7.67 KHR30,788.17	+27.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.42 ISK708	$1.85 KHR7,430.96	-65.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.51 ISK1,111	$2.00 KHR8,022.14	-76.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 ISK160	$1.56 KHR6,279.65	+27.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 ISK134	$0.67 KHR2,683.21	-34.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 ISK153	$1.61 KHR6,473.90	+37.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.87 ISK245	$0.64 KHR2,558.93	-66.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.23 ISK161	$0.66 KHR2,658.76	-46.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 ISK102	$0.57 KHR2,270.26	-27.9%
Average			-25.4%

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pay 42.4% less for transportation

	Iceland	Cambodia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.36 ISK1,092	$4.54 KHR18,220.89	-45.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$71.28 ISK9,310	$10.60 KHR42,556.48	-85.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,660.66 ISK5,310,689	$49,000.00 KHR196,723,348.93	+20.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.04 ISK2,878	$8.94 KHR35,881.94	-59.4%
Average			-42.4%

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pay 57.9% less for housing

	Iceland	Cambodia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$72.17 ISK9,427	$23.61 KHR94,799.13	-67.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,838.04 ISK240,066	$334.99 KHR1,344,915.16	-81.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,497.77 ISK195,624	$224.97 KHR903,205.69	-85.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.01 ISK7,577	$59.35 KHR238,294.61	+2.3%
Average			-57.9%

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pay 4.5% more for childcare

	Iceland	Cambodia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$258.16 ISK33,719	$239.67 KHR962,204.68	-7.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,993.99 ISK782,876	$6,966.88 KHR27,970,346.56	+16.2%
Average			+4.5%

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pay 64.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Iceland	Cambodia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.19 ISK1,200	$1.05 KHR4,215.50	-88.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.65 ISK607	$2.13 KHR8,531.77	-54.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.76 ISK1,535	$1.85 KHR7,427.31	-84.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.46 ISK8,027	$40.58 KHR162,932.43	-34.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.35 ISK1,874	$5.50 KHR22,081.19	-61.7%
Average			-64.6%

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pay 69.8% less for clothing

	Iceland	Cambodia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$111.23 ISK14,528	$23.50 KHR94,346.91	-78.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$59.69 ISK7,796	$19.98 KHR80,228.33	-66.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$148.00 ISK19,330	$65.88 KHR264,472.46	-55.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$184.49 ISK24,097	$39.83 KHR159,921.36	-78.4%
Average			-69.8%

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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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