Cost of living comparison

Mauritius

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Cambodia vs. Mauritius Cost of Living Summary

Cambodia is 4.2% more expensive than Mauritius overall.

Restaurants: pay 1.6% less in Cambodia
Groceries: pay 35.7% more in Cambodia
Transportation: pay 19.7% less in Cambodia
Housing: pay 5.9% more in Cambodia
Childcare: pay 63.5% more in Cambodia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.2% less in Cambodia
Clothing: pay 33.1% less in Cambodia

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

Cambodia vs. Mauritius Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.6% less for restaurants

	Mauritius	Cambodia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.35 MUR242.19	$3.40 KHR13,584.37	-36.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.02 MUR227.57	$5.95 KHR23,772.66	+18.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 MUR39.98	$0.83 KHR3,321.51	-5.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 MUR23.64	$0.61 KHR2,449.38	+17.5%
Average			-1.6%

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pay 35.7% more for groceries

	Mauritius	Cambodia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 MUR31.15	$1.79 KHR7,166.94	+160.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 MUR184.52	$6.08 KHR24,305.38	+49.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.02 MUR227.50	$7.67 KHR30,639.72	+52.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 MUR88.21	$1.85 KHR7,395.13	-4.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 MUR115.17	$2.00 KHR7,983.45	-21.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 MUR42.05	$1.56 KHR6,249.37	+68.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 MUR34.37	$0.67 KHR2,670.28	-11.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 MUR36.25	$1.61 KHR6,442.68	+101.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 MUR58.23	$0.64 KHR2,546.59	-50.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 MUR21.84	$0.66 KHR2,645.94	+37.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 MUR22.98	$0.57 KHR2,259.32	+11.5%
Average			+35.7%

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pay 19.7% less for transportation

	Mauritius	Cambodia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.58 MUR253.00	$4.54 KHR18,133.04	-18.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.50 MUR1,472.34	$10.60 KHR42,351.28	-67.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,153.98 MUR1,365,975.04	$49,000.00 KHR195,774,806.78	+62.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.99 MUR905.32	$8.94 KHR35,708.93	-55.3%
Average			-19.7%

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pay 5.9% more for housing

	Mauritius	Cambodia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.67 MUR1,344.09	$23.61 KHR94,342.04	-20.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$397.33 MUR17,999.23	$334.99 KHR1,338,430.37	-15.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$305.21 MUR13,826.06	$224.97 KHR898,850.70	-26.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.91 MUR1,445.69	$59.35 KHR237,145.62	+86.0%
Average			+5.9%

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pay 63.5% more for childcare

	Mauritius	Cambodia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$158.54 MUR7,181.86	$239.67 KHR957,565.21	+51.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,964.93 MUR179,611.19	$6,966.88 KHR27,835,481.78	+75.7%
Average			+63.5%

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pay 21.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Mauritius	Cambodia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.23 MUR101.18	$1.05 KHR4,195.17	-53.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.18 MUR98.85	$2.13 KHR8,490.63	-2.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.84 MUR264.48	$1.85 KHR7,391.50	-68.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.23 MUR1,595.74	$40.58 KHR162,146.82	+15.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.35 MUR242.19	$5.50 KHR21,974.72	+2.9%
Average			-21.2%

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pay 33.1% less for clothing

	Mauritius	Cambodia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.35 MUR1,872.97	$23.50 KHR93,892.00	-43.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.68 MUR1,616.08	$19.98 KHR79,841.49	-44.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.89 MUR3,301.91	$65.88 KHR263,197.25	-9.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.84 MUR2,801.38	$39.83 KHR159,150.27	-35.6%
Average			-33.1%

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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: March 2025

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