Cost of living comparison

Nepal

compared to

Cambodia

Cambodia vs. Nepal Cost of Living Summary

Cambodia is 2.2 times more expensive than Nepal overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Cambodia
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Cambodia
Transportation: pay 4.3% more in Cambodia
Housing: pay 3.4 times more in Cambodia
Childcare: pay 3.5 times more in Cambodia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.4% more in Cambodia
Clothing: pay 19.4% more in Cambodia

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Cambodia are more expensive than in Nepal. Notably, childcare, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Cambodia.

Cambodia vs. Nepal Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Nepal	Cambodia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.57 NPR213.24	$3.40 KHR13,650.19	+116.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.71 NPR909.45	$5.95 KHR23,887.84	-11.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 NPR56.33	$0.83 KHR3,337.61	+100.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.16 NPR21.34	$0.61 KHR2,461.25	+289.6%
Average			+123.7%

Nepal vs. Cambodia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Nepal	Cambodia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.46 NPR62.98	$1.79 KHR7,201.66	+286.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.21 NPR434.74	$6.08 KHR24,423.14	+89.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.81 NPR381.11	$7.67 KHR30,788.17	+172.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.50 NPR203.34	$1.85 KHR7,430.96	+23.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.41 NPR191.59	$2.00 KHR8,022.14	+41.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 NPR133.72	$1.56 KHR6,279.65	+58.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 NPR54.67	$0.67 KHR2,683.21	+65.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 NPR64.47	$1.61 KHR6,473.90	+239.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 NPR36.18	$0.64 KHR2,558.93	+139.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 NPR25.08	$0.66 KHR2,658.76	+258.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 NPR35.37	$0.57 KHR2,270.26	+116.9%
Average			+135.6%

Nepal vs. Cambodia - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.3% more for transportation

	Nepal	Cambodia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.84 NPR656.33	$4.54 KHR18,220.89	-6.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.93 NPR2,159.88	$10.60 KHR42,556.48	-33.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,847.90 NPR4,183,821.10	$49,000.00 KHR196,723,348.93	+58.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.11 NPR1,235.25	$8.94 KHR35,881.94	-1.9%
Average			+4.3%

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pay 3.4 times more for housing

	Nepal	Cambodia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.30 NPR1,261.16	$23.61 KHR94,799.13	+153.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$83.84 NPR11,371.39	$334.99 KHR1,344,915.16	+299.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$52.73 NPR7,151.75	$224.97 KHR903,205.69	+326.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$20.72 NPR2,810.47	$59.35 KHR238,294.61	+186.4%
Average			+241.6%

Nepal vs. Cambodia - Cost of housing

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pay 3.5 times more for childcare

	Nepal	Cambodia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$51.59 NPR6,996.37	$239.67 KHR962,204.68	+364.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,839.32 NPR385,089.10	$6,966.88 KHR27,970,346.56	+145.4%
Average			+255.0%

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pay 35.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Nepal	Cambodia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.21 NPR299.14	$1.05 KHR4,215.50	-52.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.57 NPR212.43	$2.13 KHR8,531.77	+35.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.90 NPR393.97	$1.85 KHR7,427.31	-36.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$16.62 NPR2,254.68	$40.58 KHR162,932.43	+144.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.96 NPR401.01	$5.50 KHR22,081.19	+86.0%
Average			+35.4%

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pay 19.4% more for clothing

	Nepal	Cambodia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$21.36 NPR2,897.26	$23.50 KHR94,346.91	+10.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.01 NPR3,663.21	$19.98 KHR80,228.33	-26.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$40.30 NPR5,465.75	$65.88 KHR264,472.46	+63.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$30.56 NPR4,144.83	$39.83 KHR159,921.36	+30.3%
Average			+19.4%

Nepal 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: May 2025

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