Cost of living comparison

Nicaragua

compared to

Cambodia

Cambodia vs. Nicaragua Cost of Living Summary

Cambodia is 5.1% more expensive than Nicaragua overall.

Restaurants: pay 7.1% less in Cambodia
Groceries: pay 11.9% more in Cambodia
Transportation: pay 39.5% more in Cambodia
Housing: pay 11.6% less in Cambodia
Childcare: pay 41.5% more in Cambodia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.5% less in Cambodia
Clothing: pay 33.2% less in Cambodia

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

Cambodia vs. Nicaragua Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.1% less for restaurants

	Nicaragua	Cambodia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.15 NIO152.44	$3.40 KHR13,590.61	-18.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.48 NIO201.11	$5.95 KHR23,783.57	+8.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 NIO34.94	$0.83 KHR3,323.04	-12.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 NIO24.05	$0.61 KHR2,450.50	-6.4%
Average			-7.1%

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pay 11.9% more for groceries

	Nicaragua	Cambodia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 NIO52.63	$1.79 KHR7,170.23	+25.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.35 NIO86.38	$6.08 KHR24,316.54	+158.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.24 NIO155.67	$7.67 KHR30,653.79	+80.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.88 NIO68.99	$1.85 KHR7,398.53	-1.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.20 NIO80.93	$2.00 KHR7,987.12	-9.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.80 NIO102.77	$1.56 KHR6,252.24	-44.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 NIO22.08	$0.67 KHR2,671.50	+11.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.72 NIO63.13	$1.61 KHR6,445.64	-6.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 NIO24.04	$0.64 KHR2,547.76	-2.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.08 NIO39.66	$0.66 KHR2,647.15	-38.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 NIO35.72	$0.57 KHR2,260.36	-41.9%
Average			+11.9%

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pay 39.5% more for transportation

	Nicaragua	Cambodia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.15 NIO189.00	$4.54 KHR18,141.36	-11.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.05 NIO1,103.29	$10.60 KHR42,370.73	-64.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,168.72 NIO667,031.99	$49,000.00 KHR195,864,703.31	+169.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.42 NIO198.88	$8.94 KHR35,725.32	+65.0%
Average			+39.5%

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pay 11.6% less for housing

	Nicaragua	Cambodia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$44.72 NIO1,641.95	$23.61 KHR94,385.36	-47.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$308.00 NIO11,307.74	$334.99 KHR1,339,044.96	+8.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$281.86 NIO10,348.08	$224.97 KHR899,263.43	-20.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$52.83 NIO1,939.42	$59.35 KHR237,254.51	+12.4%
Average			-11.6%

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pay 41.5% more for childcare

	Nicaragua	Cambodia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.78 NIO4,140.43	$239.67 KHR958,004.91	+112.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,900.00 NIO363,460.75	$6,966.88 KHR27,848,263.36	-29.6%
Average			+41.5%

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pay 5.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Nicaragua	Cambodia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.22 NIO44.70	$1.05 KHR4,197.10	-13.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.28 NIO83.70	$2.13 KHR8,494.53	-6.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.97 NIO108.90	$1.85 KHR7,394.89	-37.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.12 NIO959.13	$40.58 KHR162,221.28	+55.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.30 NIO267.91	$5.50 KHR21,984.81	-24.6%
Average			-5.5%

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pay 33.2% less for clothing

	Nicaragua	Cambodia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.40 NIO1,556.72	$23.50 KHR93,935.11	-44.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.36 NIO1,481.70	$19.98 KHR79,878.16	-50.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$58.79 NIO2,158.43	$65.88 KHR263,318.11	+12.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.04 NIO2,901.75	$39.83 KHR159,223.35	-49.6%
Average			-33.2%

Nicaragua 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: March 2025

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