Cost of living comparison

 North Korea
compared to
 Cambodia
Cambodia vs. North Korea Cost of Living Summary

Cambodia is 51.2% more expensive than North Korea overall.

Restaurants
pay 52.0% less in Cambodia
Groceries
pay 26.9% more in Cambodia
Housing
pay 3.3 times more in Cambodia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.2% more in Cambodia

The cost of housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Cambodia are more expensive than in North Korea. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Cambodia.

Cambodia vs. North Korea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cambodia instead of North Korea, you would:

pay 52.0% less for restaurants

 
North Korea
Cambodia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $3.40
KHR13,584.37
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $5.95
KHR23,772.66
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.14
KPW1,929
$0.83
KHR3,321.51

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pay 26.9% more for groceries

 
North Korea
Cambodia
Bread
1 loaf
$2.20
KPW1,983
$1.79
KHR7,166.94
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $6.08
KHR24,305.38
Milk (1 gallon) $3.40
KPW3,058
$7.67
KHR30,639.72

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
North Korea
Cambodia
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $4.54
KHR18,133.04
Monthly public transit pass ?? $10.60
KHR42,351.28
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $49,000.00
KHR195,774,806.78

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pay 3.3 times more for housing

 
North Korea
Cambodia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $23.61
KHR94,342.04
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $85.74
KPW77,167
$334.99
KHR1,338,430.37
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $85.74
KPW77,167
$224.97
KHR898,850.70

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
North Korea
Cambodia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $239.67
KHR957,565.21
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $6,966.88
KHR27,835,481.78

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pay 3.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
North Korea
Cambodia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $12.86
KPW11,575
$1.05
KHR4,195.17
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.07
KPW965
$2.13
KHR8,490.63
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $1.85
KHR7,391.50

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
North Korea
Cambodia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $23.50
KHR93,892.00
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $19.98
KHR79,841.49
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $65.88
KHR263,197.25

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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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