Cost of living comparison

Rwanda

compared to

Cambodia

Cambodia vs. Rwanda Cost of Living Summary

Cambodia is 26.6% more expensive than Rwanda overall.

Restaurants: pay 5.9% more in Cambodia
Groceries: pay 78.9% more in Cambodia
Transportation: pay 13.5% more in Cambodia
Housing: pay 9.7% more in Cambodia
Childcare: pay 16.4% more in Cambodia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.0% more in Cambodia
Clothing: pay 51.8% more in Cambodia

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

Cambodia vs. Rwanda Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.9% more for restaurants

	Rwanda	Cambodia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.26 RWF4,690	$3.40 KHR13,655.99	+4.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.16 RWF8,858	$5.95 KHR23,897.99	-3.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 RWF1,285	$0.83 KHR3,339.02	-7.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 RWF677	$0.61 KHR2,462.29	+30.1%
Average			+5.9%

Rwanda vs. Cambodia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 78.9% more for groceries

	Rwanda	Cambodia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.01 RWF1,450	$1.79 KHR7,204.72	+77.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.26 RWF3,245	$6.08 KHR24,433.52	+169.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.66 RWF3,817	$7.67 KHR30,801.26	+188.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.67 RWF2,397	$1.85 KHR7,434.12	+11.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.19 RWF3,151	$2.00 KHR8,025.55	-8.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.38 RWF1,980	$1.56 KHR6,282.32	+13.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 RWF750	$0.67 KHR2,684.35	+28.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.86 RWF1,234	$1.61 KHR6,476.65	+87.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 RWF695	$0.64 KHR2,560.01	+31.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 RWF323	$0.66 KHR2,659.89	+194.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.33 RWF467	$0.57 KHR2,271.23	+73.9%
Average			+78.9%

Rwanda vs. Cambodia - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.5% more for transportation

	Rwanda	Cambodia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.48 RWF6,437	$4.54 KHR18,228.64	+1.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.66 RWF35,434	$10.60 KHR42,574.57	-57.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,668.41 RWF29,702,033	$49,000.00 KHR196,806,974.83	+137.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.33 RWF17,717	$8.94 KHR35,897.19	-27.5%
Average			+13.5%

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pay 9.7% more for housing

	Rwanda	Cambodia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.20 RWF37,649	$23.61 KHR94,839.43	-9.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$489.52 RWF703,469	$334.99 KHR1,345,486.87	-31.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$271.95 RWF390,816	$224.97 KHR903,589.64	-17.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.04 RWF43,169	$59.35 KHR238,395.91	+97.6%
Average			+9.7%

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pay 16.4% more for childcare

	Rwanda	Cambodia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$149.39 RWF214,688	$239.67 KHR962,613.71	+60.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,609.00 RWF13,808,840	$6,966.88 KHR27,982,236.59	-27.5%
Average			+16.4%

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pay 10.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Rwanda	Cambodia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.09 RWF1,563	$1.05 KHR4,217.29	-3.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.22 RWF3,184	$2.13 KHR8,535.40	-4.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.36 RWF3,387	$1.85 KHR7,430.47	-21.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.83 RWF45,740	$40.58 KHR163,001.70	+27.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.63 RWF5,211	$5.50 KHR22,090.58	+51.7%
Average			+10.0%

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pay 51.8% more for clothing

	Rwanda	Cambodia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.68 RWF23,970	$23.50 KHR94,387.02	+40.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.76 RWF31,265	$19.98 KHR80,262.44	-8.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$26.59 RWF38,213	$65.88 KHR264,584.89	+147.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$31.43 RWF45,161	$39.83 KHR159,989.34	+26.8%
Average			+51.8%

Rwanda 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: July 2025

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