Cost of living comparison

 Serbia
compared to
 Cambodia
Cambodia vs. Serbia Cost of Living Summary

Cambodia is 4.1% cheaper than Serbia overall.

Restaurants
pay 42.4% less in Cambodia
Groceries
pay 57.5% more in Cambodia
Transportation
pay 4.5% more in Cambodia
Housing
pay 14.7% less in Cambodia
Childcare
pay 15.0% more in Cambodia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 1.2% more in Cambodia
Clothing
pay 50.1% less in Cambodia

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

Cambodia vs. Serbia Cost Breakdown

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

pay 42.4% less for restaurants

 
Serbia
Cambodia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.13
RSD772
$3.40
KHR13,584.37
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.64
RSD828
$5.95
KHR23,772.66
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.60
RSD174
$0.83
KHR3,321.51

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pay 57.5% more for groceries

 
Serbia
Cambodia
Bread
1 loaf
$0.70
RSD76
$1.79
KHR7,166.94
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.97
RSD430
$6.08
KHR24,305.38
Milk (1 gallon) $4.84
RSD524
$7.67
KHR30,639.72

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pay 4.5% more for transportation

 
Serbia
Cambodia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.22
RSD674
$4.54
KHR18,133.04
Monthly public transit pass $23.52
RSD2,548
$10.60
KHR42,351.28
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,112.26
RSD3,045,854
$49,000.00
KHR195,774,806.78

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pay 14.7% less for housing

 
Serbia
Cambodia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$23.16
RSD2,510
$23.61
KHR94,342.04
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $353.21
RSD38,269
$334.99
KHR1,338,430.37
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $242.83
RSD26,310
$224.97
KHR898,850.70

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pay 15.0% more for childcare

 
Serbia
Cambodia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $238.41
RSD25,830
$239.67
KHR957,565.21
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,379.39
RSD582,836
$6,966.88
KHR27,835,481.78

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pay 1.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Serbia
Cambodia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.03
RSD220
$1.05
KHR4,195.17
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.68
RSD182
$2.13
KHR8,490.63
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.80
RSD412
$1.85
KHR7,391.50

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pay 50.1% less for clothing

 
Serbia
Cambodia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$73.17
RSD7,927
$23.50
KHR93,892.00
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$35.45
RSD3,841
$19.98
KHR79,841.49
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$92.31
RSD10,001
$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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