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Cambodia vs. Singapore Cost of Living Summary

Cambodia is 56.2% cheaper than Singapore overall.

Restaurants: pay 44.5% less in Cambodia
Groceries: pay 33.9% less in Cambodia
Transportation: pay 50.6% less in Cambodia
Housing: pay 65.6% less in Cambodia
Childcare: pay 77.2% less in Cambodia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.5% less in Cambodia
Clothing: pay 53.9% less in Cambodia

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Cambodia.

Cambodia vs. Singapore Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 44.5% less for restaurants

	Singapore	Cambodia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.16 SGD13.75	$3.40 KHR13,721.11	-66.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.52 SGD10.18	$5.95 KHR24,011.94	-20.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.52 SGD2.06	$0.83 KHR3,354.95	-45.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 SGD1.52	$0.61 KHR2,474.03	-45.2%
Average			-44.5%

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pay 33.9% less for groceries

	Singapore	Cambodia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.11 SGD2.85	$1.79 KHR7,239.08	-14.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.41 SGD11.39	$6.08 KHR24,550.02	-27.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.38 SGD14.05	$7.67 KHR30,948.13	-26.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.30 SGD4.47	$1.85 KHR7,469.57	-43.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.50 SGD6.09	$2.00 KHR8,063.81	-55.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.80 SGD2.44	$1.56 KHR6,312.27	-13.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SGD1.84	$0.67 KHR2,697.15	-50.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.80 SGD2.43	$1.61 KHR6,507.53	-10.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 SGD1.71	$0.64 KHR2,572.22	-49.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 SGD1.38	$0.66 KHR2,672.57	-35.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 SGD1.40	$0.57 KHR2,282.06	-45.5%
Average			-33.9%

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pay 50.6% less for transportation

	Singapore	Cambodia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.18 SGD11.08	$4.54 KHR18,315.56	-44.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.29 SGD122.19	$10.60 KHR42,777.58	-88.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$135,434.68 SGD183,283.75	$49,000.00 KHR197,745,402.00	-63.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.48 SGD12.83	$8.94 KHR36,068.36	-5.7%
Average			-50.6%

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pay 65.6% less for housing

	Singapore	Cambodia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.16 SGD48.93	$23.61 KHR95,291.65	-34.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,745.11 SGD3,714.96	$334.99 KHR1,351,902.51	-87.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,988.78 SGD2,691.41	$224.97 KHR907,898.19	-88.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$121.43 SGD164.34	$59.35 KHR239,532.64	-51.1%
Average			-65.6%

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pay 77.2% less for childcare

	Singapore	Cambodia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,189.74 SGD1,610.08	$239.67 KHR967,203.70	-79.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,370.99 SGD37,041.17	$6,966.88 KHR28,115,663.22	-74.5%
Average			-77.2%

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pay 67.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Singapore	Cambodia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.73 SGD9.11	$1.05 KHR4,237.40	-84.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.71 SGD6.37	$2.13 KHR8,576.10	-54.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.64 SGD17.11	$1.85 KHR7,465.90	-85.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$105.20 SGD142.37	$40.58 KHR163,778.93	-61.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.29 SGD15.27	$5.50 KHR22,195.91	-51.3%
Average			-67.5%

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pay 53.9% less for clothing

	Singapore	Cambodia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.32 SGD89.75	$23.50 KHR94,837.08	-64.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.36 SGD60.04	$19.98 KHR80,645.15	-55.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.71 SGD130.87	$65.88 KHR265,846.50	-31.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.62 SGD151.06	$39.83 KHR160,752.21	-64.3%
Average			-53.9%

Singapore 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: February 2025

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