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Cambodia vs. Solomon Islands Cost of Living Summary

Cambodia is 10.2% cheaper than Solomon Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 48.3% less in Cambodia
Groceries: pay 23.1% less in Cambodia
Transportation: pay 31.7% less in Cambodia
Housing: pay 67.9% less in Cambodia
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Cambodia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.7% less in Cambodia
Clothing: pay 30.7% less in Cambodia

Expenses including housing, restaurants, transportation, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Cambodia. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Cambodia.

Cambodia vs. Solomon Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cambodia instead of Solomon Islands, you would:

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pay 48.3% less for restaurants

	Solomon Islands	Cambodia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.99 SBD50.59	$3.40 KHR13,803.56	-43.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.99 SBD126.48	$5.95 KHR24,156.22	-60.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.40 SBD11.80	$0.83 KHR3,375.10	-40.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 SBD10.12	$0.61 KHR2,488.90	-48.9%
Average			-48.3%

Solomon Islands vs. Cambodia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 23.1% less for groceries

	Solomon Islands	Cambodia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.36 SBD11.47	$1.79 KHR7,282.58	+32.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.28 SBD19.22	$6.08 KHR24,697.54	+167.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.08 SBD76.60	$7.67 KHR31,134.09	-15.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.72 SBD39.83	$1.85 KHR7,514.45	-60.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.89 SBD41.31	$2.00 KHR8,112.27	-59.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.67 SBD30.98	$1.56 KHR6,350.20	-57.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.22 SBD10.33	$0.67 KHR2,713.36	-45.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.44 SBD37.48	$1.61 KHR6,546.63	-63.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.56 SBD13.16	$0.64 KHR2,587.68	-59.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 SBD7.92	$0.66 KHR2,688.63	-29.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.52 SBD12.85	$0.57 KHR2,295.77	-62.9%
Average			-23.1%

Solomon Islands vs. Cambodia - Cost of groceries

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pay 31.7% less for transportation

	Solomon Islands	Cambodia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.23 SBD44.10	$4.54 KHR18,425.61	-13.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.97 SBD252.96	$10.60 KHR43,034.62	-64.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$49,000.00 KHR198,933,602.07
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.79 SBD91.06	$8.94 KHR36,285.08	-17.2%
Average			-31.7%

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pay 67.9% less for housing

	Solomon Islands	Cambodia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$119.89 SBD1,011.83	$23.61 KHR95,864.23	-80.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$539.52 SBD4,553.23	$334.99 KHR1,360,025.73	-37.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$629.44 SBD5,312.10	$224.97 KHR913,353.51	-64.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$550.10 SBD4,642.51	$59.35 KHR240,971.93	-89.2%
Average			-67.9%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Solomon Islands	Cambodia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$95.91 SBD809.46	$239.67 KHR973,015.37	+149.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,757.54 SBD23,272.08	$6,966.88 KHR28,284,602.84	+152.6%
Average			+151.2%

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pay 20.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Solomon Islands	Cambodia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 SBD19.22	$1.05 KHR4,262.86	-53.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.80 SBD32.04	$2.13 KHR8,627.63	-44.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.84 SBD32.38	$1.85 KHR7,510.76	-51.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$40.58 KHR164,763.03
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.30 SBD27.83	$5.50 KHR22,329.28	+66.8%
Average			-20.7%

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pay 30.7% less for clothing

	Solomon Islands	Cambodia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.30 SBD171.34	$23.50 KHR95,406.93	+15.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$89.92 SBD758.87	$19.98 KHR81,129.72	-77.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.93 SBD640.83	$65.88 KHR267,443.90	-13.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.93 SBD640.83	$39.83 KHR161,718.13	-47.5%
Average			-30.7%

Solomon Islands 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: January 2025

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