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Cambodia vs. South Africa Cost of Living Summary

Cambodia is 2.5% more expensive than South Africa overall.

Restaurants: pay 16.9% less in Cambodia
Groceries: pay 45.9% more in Cambodia
Transportation: pay 13.4% more in Cambodia
Housing: pay 28.1% less in Cambodia
Childcare: pay 55.2% more in Cambodia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.6% less in Cambodia
Clothing: pay 41.6% less in Cambodia

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

Cambodia vs. South Africa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cambodia instead of South Africa, you would:

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pay 16.9% less for restaurants

	South Africa	Cambodia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.97 ZAR167.89	$3.40 KHR13,692.87	-62.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.77 ZAR89.27	$5.95 KHR23,962.52	+24.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 ZAR17.86	$0.83 KHR3,348.04	-12.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 ZAR13.87	$0.61 KHR2,468.94	-17.3%
Average			-16.9%

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pay 45.9% more for groceries

	South Africa	Cambodia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.99 ZAR18.54	$1.79 KHR7,224.18	+81.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.67 ZAR68.77	$6.08 KHR24,499.49	+65.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.20 ZAR78.56	$7.67 KHR30,884.43	+82.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 ZAR41.67	$1.85 KHR7,454.19	-16.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.03 ZAR37.95	$2.00 KHR8,047.22	-1.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 ZAR12.67	$1.56 KHR6,299.28	+131.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 ZAR11.55	$0.67 KHR2,691.60	+8.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 ZAR12.01	$1.61 KHR6,494.14	+151.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 ZAR13.07	$0.64 KHR2,566.93	-8.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 ZAR10.36	$0.66 KHR2,667.07	+19.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 ZAR11.39	$0.57 KHR2,277.36	-7.1%
Average			+45.9%

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pay 13.4% more for transportation

	South Africa	Cambodia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.99 ZAR93.35	$4.54 KHR18,277.86	-9.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$52.31 ZAR978.84	$10.60 KHR42,689.53	-79.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,607.77 ZAR385,612.54	$49,000.00 KHR197,338,385.75	+137.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.55 ZAR159.97	$8.94 KHR35,994.12	+4.5%
Average			+13.4%

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pay 28.1% less for housing

	South Africa	Cambodia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.37 ZAR774.11	$23.61 KHR95,095.51	-42.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$382.55 ZAR7,158.34	$334.99 KHR1,349,119.91	-12.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$326.35 ZAR6,106.61	$224.97 KHR906,029.48	-31.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.40 ZAR1,504.41	$59.35 KHR239,039.61	-26.2%
Average			-28.1%

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pay 55.2% more for childcare

	South Africa	Cambodia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$174.12 ZAR3,258.07	$239.67 KHR965,212.92	+37.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,033.53 ZAR75,475.36	$6,966.88 KHR28,057,793.19	+72.7%
Average			+55.2%

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pay 10.6% less for entertainment and sports

	South Africa	Cambodia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.11 ZAR39.44	$1.05 KHR4,228.68	-50.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.88 ZAR35.23	$2.13 KHR8,558.44	+12.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.90 ZAR54.34	$1.85 KHR7,450.53	-36.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.50 ZAR552.01	$40.58 KHR163,441.83	+37.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.62 ZAR123.89	$5.50 KHR22,150.23	-16.9%
Average			-10.6%

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pay 41.6% less for clothing

	South Africa	Cambodia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.72 ZAR892.85	$23.50 KHR94,641.88	-50.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.06 ZAR599.89	$19.98 KHR80,479.16	-37.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.39 ZAR1,691.36	$65.88 KHR265,299.31	-27.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.37 ZAR1,522.54	$39.83 KHR160,421.34	-51.0%
Average			-41.6%

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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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