Cambodia vs Rwanda - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cambodia Rwanda
🚶 Cost of living one person
$832
$819
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2056
$1897
🏠 One person rent
$405
$451
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$775
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.6
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$135
💸 GDP per capita
$2628
$1000
😃 Human freedom index
6.13
5.67
❤️ Life expectancy
70.7
67.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
20
58
🌐 English speaking %
22.2%
21.2%
🎓 Higher education
30
23
😀 Quality of life
41
31
🏙️ Population
17.6M
14.3M

The average cost of living in Cambodia ($832) is 2% more expensive than in Rwanda ($819). Cambodia ranked 125th vs 126th for Rwanda in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Cambodia compared to 0.2 months in Rwanda. Ranked 124th and 147th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cambodia vs Rwanda

We calculate prices for Cambodia and Rwanda as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 8 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Cambodia Rwanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.42
$2.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$6.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.04
 Cappuccino
$2.5
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$454
$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$344
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$940
$1282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$565
$780
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.1
$40.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$61.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.5
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.26%
16.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2644
$10729
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$1239
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.1
$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.98
$15.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.2
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.54
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$3.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$4.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.03
$3.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.19
$3.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.76
$3.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.1
$3.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.7
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.5
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$382
$140
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8622
$7676

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In Cambodia

City Cost of living Population
Phnom Penh
$893
2.13M
Siem Reap
$679
245K
Battambang
$601
119K
Serei Saophoan
$644
99K
Kampong Cham
$518
61.8K
Sihanoukville
$766
71.1K
Svay Rieng
$721
41.4K
Kampot
$582
42.1K
Stung Treng
$668
29.7K
Prey Veng
$776
33.1K

In Rwanda

City Cost of living Population
Kigali
$872
1.75M
Ruhengeri
$553
153K
Gisenyi
$411
53.6K
Byumba
$671
36.4K
Cyangugu
$543
27.4K
Nyanza
$583
25.4K
Butare
$447
19.9K
Kibuye
$533
12.3K