Cambodia vs Sri Lanka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cambodia Sri Lanka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1954
$1296
🏠 One person rent
$353
$192
🏘️ Family rent
$604
$323
🍽️ Food expenses
$282
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$20.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$375
$225
💸 GDP per capita
$2628
$4516
😃 Human freedom index
6.14
6.11
❤️ Life expectancy
70.7
77.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
21
32
🌐 English speaking %
22.2%
18.3%
🎓 Higher education
29
57
😀 Quality of life
39
45
🏙️ Population
17.4M
21.4M

The average cost of living in Cambodia ($777) is 40% more expensive than in Sri Lanka ($554). Cambodia ranked 133rd vs 173rd for Sri Lanka in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Cambodia compared to 0.4 months in Sri Lanka. Ranked 122nd and 95th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cambodia vs Sri Lanka

We calculate prices for Cambodia and Sri Lanka as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 10 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 Sri Lanka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.99
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.72
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$2.31
 Cappuccino
$2.41
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$242
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$127
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$821
$596
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$458
$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.7
$27.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.6
$41.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.23%
15.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2190
$1622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1390
$1023
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.46
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.1
$7.84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.81
$3.02
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$7.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$6.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$5.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.86
$9.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.2
$1.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.28
$3.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.5
$17.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.04
$3.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.3
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$37
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9021
$494

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Cambodia

City Cost of living Population
Phnom Penh
$829
2.13M
Siem Reap
$632
245K
Battambang
$570
119K
Kampong Cham
$510
61.8K
Sihanoukville
$763
71.1K
Serei Saophoan
$623
99K
Svay Rieng
$679
41.4K
Kampot
$610
42.1K
Prey Veng
$719
33.1K
Stung Treng
$629
29.7K

In Sri Lanka

City Cost of living Population
Colombo
$622
753K
Gampaha
$427
191K
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$636
116K
Kandy
$420
120K
Beruwala
$586
165K
Negombo
$468
142K
Trincomalee
$523
99.1K
Galle
$513
93.1K
Anuradhapura
$527
63.2K
Matara
$482
68.2K