Last update: Oct 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between Cambodia and Hong Kong

For one person, living is cheaper in Cambodia: $878 a month against $2,984 in Hong Kong, rent and utilities included – about $25,300 less a year. Rent and utilities account for most of the difference.

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🇰🇭 Cambodia

$878

/mo nomad

Hong Kong

🇭🇰 Hong Kong (China)

$2,984

/mo nomad

🙂 Solo nomad: Cambodia is 49.7% cheaper than Hong Kong without rent, and 70.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Cambodia is 50.6% cheaper than Hong Kong without rent, and 68.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.04 ៛12.3K

$8.46 HK$66.4

-64.07%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$30.39 ៛123.2K

$63.2 HK$496

-51.89%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.15 ៛29.0K

$6.20 HK$48.66

15.32%

Cappuccino

$2.36 ៛9,561

$4.90 HK$38.41

-51.84%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.05 ៛4,245

$1.27 HK$10.01

-17.32%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.54 ៛2,181

$1.06 HK$8.31

-49.06%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.97 ៛3,952

$7.68 HK$60.3

-87.37%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.53 ៛10.2K

$6.28 HK$49.24

-59.71%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.18 ៛8,842

$2.86 HK$22.45

-23.78%

White Bread (500g)

$1.67 ៛6,790

$2.43 HK$19.10

-31.28%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.91 ៛3,694

$2.18 HK$17.09

-58.26%

Eggs

$1.75 ៛7,092

$3.54 HK$27.80

-50.56%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.59 ៛59.2K

$25.12 HK$197

-41.92%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.82 ៛15.5K

$8.89 HK$69.8

-57.03%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.96 ៛40.4K

$17.63 HK$138

-43.51%

Apples (1kg)

$3.66 ៛14.8K

$4.11 HK$32.22

-10.95%

Banana (1kg)

$1.45 ៛5,893

$2.72 HK$21.32

-46.69%

Oranges (1kg)

$4.11 ៛16.7K

$4.59 HK$36.05

-10.46%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.66 ៛6,718

$4.02 HK$31.52

-58.71%

Potato (1kg)

$1.33 ៛5,406

$3.25 HK$25.50

-59.08%

Onion (1kg)

$1.09 ៛4,437

$3.27 HK$25.70

-66.67%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.36 ៛5,535

$1.60 HK$12.54

-15.00%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.83 ៛3,364

$1.73 HK$13.56

-52.02%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.74 ៛7,045

$13.14 HK$103

-86.76%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.81 ៛43.8K

$16.59 HK$130

-34.84%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.01 ៛4,087

$2.01 HK$15.80

-49.75%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.91 ៛7,767

$2.18 HK$17.13

-12.39%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.97 ៛3,946

$1.44 HK$11.31

-32.64%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$10.20 ៛41.4K

$89.1 HK$699

-88.55%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.09 ៛4,422

$3.64 HK$28.53

-70.05%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.98 ៛3,994

$1.31 HK$10.29

-25.19%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.02 ៛20.4K

$15.82 HK$124

-68.27%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.33 ៛5,397

$4.06 HK$31.89

-67.24%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$34.4K ៛139.7M

$44.4K HK$348.2K

-22.37%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$33.7K ៛136.5M

$37.4K HK$293.2K

-9.93%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$105 ៛424.3K

$247 HK$1,942

-57.72%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$6.46 ៛26.2K

$15.89 HK$125

-59.35%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$21.68 ៛88.0K

$21.46 HK$168

1.03%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$38.62 ៛156.6K

$91.4 HK$717

-57.73%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$10.29 ៛41.7K

$9.08 HK$71.3

13.33%

Cinema Ticket

$5.14 ៛20.8K

$13.96 HK$110

-63.18%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$543 ៛2.2M

$1,155 HK$9,067

-53.04%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,508 ៛26.4M

$22.3K HK$174.6K

-70.75%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$27.17 ៛110.2K

$68.9 HK$541

-60.56%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$22.78 ៛92.4K

$40.44 HK$317

-43.67%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$73.4 ៛297.5K

$79.9 HK$627

-8.22%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$49.97 ៛202.7K

$118 HK$923

-57.52%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$373 ៛1.5M

$2,180 HK$17.1K

-82.88%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$262 ៛1.1M

$1,718 HK$13.5K

-84.77%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$779 ៛3.2M

$5,047 HK$39.6K

-84.57%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$545 ៛2.2M

$3,543 HK$27.8K

-84.62%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,665 ៛10.8M

$29.1K HK$228.7K

-90.86%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,334 ៛5.4M

$17.6K HK$137.9K

-92.41%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$284 ៛1.2M

$3,228 HK$25.3K

-91.19%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

8.19

3.91

109.46%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Cambodia: October 6, 2026

Last update for Hong Kong: October 4, 2026

Monthly budget structure

Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.

Accommodation & Living

Cambodia

$262 29.8%

Hong Kong

$1.7K 57.5% 556% $1.5K

Groceries & Markets

Cambodia

$246 28%

Hong Kong

$415 13.9% 68.8% $169

Monthly Utilities & Internet

Cambodia

$133 15.1%

Hong Kong

$285 9.5% 115% $152

Eating Out

Cambodia

$90 10.3%

Hong Kong

$205 6.9% 127% $115

Clothing & Footwear

Cambodia

$78 8.9%

Hong Kong

$138 4.6% 77.1% $60

Sport & Entertainment

Cambodia

$49 5.6%

Hong Kong

$119 4% 144% $70

Getting Around

Cambodia

$20 2.3%

Hong Kong

$105 3.5% 423% $85

Good to know

🇰🇭 Cambodia

🇭🇰 Hong Kong

🕒 Local time

17:47 5:47 PM

18:47 6:47 PM

1 h ahead of Cambodia

🌤 Weather

👥 Population

17,423,880

1,367,900 Capital

💱 Currency

Cambodian Riel KHR ៛

Hong Kong Dollar HKD $

📈 Exchange rate

10,000 KHR = 2.47 USD

10,000 KHR = 2.2 EUR

1 HKD = 0.127 USD

1 HKD = 0.114 EUR

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HKD, USD, EUR to KHR – Cambodian Riel Converter

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🇰🇭 Cambodian Riel (៛)

Cambodian Riel exchange rates as of October 10, 2026: 1 USD = 4,056 KHR (10,000 KHR = 2.47 USD). 1 EUR = 4,545 KHR (10,000 KHR = 2.2 EUR).

Hong Kong Dollar exchange rates as of October 10, 2026: 1 USD = 7.85 HKD (1 HKD = 0.127 USD). 1 EUR = 8.79 HKD (1 HKD = 0.114 EUR).

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