Cost of Living inTakeo, Cambodia
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Purchasing Power vs. United States
Based on GDP per capita (PPP). Cambodia: $7,009/capita.
How Far Your Money Goes
Prices are 65% lower than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).
Using the country-level NYC comparison for now. We do not have a defensible city-level aggregate cost index for this city yet.
Income Category
Happiness
4.3 / 10
#117 globally
GDP per Capita
City Population
Child Education
Public-school quality, expat access, instruction language, and homeschool legality for relocating families.
Public schools
Public-schooling rules are set nationally for Cambodia; Takeo-specific enrollment notes are still being verified.
Quality
Limited public-school fit for expats
Expat access
Not practical for most expat families
hardInstruction
Khmer
Language fit is more manageable.
PISA / outcomes
Qualitative only
Using curated quality notes for now.
Why this quality rating
Cambodia's public school system faces significant resource and quality constraints. Instruction is in Khmer. International and private schools in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap serve most expat and worldschooling families.
Why the expat-access rating looks like this
Resident families can technically enroll in public schools, but language and quality barriers make it impractical for most international families. Private and international schools are the realistic choice.
β Homeschooling
Not regulatedCambodia has no specific homeschooling legislation. Education is compulsory in theory but enforcement is limited. Many expat families in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap homeschool without issue.
Homeschool legality in Cambodia β check current regulations before committing.
Source: User-curated family relocation research (initial seed) (2026-04-14)
Childcare & Domestic Help
Estimate-only country fallback for the family-support costs we track in Cambodia.
Full-time nanny (5 days)
$225-$475
Estimate-only country fallback
Live-in / 24-7 nanny
$375-$825
Estimate-only country fallback
Source: curated family relocation research(derived country fallback)
Getting Around
Neighborhood mobility profiles are rolling out city by city.Takeo is still missing a verified walkability, transit, airport, and rideshare profile.
Healthcare
System strength, outcome signals, facility coverage, and self-pay visibility in Cambodia.
Method: country metrics come from public system indicators, facility coverage reflects mapped providers we can inventory, direct pricing only reflects observed self-pay pages, and relative care cost can fall back to broad cost-of-living healthcare indices. Sparse pricing does not imply sparse healthcare availability.
Healthcare system
LimitedCoverage looks thinner, doctor staffing is lighter, and hospital capacity looks tighter weigh on this rating.
Public care
LimitedPublic coverage looks thinner, public funding looks lighter, and patients still shoulder a meaningful share of costs weigh on this rating.
Private care
LimitedThe tracked private-style network still looks thin and self-pay pricing transparency is still sparse weigh on this rating.
UHC coverage
62/100
2023
Physicians
0.21/1k
2019
Hospital beds
0.73/1k
2018
Out of pocket
61%
2023
Outcome signals
Life expectancy
70.8 yrs
2024
Maternal mortality
137/100k
2023
Neonatal mortality
9.5/1k
2024
International patient readiness
LimitedPrice transparency is still sparse weigh on this rating.
Pricing transparency
LimitedPublished self-pay prices are scarce and few facilities expose web pages we can verify weigh on this rating.
Facility coverage
Self-pay pricing visibility
No verified self-pay prices are published for the tracked facilities in Cambodia yet.
This usually reflects low online price transparency rather than a lack of healthcare providers.
Notable facilities
System metrics: World Bank WDI Β· Updated 2026-06-01
Safety & Governance
Street Safety
Source: Numbeo where a city row is matched; otherwise World Bank WGI and country-level safety context.
Political Stability
World Bank WGI scale: -2.5 to +2.5.
Wages by Sector
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2023 annual wages in Takeo, Cambodia Β· Source: ILO ILOSTAT (national)
Price Comparison vs. US
Visa Information (US passport)
Short-stay entry
US passport holders can obtain a visa on arrival.
Quick comparison FAQ
Structured from the deltas already shown on this page β no invented facts, no extra data sources.
How far does your money go in Takeo compared with the US?
Your money goes about 3.7x further in Takeo than in the US, based on the current PPP estimate. We are using the country-level cost index for Cambodia here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
Is Takeo cheaper or more expensive overall than New York City?
Takeo is cheaper overall than New York City β overall living costs are about 65% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City) for Takeo. We are using the country-level cost index for Cambodia here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
How does rent in Takeo compare with New York City?
Rent in Takeo is about 90% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City). We are using the country-level cost index for Cambodia here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
How expensive are groceries and restaurants in Takeo?
Groceries in Takeo are about 58% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City), and restaurant prices are about 75% cheaper than the same benchmark. We are using the country-level cost index for Cambodia here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
About Takeo
Takeo is a provincial capital of about 844,000 in southern Cambodia, sitting roughly 80 kilometers south of Phnom Penh on the road and rail toward the Vietnamese border. The economy is overwhelmingly agricultural (rice paddies and freshwater fish farming in the surrounding lowlands) alongside small-scale garment manufacturing and the Phnom Da pre-Angkorian temple complex as a modest cultural draw. Climate is hot tropical with a defined May-October wet season. Khmer is universal, English presence is limited essentially to NGO and tourism contexts. Relocators should treat this as a deeply rural-province capital rather than an expat destination. Foreign infrastructure for residency, banking, and healthcare is essentially what Phnom Penh provides, accessed via the National Road 2 corridor.
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