Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 2.8 times more expensive than Cambodia.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Cambodia, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Cambodia
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.38
KHR13,739.69
|
$17.84
ISK2,489
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
KHR23,815.46
|
$14.27
ISK1,991
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
KHR3,317.21
|
$2.32
ISK323
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
KHR1,878.89
|
$2.12
ISK296
|
|
pay 79.7% more for groceries
Cambodia
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
KHR6,410.47
|
$3.42
ISK478
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.44
KHR26,229.00
|
$5.98
ISK835
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.76
KHR31,599.21
|
$5.33
ISK743
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
KHR7,416.38
|
$5.66
ISK790
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
KHR7,964.94
|
$7.09
ISK990
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
KHR5,878.30
|
$1.16
ISK162
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
KHR2,161.74
|
$0.98
ISK137
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
KHR5,772.43
|
$1.17
ISK163
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
KHR2,469.81
|
$1.84
ISK256
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
KHR2,275.40
|
$0.96
ISK134
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
KHR2,018.93
|
$0.51
ISK71
|
|
pay 82.6% more for transportation
Cambodia
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
KHR18,901.32
|
$8.03
ISK1,121
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.81
KHR174,290.52
|
$77.40
ISK10,800
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR199,479,956.72
|
$29,836.83
ISK4,163,431
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.59
KHR30,899.04
|
$23.97
ISK3,344
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Cambodia
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.00
KHR126,205.07
|
$62.40
ISK8,708
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.56
KHR1,321,272.00
|
$1,437.14
ISK200,539
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.52
KHR852,958.47
|
$1,215.63
ISK169,628
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.18
KHR269,421.45
|
$68.63
ISK9,577
|
|
pay 18.0% less for childcare
Cambodia
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.97
KHR866,991.46
|
$259.34
ISK36,189
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,508.57
KHR26,496,521.37
|
$2,750.10
ISK383,749
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Cambodia
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
KHR3,663.92
|
$8.52
ISK1,189
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
KHR8,939.74
|
$4.15
ISK579
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.53
KHR6,228.66
|
$10.64
ISK1,484
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
KHR178,429.39
|
$56.90
ISK7,940
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
KHR22,390.61
|
$12.27
ISK1,713
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for clothing
Cambodia
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.98
KHR93,542.98
|
$118.08
ISK16,476
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.07
KHR73,549.75
|
$50.39
ISK7,031
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.01
KHR280,948.81
|
$151.12
ISK21,087
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.05
KHR134,537.50
|
$175.20
ISK24,447
|
|
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