Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 29.2% more expensive than Cambodia.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Cambodia, you would:
pay 38.0% more for restaurants
Cambodia
|
South Africa
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.59
KHR14,576.45
|
$8.29
ZAR149.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.90
KHR23,934.69
|
$4.51
ZAR81.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
KHR3,261.68
|
$0.93
ZAR16.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
KHR2,173.05
|
$0.69
ZAR12.52
|
|
pay 23.6% less for groceries
Cambodia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.84
KHR7,447.81
|
$0.93
ZAR16.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.21
KHR25,209.66
|
$3.52
ZAR63.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
KHR31,327.03
|
$4.04
ZAR73.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
KHR7,812.60
|
$2.09
ZAR37.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
KHR8,535.34
|
$1.97
ZAR35.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
KHR6,373.66
|
$0.64
ZAR11.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
KHR2,665.85
|
$0.62
ZAR11.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.49
KHR6,057.00
|
$0.59
ZAR10.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
KHR2,541.97
|
$0.69
ZAR12.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
KHR2,556.21
|
$0.49
ZAR8.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
KHR2,124.88
|
$0.61
ZAR11.07
|
|
pay 82.8% more for transportation
Cambodia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
KHR18,562.02
|
$4.81
ZAR86.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.60
KHR43,001.31
|
$50.85
ZAR919.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR198,779,624.81
|
$19,587.45
ZAR354,031.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.92
KHR32,140.36
|
$8.44
ZAR152.55
|
|
pay 32.4% more for housing
Cambodia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.71
KHR116,482.16
|
$40.70
ZAR735.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$323.25
KHR1,311,319.22
|
$363.07
ZAR6,562.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.58
KHR842,108.92
|
$324.06
ZAR5,857.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.07
KHR259,921.83
|
$76.48
ZAR1,382.31
|
|
pay 37.8% less for childcare
Cambodia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$244.83
KHR993,222.00
|
$170.15
ZAR3,075.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,894.95
KHR27,970,921.63
|
$3,782.54
ZAR68,367.19
|
|
pay 30.0% more for entertainment and sports
Cambodia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
KHR3,853.89
|
$2.04
ZAR36.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
KHR8,539.75
|
$1.79
ZAR32.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
KHR6,490.76
|
$2.68
ZAR48.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.21
KHR167,170.96
|
$28.55
ZAR515.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.25
KHR21,297.82
|
$5.94
ZAR107.31
|
|
pay 82.5% more for clothing
Cambodia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.12
KHR81,641.63
|
$44.73
ZAR808.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.11
KHR81,569.19
|
$30.20
ZAR545.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.94
KHR267,490.44
|
$81.48
ZAR1,472.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.98
KHR133,799.55
|
$77.16
ZAR1,394.53
|
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