Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 2.2 times more expensive than Cambodia.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Cambodia, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Cambodia
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.59
KHR14,576.45
|
$11.31
SEK121.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.90
KHR23,934.69
|
$9.30
SEK99.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
KHR3,261.68
|
$1.93
SEK20.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
KHR2,173.05
|
$1.88
SEK20.19
|
|
pay 43.2% more for groceries
Cambodia
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.84
KHR7,447.81
|
$2.55
SEK27.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.21
KHR25,209.66
|
$5.31
SEK56.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
KHR31,327.03
|
$5.59
SEK59.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
KHR7,812.60
|
$3.82
SEK40.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
KHR8,535.34
|
$4.89
SEK52.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
KHR6,373.66
|
$1.22
SEK13.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
KHR2,665.85
|
$1.07
SEK11.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.49
KHR6,057.00
|
$1.14
SEK12.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
KHR2,541.97
|
$1.80
SEK19.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
KHR2,556.21
|
$0.67
SEK7.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
KHR2,124.88
|
$0.72
SEK7.75
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Cambodia
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
KHR18,562.02
|
$6.80
SEK72.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.60
KHR43,001.31
|
$68.13
SEK730.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR198,779,624.81
|
$27,059.79
SEK289,999.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.92
KHR32,140.36
|
$21.32
SEK228.48
|
|
pay 98.4% more for housing
Cambodia
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.71
KHR116,482.16
|
$29.04
SEK311.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$323.25
KHR1,311,319.22
|
$873.36
SEK9,359.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.58
KHR842,108.92
|
$653.04
SEK6,998.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.07
KHR259,921.83
|
$69.04
SEK739.92
|
|
pay 54.5% less for childcare
Cambodia
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$244.83
KHR993,222.00
|
$121.10
SEK1,297.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,894.95
KHR27,970,921.63
|
$2,856.48
SEK30,612.84
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Cambodia
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
KHR3,853.89
|
$6.81
SEK73.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
KHR8,539.75
|
$3.75
SEK40.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
KHR6,490.76
|
$6.25
SEK66.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.21
KHR167,170.96
|
$39.42
SEK422.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.25
KHR21,297.82
|
$13.75
SEK147.33
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Cambodia
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.12
KHR81,641.63
|
$80.13
SEK858.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.11
KHR81,569.19
|
$34.51
SEK369.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.94
KHR267,490.44
|
$82.17
SEK880.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.98
KHR133,799.55
|
$117.97
SEK1,264.30
|
|
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