Cost of living comparison
Cambodia is 38.5% cheaper than Costa Rica.
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 54.2% less for restaurants
Costa Rica
|
Cambodia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.05
CRC4,634.51
|
$3.59
KHR14,627.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
CRC4,598.17
|
$5.90
KHR24,019.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
CRC988.19
|
$0.80
KHR3,273.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
CRC760.18
|
$0.54
KHR2,180.71
|
|
pay 14.5% less for groceries
Costa Rica
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
CRC1,257.19
|
$1.84
KHR7,474.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
CRC2,024.38
|
$6.21
KHR25,298.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
CRC3,539.66
|
$7.72
KHR31,437.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
CRC1,646.27
|
$1.93
KHR7,840.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
CRC2,095.66
|
$2.10
KHR8,565.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
CRC1,007.29
|
$1.57
KHR6,396.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
CRC317.51
|
$0.66
KHR2,675.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
CRC553.22
|
$1.49
KHR6,078.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
CRC598.47
|
$0.63
KHR2,550.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
CRC557.53
|
$0.63
KHR2,565.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
CRC541.61
|
$0.52
KHR2,132.37
|
|
pay 19.8% less for transportation
Costa Rica
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
CRC2,916.21
|
$4.58
KHR18,627.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.78
CRC23,439.34
|
$10.60
KHR43,152.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,441.08
CRC15,586,640.87
|
$49,000.00
KHR199,479,956.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.02
CRC7,178.15
|
$7.92
KHR32,253.60
|
|
pay 38.3% less for housing
Costa Rica
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.97
CRC23,535.83
|
$28.71
KHR116,892.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.28
CRC374,434.50
|
$323.25
KHR1,315,939.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$520.21
CRC266,363.85
|
$207.58
KHR845,075.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.96
CRC32,747.47
|
$64.07
KHR260,837.57
|
|
pay 39.5% less for childcare
Costa Rica
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$476.14
CRC243,795.21
|
$244.83
KHR996,721.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,916.17
CRC5,077,343.17
|
$6,894.95
KHR28,069,467.59
|
|
pay 45.2% less for entertainment and sports
Costa Rica
|
Cambodia
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.97
CRC1,519.29
|
$0.95
KHR3,867.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
CRC1,757.07
|
$2.11
KHR8,569.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.33
CRC2,216.84
|
$1.60
KHR6,513.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.36
CRC28,859.57
|
$41.21
KHR167,759.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.46
CRC3,817.84
|
$5.25
KHR21,372.85
|
|
pay 58.0% less for clothing
Costa Rica
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.44
CRC36,577.22
|
$20.12
KHR81,929.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.89
CRC24,010.05
|
$20.11
KHR81,856.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.63
CRC54,084.09
|
$65.94
KHR268,432.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.19
CRC48,739.24
|
$32.98
KHR134,270.95
|
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