Cost of living comparison
Cambodia is 53.7% more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 55.8% more for restaurants
Iraq
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.44
IQD5,805
|
$3.59
KHR14,627.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.78
IQD8,878
|
$5.90
KHR24,019.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD552
|
$0.80
KHR3,273.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD265
|
$0.54
KHR2,180.71
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Iraq
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
IQD1,040
|
$1.84
KHR7,474.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
IQD3,148
|
$6.21
KHR25,298.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.46
IQD5,833
|
$7.72
KHR31,437.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
IQD2,289
|
$1.93
KHR7,840.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
IQD2,566
|
$2.10
KHR8,565.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IQD624
|
$1.57
KHR6,396.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD665
|
$0.66
KHR2,675.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD597
|
$1.49
KHR6,078.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD389
|
$0.63
KHR2,550.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
IQD353
|
$0.63
KHR2,565.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
IQD356
|
$0.52
KHR2,132.37
|
|
pay 48.2% more for transportation
Iraq
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.96
IQD2,564
|
$4.58
KHR18,627.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.17
IQD52,576
|
$10.60
KHR43,152.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,142.41
IQD22,436,051
|
$49,000.00
KHR199,479,956.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.76
IQD21,939
|
$7.92
KHR32,253.60
|
|
pay 0.1% less for housing
Iraq
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.86
IQD45,621
|
$28.71
KHR116,892.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.92
IQD367,672
|
$323.25
KHR1,315,939.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.29
IQD247,739
|
$207.58
KHR845,075.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.33
IQD90,743
|
$64.07
KHR260,837.57
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Iraq
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.04
IQD184,588
|
$244.83
KHR996,721.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,756.35
IQD2,298,724
|
$6,894.95
KHR28,069,467.59
|
|
pay 19.9% less for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
IQD3,077
|
$0.95
KHR3,867.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
IQD3,121
|
$2.11
KHR8,569.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.03
IQD2,656
|
$1.60
KHR6,513.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.97
IQD41,836
|
$41.21
KHR167,759.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.21
IQD10,747
|
$5.25
KHR21,372.85
|
|
pay 0.8% less for clothing
Iraq
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.45
IQD32,007
|
$20.12
KHR81,929.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.19
IQD31,661
|
$20.11
KHR81,856.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.63
IQD58,410
|
$65.94
KHR268,432.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.49
IQD51,690
|
$32.98
KHR134,270.95
|
|
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