Cost of living comparison
Cambodia is 18.8% cheaper than Jamaica.
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Jamaica, you would:
pay 27.4% less for restaurants
Jamaica
|
Cambodia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.50
JMD1,016.57
|
$3.38
KHR13,739.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
JMD897.40
|
$5.85
KHR23,815.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
JMD169.32
|
$0.81
KHR3,317.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
JMD118.13
|
$0.46
KHR1,878.89
|
|
pay 37.2% less for groceries
Jamaica
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.24
JMD350.69
|
$1.57
KHR6,410.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.96
JMD1,089.44
|
$6.44
KHR26,229.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.65
JMD1,822.44
|
$7.76
KHR31,599.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
JMD430.60
|
$1.82
KHR7,416.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
JMD494.70
|
$1.96
KHR7,964.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.10
JMD484.43
|
$1.44
KHR5,878.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.43
JMD223.31
|
$0.53
KHR2,161.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.52
JMD238.03
|
$1.42
KHR5,772.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
JMD157.16
|
$0.61
KHR2,469.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
JMD163.68
|
$0.56
KHR2,275.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
JMD180.30
|
$0.50
KHR2,018.93
|
|
pay 15.8% less for transportation
Jamaica
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
JMD782.23
|
$4.64
KHR18,901.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.10
JMD7,839.47
|
$42.81
KHR174,290.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,646.23
JMD6,047,416.09
|
$49,000.00
KHR199,479,956.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.01
JMD3,756.41
|
$7.59
KHR30,899.04
|
|
pay 29.3% less for housing
Jamaica
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.14
JMD6,906.93
|
$31.00
KHR126,205.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$395.95
JMD61,959.03
|
$324.56
KHR1,321,272.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.21
JMD55,896.54
|
$209.52
KHR852,958.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.11
JMD14,413.60
|
$66.18
KHR269,421.45
|
|
pay 37.0% more for childcare
Jamaica
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.08
JMD33,186.39
|
$212.97
KHR866,991.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,750.38
JMD586,864.16
|
$6,508.57
KHR26,496,521.37
|
|
pay 38.1% less for entertainment and sports
Jamaica
|
Cambodia
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.19
JMD341.96
|
$0.90
KHR3,663.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
JMD504.16
|
$2.20
KHR8,939.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.14
JMD1,430.03
|
$1.53
KHR6,228.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.18
JMD5,662.09
|
$43.83
KHR178,429.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.84
JMD1,383.40
|
$5.50
KHR22,390.61
|
|
pay 20.8% less for clothing
Jamaica
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.32
JMD4,588.13
|
$22.98
KHR93,542.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.76
JMD4,030.53
|
$18.07
KHR73,549.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.56
JMD9,006.76
|
$69.01
KHR280,948.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.26
JMD10,682.03
|
$33.05
KHR134,537.50
|
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