Cost of living comparison
Cambodia is 5.0% cheaper than Nicaragua.
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 13.0% less for restaurants
Nicaragua
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.22
NIO155.06
|
$3.59
KHR14,627.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
NIO203.64
|
$5.90
KHR24,019.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
NIO33.57
|
$0.80
KHR3,273.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
NIO28.93
|
$0.54
KHR2,180.71
|
|
pay 7.8% more for groceries
Nicaragua
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
NIO46.39
|
$1.84
KHR7,474.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.29
NIO120.84
|
$6.21
KHR25,298.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.46
NIO163.94
|
$7.72
KHR31,437.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.84
NIO67.84
|
$1.93
KHR7,840.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
NIO94.30
|
$2.10
KHR8,565.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
NIO96.12
|
$1.57
KHR6,396.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
NIO23.76
|
$0.66
KHR2,675.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
NIO61.38
|
$1.49
KHR6,078.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
NIO21.44
|
$0.63
KHR2,550.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
NIO41.52
|
$0.63
KHR2,565.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NIO24.99
|
$0.52
KHR2,132.37
|
|
pay 28.5% more for transportation
Nicaragua
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
NIO179.52
|
$4.58
KHR18,627.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.00
NIO257.46
|
$10.60
KHR43,152.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$49,000.00
KHR199,479,956.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
NIO207.38
|
$7.92
KHR32,253.60
|
|
pay 19.9% less for housing
Nicaragua
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.16
NIO2,175.76
|
$28.71
KHR116,892.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$377.78
NIO13,894.63
|
$323.25
KHR1,315,939.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.67
NIO9,807.97
|
$207.58
KHR845,075.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.96
NIO2,168.70
|
$64.07
KHR260,837.57
|
|
pay 32.1% more for childcare
Nicaragua
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.56
NIO4,617.92
|
$244.83
KHR996,721.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,950.00
NIO365,960.06
|
$6,894.95
KHR28,069,467.59
|
|
pay 23.5% less for entertainment and sports
Nicaragua
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
NIO67.54
|
$0.95
KHR3,867.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.33
NIO85.71
|
$2.11
KHR8,569.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.03
NIO111.29
|
$1.60
KHR6,513.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.38
NIO1,374.92
|
$41.21
KHR167,759.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
NIO250.00
|
$5.25
KHR21,372.85
|
|
pay 46.9% less for clothing
Nicaragua
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.25
NIO1,517.17
|
$20.12
KHR81,929.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.83
NIO1,501.85
|
$20.11
KHR81,856.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.83
NIO3,340.84
|
$65.94
KHR268,432.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.88
NIO2,901.02
|
$32.98
KHR134,270.95
|
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