Cost of living comparison
Cambodia is 2.4 times more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 30.8% less for restaurants
Sierra Leone
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$3.38
KHR13,711.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$5.85
KHR23,766.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$0.81
KHR3,310.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.46
KHR1,875.03
|
|
pay 15.2% more for groceries
Sierra Leone
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$1.57
KHR6,397.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.44
KHR26,175.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$7.76
KHR31,534.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$1.82
KHR7,401.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$1.96
KHR7,948.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$1.44
KHR5,866.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.53
KHR2,157.29
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$1.42
KHR5,760.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$0.61
KHR2,464.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.56
KHR2,270.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.50
KHR2,014.78
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for transportation
Sierra Leone
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$4.64
KHR18,862.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$42.81
KHR173,931.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$49,000.00
KHR199,069,517.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$7.59
KHR30,835.46
|
|
pay 18.6% less for housing
Sierra Leone
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$31.00
KHR125,945.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$324.56
KHR1,318,553.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$209.52
KHR851,203.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$66.18
KHR268,867.10
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for childcare
Sierra Leone
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$212.97
KHR865,207.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$6,508.57
KHR26,442,003.59
|
|
pay 15.5% less for entertainment and sports
Sierra Leone
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$0.90
KHR3,656.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.20
KHR8,921.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$1.53
KHR6,215.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$43.83
KHR178,062.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$5.50
KHR22,344.54
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Sierra Leone
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$22.98
KHR93,350.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$18.07
KHR73,398.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$69.01
KHR280,370.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$33.05
KHR134,260.69
|
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