Cost of living comparison
Cambodia is 6.0% more expensive than South Africa.
If you lived in Cambodia instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 15.5% less for restaurants
South Africa
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.29
ZAR153.78
|
$3.59
KHR14,627.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.51
ZAR83.73
|
$5.90
KHR24,019.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
ZAR17.25
|
$0.80
KHR3,273.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
ZAR12.85
|
$0.54
KHR2,180.71
|
|
pay 52.2% more for groceries
South Africa
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
ZAR17.23
|
$1.84
KHR7,474.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
ZAR65.23
|
$6.21
KHR25,298.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
ZAR75.03
|
$7.72
KHR31,437.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
ZAR38.70
|
$1.93
KHR7,840.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
ZAR36.47
|
$2.10
KHR8,565.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.94
|
$1.57
KHR6,396.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.44
|
$0.66
KHR2,675.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.90
|
$1.49
KHR6,078.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.80
|
$0.63
KHR2,550.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
ZAR9.16
|
$0.63
KHR2,565.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.37
|
$0.52
KHR2,132.37
|
|
pay 15.0% more for transportation
South Africa
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
ZAR89.18
|
$4.58
KHR18,627.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.85
ZAR943.62
|
$10.60
KHR43,152.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,587.45
ZAR363,452.62
|
$49,000.00
KHR199,479,956.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.44
ZAR156.61
|
$7.92
KHR32,253.60
|
|
pay 23.1% less for housing
South Africa
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.70
ZAR755.28
|
$28.71
KHR116,892.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.07
ZAR6,736.90
|
$323.25
KHR1,315,939.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.06
ZAR6,013.05
|
$207.58
KHR845,075.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.48
ZAR1,419.09
|
$64.07
KHR260,837.57
|
|
pay 63.1% more for childcare
South Africa
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.15
ZAR3,157.29
|
$244.83
KHR996,721.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,782.54
ZAR70,186.52
|
$6,894.95
KHR28,069,467.59
|
|
pay 8.7% less for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
ZAR37.86
|
$0.95
KHR3,867.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
ZAR33.23
|
$2.11
KHR8,569.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.68
ZAR49.76
|
$1.60
KHR6,513.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.55
ZAR529.67
|
$41.21
KHR167,759.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
ZAR110.17
|
$5.25
KHR21,372.85
|
|
pay 41.2% less for clothing
South Africa
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.73
ZAR829.93
|
$20.12
KHR81,929.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
ZAR560.36
|
$20.11
KHR81,856.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.48
ZAR1,511.86
|
$65.94
KHR268,432.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.16
ZAR1,431.64
|
$32.98
KHR134,270.95
|
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