Cost of living comparison
Cambodia is 32.8% cheaper than South Korea.
If you lived in Cambodia instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 26.5% less for restaurants
South Korea
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
₩8,836
|
$3.59
KHR14,627.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.49
₩7,522
|
$5.90
KHR24,019.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
₩1,905
|
$0.80
KHR3,273.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
₩1,011
|
$0.54
KHR2,180.71
|
|
pay 38.1% less for groceries
South Korea
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.87
₩3,934
|
$1.84
KHR7,474.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₩8,253
|
$6.21
KHR25,298.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.79
₩10,684
|
$7.72
KHR31,437.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
₩4,404
|
$1.93
KHR7,840.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
₩3,881
|
$2.10
KHR8,565.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
₩3,788
|
$1.57
KHR6,396.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
₩1,905
|
$0.66
KHR2,675.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.49
₩3,413
|
$1.49
KHR6,078.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.03
₩2,784
|
$0.63
KHR2,550.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.69
₩2,317
|
$0.63
KHR2,565.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
₩1,507
|
$0.52
KHR2,132.37
|
|
pay 4.1% less for transportation
South Korea
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
₩6,274
|
$4.58
KHR18,627.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.21
₩66,107
|
$10.60
KHR43,152.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,876.80
₩38,221,885
|
$49,000.00
KHR199,479,956.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.80
₩12,065
|
$7.92
KHR32,253.60
|
|
pay 17.4% less for housing
South Korea
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.28
₩27,801
|
$28.71
KHR116,892.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.68
₩578,164
|
$323.25
KHR1,315,939.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$330.55
₩453,223
|
$207.58
KHR845,075.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$129.93
₩178,142
|
$64.07
KHR260,837.57
|
|
pay 50.1% less for childcare
South Korea
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$386.50
₩529,932
|
$244.83
KHR996,721.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,893.14
₩25,904,383
|
$6,894.95
KHR28,069,467.59
|
|
pay 44.2% less for entertainment and sports
South Korea
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.93
₩4,011
|
$0.95
KHR3,867.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.45
₩4,733
|
$2.11
KHR8,569.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.33
₩4,571
|
$1.60
KHR6,513.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.95
₩67,116
|
$41.21
KHR167,759.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.82
₩13,470
|
$5.25
KHR21,372.85
|
|
pay 49.2% less for clothing
South Korea
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.63
₩85,878
|
$20.12
KHR81,929.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.35
₩59,433
|
$20.11
KHR81,856.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.22
₩99,020
|
$65.94
KHR268,432.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.82
₩135,486
|
$32.98
KHR134,270.95
|
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