Cost of living comparison
Cambodia is 2.3 times more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 23.7% less for restaurants
Suriname
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.74
SRD220.42
|
$3.59
KHR14,627.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.34
SRD239.85
|
$5.90
KHR24,019.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SRD33.52
|
$0.80
KHR3,273.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
SRD18.81
|
$0.54
KHR2,180.71
|
|
pay 3.3% less for groceries
Suriname
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
SRD39.92
|
$1.84
KHR7,474.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
SRD213.90
|
$6.21
KHR25,298.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SRD163.95
|
$7.72
KHR31,437.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SRD99.65
|
$1.93
KHR7,840.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD66.84
|
$2.10
KHR8,565.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
SRD74.15
|
$1.57
KHR6,396.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
SRD30.56
|
$0.66
KHR2,675.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SRD40.37
|
$1.49
KHR6,078.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
SRD83.18
|
$0.63
KHR2,550.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
SRD16.19
|
$0.63
KHR2,565.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SRD19.80
|
$0.52
KHR2,132.37
|
|
pay 12.6% less for transportation
Suriname
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
SRD134.24
|
$4.58
KHR18,627.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
$10.60
KHR43,152.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD817,200.00
|
$49,000.00
KHR199,479,956.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.18
SRD855.61
|
$7.92
KHR32,253.60
|
|
pay 2.9% more for housing
Suriname
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.82
SRD1,040.00
|
$28.71
KHR116,892.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.69
SRD16,660.69
|
$323.25
KHR1,315,939.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.88
SRD6,729.90
|
$207.58
KHR845,075.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,332.60
|
$64.07
KHR260,837.57
|
|
pay 10.9 times more for childcare
Suriname
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.54
SRD1,455.93
|
$244.83
KHR996,721.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$420.77
SRD13,754.21
|
$6,894.95
KHR28,069,467.59
|
|
pay 23.8% more for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SRD52.37
|
$0.95
KHR3,867.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
SRD61.64
|
$2.11
KHR8,569.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
SRD184.51
|
$1.60
KHR6,513.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.45
SRD439.54
|
$41.21
KHR167,759.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
SRD151.50
|
$5.25
KHR21,372.85
|
|
pay 37.1% less for clothing
Suriname
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.12
SRD951.87
|
$20.12
KHR81,929.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
SRD916.96
|
$20.11
KHR81,856.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.52
SRD2,468.54
|
$65.94
KHR268,432.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.56
SRD4,594.72
|
$32.98
KHR134,270.95
|
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