Cost of living comparison

Algeria

compared to

Cambodia

Cambodia vs. Algeria Cost of Living Summary

Cambodia is 94.3% more expensive than Algeria overall.

Restaurants: pay 49.0% more in Cambodia
Groceries: pay 98.0% more in Cambodia
Transportation: pay 91.1% more in Cambodia
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Cambodia
Childcare: pay 94.7% more in Cambodia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.6% more in Cambodia
Clothing: pay 22.9% less in Cambodia

The cost of housing, groceries, childcare, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Cambodia are more expensive than in Algeria. Notably, housing, groceries, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Cambodia.

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Cambodia vs. Algeria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cambodia instead of Algeria, you would:

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pay 49.0% more for restaurants

	Algeria	Cambodia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.78 DZD372.99	$3.38 KHR13,738.35	+21.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.98 DZD532.85	$6.88 KHR27,985.53	+72.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 DZD83.65	$1.07 KHR4,363.14	+71.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 DZD39.69	$0.58 KHR2,361.81	+95.8%
Average			+49.0%

Algeria vs. Cambodia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 98.0% more for groceries

	Algeria	Cambodia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.15 DZD19.81	$1.65 KHR6,717.92	+1015.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.10 DZD549.38	$7.35 KHR29,907.76	+79.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.29 DZD440.48	$8.40 KHR34,176.45	+155.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.38 DZD184.89	$1.74 KHR7,093.06	+26.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.83 DZD244.64	$1.70 KHR6,906.92	-7.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.16 DZD155.35	$1.77 KHR7,202.01	+52.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.31 DZD175.06	$0.62 KHR2,534.96	-52.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.55 DZD74.21	$1.84 KHR7,504.61	+232.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 DZD45.23	$0.73 KHR2,959.38	+115.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 DZD34.48	$0.61 KHR2,503.42	+138.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.22 DZD28.83	$0.53 KHR2,159.27	+146.4%
Average			+98.0%

Algeria vs. Cambodia - Cost of groceries

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pay 91.1% more for transportation

	Algeria	Cambodia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.23 DZD164.80	$4.99 KHR20,294.27	+305.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.66 DZD1,293.62	$12.30 KHR50,068.65	+27.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,373.36 DZD4M	$31,666.67 KHR129M	+0.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.89 DZD520.64	$10.04 KHR40,862.10	+158.2%
Average			+91.1%

Algeria vs. Cambodia - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Algeria	Cambodia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.78 DZD1,845.33	$19.97 KHR81,299.37	+45.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$138.16 DZD18,503.56	$399.26 KHR2M	+189.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$92.51 DZD12,389.29	$267.29 KHR1M	+188.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$26.64 DZD3,567.84	$70.60 KHR287K	+165.0%
Average			+175.6%

Algeria vs. Cambodia - Cost of housing

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pay 94.7% more for childcare

	Algeria	Cambodia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$199.04 DZD26,657.67	$425.04 KHR2M	+113.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,846.85 DZD515K	$6,825.90 KHR28M	+77.4%
Average			+94.7%

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pay 29.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Algeria	Cambodia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.90 DZD254.16	$1.09 KHR4,452.24	-42.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.93 DZD124.65	$2.17 KHR8,832.73	+133.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.70 DZD362.16	$1.59 KHR6,465.50	-41.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.45 DZD2,872.39	$49.12 KHR200K	+129.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.16 DZD556.49	$5.00 KHR20,353.11	+20.3%
Average			+29.6%

Algeria vs. Cambodia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 22.9% less for clothing

	Algeria	Cambodia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.92 DZD4,007.53	$27.42 KHR112K	-8.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.97 DZD5,085.50	$19.11 KHR77,794.11	-49.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.43 DZD9,030.76	$83.47 KHR340K	+23.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.79 DZD8,944.88	$41.28 KHR168K	-38.2%
Average			-22.9%

Algeria vs. Cambodia - Cost of clothing

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