Cost of living comparison
Cambodia is 13.4% cheaper than Belize.
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Belize, you would:
pay 35.9% less for restaurants
Belize
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.60
$11.26
|
$3.38
៛13,617.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
$12.29
|
$5.85
៛23,602.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.46
$2.93
|
$0.81
៛3,287.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
$2.09
|
$0.46
៛1,862.12
|
|
pay 6.0% less for groceries
Belize
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
$3.25
|
$1.57
៛6,353.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
$10.33
|
$6.44
៛25,994.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.14
$18.38
|
$7.76
៛31,317.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
$4.48
|
$1.82
៛7,350.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
$5.07
|
$1.96
៛7,893.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.70
$5.42
|
$1.44
៛5,825.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
$1.07
|
$0.53
៛2,142.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
$1.10
|
$1.42
៛5,720.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
$2.59
|
$0.61
៛2,447.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
$2.30
|
$0.56
៛2,255.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
$1.76
|
$0.50
៛2,000.91
|
|
pay 25.0% more for transportation
Belize
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
$15.50
|
$4.64
៛18,732.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
$40.22
|
$42.81
៛172,734.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,812.07
$49,893.83
|
$49,000.00
៛197,698,914.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.89
$54.08
|
$7.59
៛30,623.16
|
|
pay 31.9% less for housing
Belize
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$107.37
$215.90
|
$31.00
៛125,078.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$351.88
$707.59
|
$324.56
៛1,309,475.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.96
$575.04
|
$209.52
៛845,342.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.78
$170.49
|
$66.18
៛267,015.94
|
|
pay 42.5% more for childcare
Belize
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.45
$300.53
|
$212.97
៛859,250.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,508.57
៛26,259,949.15
|
|
pay 42.5% less for entertainment and sports
Belize
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.68
$5.40
|
$0.90
៛3,631.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.22
$8.49
|
$2.20
៛8,859.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.24
$8.52
|
$1.53
៛6,173.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.44
$79.32
|
$43.83
៛176,836.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
$20.11
|
$5.50
៛22,190.69
|
|
pay 45.2% less for clothing
Belize
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.28
$91.04
|
$22.98
៛92,707.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.77
$53.83
|
$18.07
៛72,893.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.61
$194.26
|
$69.01
៛278,440.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.84
$226.91
|
$33.05
៛133,336.29
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Cambodia or Belize. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.