Cost of living comparison
Cambodia is 2.3 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Cairo
|
Cambodia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.25
E£152.12
|
$3.38
៛13,600.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
E£197.75
|
$5.85
៛23,573.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
E£11.88
|
$0.81
៛3,283.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
E£6.85
|
$0.46
៛1,859.80
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
Cairo
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
E£27.36
|
$1.57
៛6,345.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.73
E£81.10
|
$6.44
៛25,962.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
E£160.74
|
$7.76
៛31,278.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
E£68.41
|
$1.82
៛7,341.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
E£112.67
|
$1.96
៛7,883.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
E£24.54
|
$1.44
៛5,818.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
E£11.08
|
$0.53
៛2,139.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
E£7.39
|
$1.42
៛5,713.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.35
|
$0.61
៛2,444.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
E£7.03
|
$0.56
៛2,252.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.65
|
$0.50
៛1,998.41
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
Cairo
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.24
E£57.86
|
$4.64
៛18,709.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.39
E£532.41
|
$42.81
៛172,519.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,600.33
E£1,243,565.49
|
$49,000.00
៛197,452,547.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.37
E£63.89
|
$7.59
៛30,585.00
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Cairo
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.42
E£674.34
|
$31.00
៛124,922.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$173.02
E£8,088.88
|
$324.56
៛1,307,843.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.76
E£4,710.35
|
$209.52
៛844,289.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$18.76
E£877.03
|
$66.18
៛266,683.19
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Cairo
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$113.41
E£5,302.05
|
$212.97
៛858,179.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,460.81
E£115,043.04
|
$6,508.57
៛26,227,224.71
|
|
pay 26.0% more for entertainment and sports
Cairo
|
Cambodia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
E£76.06
|
$0.90
៛3,626.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
E£80.13
|
$2.20
៛8,848.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
E£83.66
|
$1.53
៛6,165.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.91
E£930.87
|
$43.83
៛176,615.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.90
E£182.54
|
$5.50
៛22,163.04
|
|
pay 33.6% less for clothing
Cairo
|
Cambodia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.38
E£1,794.40
|
$22.98
៛92,592.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.15
E£1,690.23
|
$18.07
៛72,802.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
E£4,121.40
|
$69.01
៛278,093.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.66
E£1,994.58
|
$33.05
៛133,170.13
|
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