Cost of living comparison
Australia is 3.1 times more expensive than Cambodia.
If you lived in Australia instead of Cambodia, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
|
Cambodia
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.10
៛12,628.14
|
$14.29
A$20.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.19
៛25,205.36
|
$8.94
A$13.03
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
៛3,331.62
|
$2.43
A$3.54
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
៛1,923.15
|
$2.08
A$3.03
|
|
pay 43.9% more for groceries
|
Cambodia
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
៛6,900.40
|
$1.96
A$2.86
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
៛27,454.32
|
$3.78
A$5.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.89
៛32,151.18
|
$4.63
A$6.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
៛6,947.92
|
$3.54
A$5.16
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.48
៛10,107.54
|
$3.46
A$5.05
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.59
៛6,482.53
|
$1.41
A$2.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
៛2,280.43
|
$1.11
A$1.62
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
៛5,894.10
|
$1.24
A$1.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
៛2,733.56
|
$2.11
A$3.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
៛2,544.02
|
$1.01
A$1.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
៛2,263.50
|
$0.87
A$1.26
|
|
pay 40.1% more for transportation
|
Cambodia
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.55
៛18,522.85
|
$5.19
A$7.57
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$43.50
៛177,201.28
|
$94.36
A$137.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$52,250.00
៛212,845,220.30
|
$20,007.07
A$29,163.52
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.24
៛29,492.81
|
$13.84
A$20.17
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Cambodia
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.71
៛153,623.18
|
$53.73
A$78.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$369.44
៛1,504,931.39
|
$1,178.33
A$1,717.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.85
៛867,047.16
|
$887.86
A$1,294.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.64
៛287,740.09
|
$118.12
A$172.17
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for childcare
|
Cambodia
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.97
៛737,211.66
|
$1,443.46
A$2,104.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,892.86
៛32,152,285.50
|
$12,985.05
A$18,927.80
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Cambodia
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.88
៛3,564.39
|
$5.66
A$8.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
៛8,392.91
|
$3.21
A$4.67
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.54
៛6,293.70
|
$24.97
A$36.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.77
៛202,729.13
|
$49.85
A$72.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.56
៛18,585.77
|
$12.34
A$17.99
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Cambodia
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.87
៛93,147.06
|
$68.91
A$100.44
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.49
៛91,619.47
|
$40.95
A$59.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.15
៛236,890.73
|
$94.94
A$138.39
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.59
៛153,123.44
|
$92.16
A$134.34
|
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