Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 2.4 times more expensive than Cambodia.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Cambodia, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
Cambodia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.38
៛13,600.05
|
$18.43
€16.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
៛23,573.42
|
$10.18
€9.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
៛3,283.49
|
$2.64
€2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
៛1,859.80
|
$2.36
€2.17
|
|
pay 25.6% more for groceries
Cambodia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
៛6,345.32
|
$1.91
€1.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.44
៛25,962.42
|
$6.70
€6.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.76
៛31,278.05
|
$3.76
€3.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
៛7,341.00
|
$2.74
€2.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
៛7,883.99
|
$4.52
€4.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
៛5,818.55
|
$1.05
€0.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
៛2,139.77
|
$0.79
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
៛5,713.76
|
$1.07
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
៛2,444.71
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
៛2,252.28
|
$0.71
€0.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
៛1,998.41
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
pay 61.0% more for transportation
Cambodia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
៛18,709.22
|
$7.59
€6.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.81
៛172,519.13
|
$48.84
€44.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
៛197,452,547.72
|
$25,847.12
€23,803.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.59
៛30,585.00
|
$23.82
€21.94
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Cambodia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.00
៛124,922.39
|
$52.54
€48.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.56
៛1,307,843.29
|
$812.75
€748.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.52
៛844,289.45
|
$677.61
€624.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.18
៛266,683.19
|
$147.81
€136.12
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Cambodia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.97
៛858,179.81
|
$446.94
€411.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,508.57
៛26,227,224.71
|
$13,799.70
€12,708.83
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Cambodia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
៛3,626.68
|
$4.38
€4.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
៛8,848.88
|
$3.23
€2.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.53
៛6,165.36
|
$8.08
€7.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
៛176,615.93
|
$31.77
€29.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
៛22,163.04
|
$11.38
€10.48
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Cambodia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.98
៛92,592.26
|
$84.51
€77.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.07
៛72,802.23
|
$39.84
€36.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.01
៛278,093.40
|
$89.20
€82.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.05
៛133,170.13
|
$119.38
€109.94
|
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