Cost of living comparison

Cambodia

compared to

Colombia

Colombia vs. Cambodia Cost of Living Summary

Colombia is 51.7% more expensive than Cambodia overall.

Restaurants: pay 75.8% more in Colombia
Groceries: pay 2.6% more in Colombia
Transportation: pay 45.9% more in Colombia
Housing: pay 74.6% more in Colombia
Childcare: pay 28.4% more in Colombia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.4% more in Colombia
Clothing: pay 2.5 times more in Colombia

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

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Colombia vs. Cambodia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 75.8% more for restaurants

	Cambodia	Colombia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.38 KHR13,738.35	$7.09 COP22,489.29	+109.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.88 KHR27,985.53	$9.93 COP31,528.63	+44.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 KHR4,363.14	$1.50 COP4,759.09	+39.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 KHR2,361.81	$1.15 COP3,637.93	+97.5%
Average			+75.8%

Cambodia vs. Colombia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.6% more for groceries

	Cambodia	Colombia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,717.92	$2.08 COP6,604.13	+26.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.35 KHR29,907.76	$3.94 COP12,511.51	-46.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.40 KHR34,176.45	$5.55 COP17,600.16	-34.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 KHR7,093.06	$3.08 COP9,765.50	+76.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.70 KHR6,906.92	$4.90 COP15,548.14	+188.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 KHR7,202.01	$1.60 COP5,080.61	-9.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 KHR2,534.96	$0.63 COP1,990.45	+0.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.84 KHR7,504.61	$0.72 COP2,297.32	-60.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,959.38	$0.88 COP2,778.06	+20.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 KHR2,503.42	$0.68 COP2,174.11	+11.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 KHR2,159.27	$0.64 COP2,046.26	+21.5%
Average			+2.6%

Cambodia vs. Colombia - Cost of groceries

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pay 45.9% more for transportation

	Cambodia	Colombia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.99 KHR20,294.27	$4.89 COP15,507.12	-2.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.30 KHR50,068.65	$57.51 COP183K	+367.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,666.67 KHR129M	$24,696.92 COP78M	-22.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.04 KHR40,862.10	$21.04 COP66,775.93	+109.6%
Average			+45.9%

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pay 74.6% more for housing

	Cambodia	Colombia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.97 KHR81,299.37	$27.89 COP88,530.84	+39.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$399.26 KHR2M	$745.73 COP2M	+86.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$267.29 KHR1M	$482.25 COP2M	+80.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$70.60 KHR287K	$101.48 COP322K	+43.8%
Average			+74.6%

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pay 28.4% more for childcare

	Cambodia	Colombia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$425.04 KHR2M	$597.35 COP2M	+40.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,825.90 KHR28M	$8,009.31 COP25M	+17.3%
Average			+28.4%

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pay 40.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Cambodia	Colombia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.09 KHR4,452.24	$2.59 COP8,214.62	+136.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.17 KHR8,832.73	$2.72 COP8,641.67	+25.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.59 KHR6,465.50	$4.03 COP12,788.35	+153.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.12 KHR200K	$41.34 COP131K	-15.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 KHR20,353.11	$6.65 COP21,122.50	+33.1%
Average			+40.4%

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pay 2.5 times more for clothing

	Cambodia	Colombia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$27.42 KHR112K	$82.92 COP263K	+202.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.11 KHR77,794.11	$53.80 COP171K	+181.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.47 KHR340K	$134.00 COP425K	+60.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.28 KHR168K	$115.03 COP365K	+178.7%
Average			+148.4%

Cambodia vs. Colombia - Cost of clothing

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