Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 17.3% cheaper than Cambodia.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Cambodia, you would:
pay 14.4% less for restaurants
|
Cambodia
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.59
៛10,556.56
|
$3.67
E£65.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.94
៛24,165.63
|
$5.06
E£90.65
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
៛2,891.74
|
$0.38
E£6.85
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
៛1,537.15
|
$0.23
E£4.18
|
|
pay 52.3% less for groceries
|
Cambodia
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
៛5,818.59
|
$0.59
E£10.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.18
៛29,210.73
|
$1.58
E£28.24
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.60
៛30,917.57
|
$3.45
E£61.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
៛6,421.67
|
$1.21
E£21.64
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
៛7,691.59
|
$2.02
E£36.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.61
៛6,535.28
|
$0.69
E£12.35
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
៛2,317.42
|
$0.37
E£6.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
៛4,938.81
|
$0.24
E£4.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
៛2,446.11
|
$0.20
E£3.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
៛2,350.26
|
$0.19
E£3.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
៛1,832.66
|
$0.17
E£3.09
|
|
pay 59.4% less for transportation
|
Cambodia
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
៛14,130.85
|
$1.77
E£31.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.71
៛124,982.92
|
$8.99
E£161.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$52,250.00
៛212,657,506.27
|
$27,829.03
E£498,113.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.50
៛34,595.00
|
$2.46
E£44.03
|
|
pay 38.0% less for housing
|
Cambodia
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.38
៛78,862.75
|
$19.89
E£356.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$346.66
៛1,410,894.83
|
$174.23
E£3,118.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.69
៛796,452.12
|
$105.37
E£1,885.97
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.12
៛248,772.55
|
$25.33
E£453.45
|
|
pay 64.8% less for childcare
|
Cambodia
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.67
៛889,973.36
|
$84.84
E£1,518.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,160.71
៛33,214,108.12
|
$2,588.22
E£46,326.69
|
|
pay 27.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cambodia
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.79
៛3,230.56
|
$1.98
E£35.39
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
៛9,178.70
|
$1.55
E£27.69
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.43
៛5,825.19
|
$2.64
E£47.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.95
៛187,008.03
|
$21.01
E£376.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.56
៛18,569.38
|
$4.19
E£74.94
|
|
pay 80.2% more for clothing
|
Cambodia
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.75
៛96,662.50
|
$39.38
E£704.95
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.52
៛83,519.79
|
$52.09
E£932.44
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.58
៛226,204.50
|
$100.41
E£1,797.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.46
៛189,085.42
|
$56.01
E£1,002.46
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