Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 50.3% cheaper than Cambodia.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Cambodia, you would:
pay 50.9% less for restaurants
Cambodia
|
Egypt
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.38
៛13,716.82
|
$2.69
E£129.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
៛23,775.82
|
$3.27
E£157.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
៛3,311.68
|
$0.25
E£12.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
៛1,875.77
|
$0.14
E£6.78
|
|
pay 67.3% less for groceries
Cambodia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
៛6,399.80
|
$0.40
E£19.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.44
៛26,185.34
|
$1.23
E£59.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.76
៛31,546.61
|
$2.42
E£116.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
៛7,404.03
|
$1.12
E£54.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
៛7,951.68
|
$1.58
E£76.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
៛5,868.51
|
$0.40
E£19.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
៛2,158.14
|
$0.22
E£10.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
៛5,762.82
|
$0.14
E£6.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
៛2,465.70
|
$0.13
E£6.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
៛2,271.62
|
$0.12
E£5.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
៛2,015.57
|
$0.10
E£4.84
|
|
pay 75.7% less for transportation
Cambodia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
៛18,869.86
|
$1.02
E£49.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.81
៛174,000.40
|
$7.97
E£384.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
៛199,147,908.18
|
$15,876.53
E£766,322.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.59
៛30,847.60
|
$1.85
E£89.06
|
|
pay 67.9% less for housing
Cambodia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.00
៛125,994.99
|
$10.98
E£530.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.56
៛1,319,072.65
|
$109.16
E£5,269.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.52
៛851,538.66
|
$71.02
E£3,427.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.18
៛268,972.98
|
$16.81
E£811.54
|
|
pay 73.2% less for childcare
Cambodia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.97
៛865,548.29
|
$58.30
E£2,814.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,508.57
៛26,452,416.03
|
$1,699.22
E£82,017.14
|
|
pay 19.6% less for entertainment and sports
Cambodia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
៛3,657.82
|
$1.45
E£69.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
៛8,924.86
|
$1.03
E£49.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.53
៛6,218.29
|
$1.57
E£75.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
៛178,132.38
|
$15.18
E£732.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
៛22,353.34
|
$3.13
E£150.96
|
|
pay 2.5% more for clothing
Cambodia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.98
៛93,387.27
|
$17.23
E£831.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.07
៛73,427.32
|
$28.02
E£1,352.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.01
៛280,481.15
|
$63.69
E£3,074.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.05
៛134,313.56
|
$28.91
E£1,395.59
|
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