Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 28.2% cheaper than Cambodia.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Cambodia, you would:
pay 21.3% less for restaurants
|
Cambodia
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.10
៛12,628.14
|
$4.62
E£87.30
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.19
៛25,205.36
|
$4.48
E£84.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
៛3,331.62
|
$0.39
E£7.30
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
៛1,923.15
|
$0.22
E£4.09
|
|
pay 55.7% less for groceries
|
Cambodia
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
៛6,900.40
|
$0.60
E£11.30
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
៛27,454.32
|
$1.91
E£36.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.89
៛32,151.18
|
$3.13
E£59.01
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
៛6,947.92
|
$1.43
E£26.91
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.48
៛10,107.54
|
$1.92
E£36.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.59
៛6,482.53
|
$0.59
E£11.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
៛2,280.43
|
$0.33
E£6.32
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
៛5,894.10
|
$0.26
E£4.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
៛2,733.56
|
$0.27
E£5.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
៛2,544.02
|
$0.22
E£4.21
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
៛2,263.50
|
$0.18
E£3.45
|
|
pay 66.8% less for transportation
|
Cambodia
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.55
៛18,522.85
|
$1.28
E£24.20
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$43.50
៛177,201.28
|
$11.20
E£211.54
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$52,250.00
៛212,845,220.30
|
$22,049.47
E£416,309.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.24
៛29,492.81
|
$2.66
E£50.15
|
|
pay 57.9% less for housing
|
Cambodia
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.71
៛153,623.18
|
$16.38
E£309.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$369.44
៛1,504,931.39
|
$156.64
E£2,957.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.85
៛867,047.16
|
$104.41
E£1,971.29
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.64
៛287,740.09
|
$23.57
E£444.92
|
|
pay 62.0% less for childcare
|
Cambodia
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.97
៛737,211.66
|
$75.75
E£1,430.24
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,892.86
៛32,152,285.50
|
$2,699.99
E£50,977.76
|
|
pay 18.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cambodia
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.88
៛3,564.39
|
$1.93
E£36.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
៛8,392.91
|
$1.63
E£30.85
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.54
៛6,293.70
|
$2.35
E£44.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.77
៛202,729.13
|
$24.64
E£465.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.56
៛18,585.77
|
$4.04
E£76.22
|
|
pay 48.1% more for clothing
|
Cambodia
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.87
៛93,147.06
|
$27.73
E£523.63
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.49
៛91,619.47
|
$40.76
E£769.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.15
៛236,890.73
|
$94.23
E£1,779.05
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.59
៛153,123.44
|
$48.17
E£909.48
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