Cost of living comparison
France is 2.5 times more expensive than Cambodia.
If you lived in France instead of Cambodia, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
|
Cambodia
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.38
៛13,951.14
|
$16.13
€15.06
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
៛24,181.97
|
$9.98
€9.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
៛3,368.26
|
$2.76
€2.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
៛1,907.81
|
$1.88
€1.76
|
|
pay 56.8% more for groceries
|
Cambodia
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
៛6,509.13
|
$1.66
€1.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.44
៛26,632.64
|
$8.33
€7.77
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.76
៛32,085.50
|
$4.25
€3.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
៛7,530.51
|
$3.47
€3.24
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
៛8,087.51
|
$5.22
€4.87
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
៛5,968.76
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
៛2,195.00
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
៛5,861.26
|
$1.29
€1.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
៛2,507.82
|
$1.51
€1.41
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
៛2,310.42
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
៛2,050.00
|
$1.03
€0.96
|
|
pay 45.7% more for transportation
|
Cambodia
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
៛19,192.20
|
$7.84
€7.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.81
៛176,972.74
|
$52.45
€48.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
៛202,549,820.59
|
$26,223.89
€24,477.38
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.59
៛31,374.55
|
$18.05
€16.85
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Cambodia
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.00
៛128,147.28
|
$30.93
€28.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.56
៛1,341,605.50
|
$760.64
€709.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.52
៛866,084.94
|
$610.71
€570.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.18
៛273,567.66
|
$135.03
€126.04
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Cambodia
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.97
៛880,333.88
|
$674.24
€629.34
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,508.57
៛26,904,285.21
|
$11,309.03
€10,555.85
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Cambodia
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
៛3,720.30
|
$6.24
€5.82
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
៛9,077.31
|
$2.93
€2.74
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.53
៛6,324.51
|
$11.11
€10.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
៛181,175.30
|
$37.98
€35.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
៛22,735.18
|
$11.22
€10.47
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
|
Cambodia
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.98
៛94,982.55
|
$85.18
€79.51
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.07
៛74,681.63
|
$38.90
€36.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.01
៛285,272.43
|
$90.98
€84.92
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.05
៛136,607.95
|
$122.71
€114.54
|
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