Cost of living comparison
France is 2.3 times more expensive than Cambodia.
If you lived in France instead of Cambodia, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
|
Cambodia
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.10
៛12,617.00
|
$15.40
€13.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.19
៛25,183.13
|
$9.27
€8.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
៛3,328.68
|
$2.52
€2.21
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
៛1,921.45
|
$1.72
€1.51
|
|
pay 34.0% more for groceries
|
Cambodia
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
៛6,894.32
|
$1.48
€1.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
៛27,430.10
|
$7.87
€6.90
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.89
៛32,122.82
|
$4.00
€3.50
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
៛6,941.79
|
$3.05
€2.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.48
៛10,098.63
|
$4.55
€3.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.59
៛6,476.82
|
$1.27
€1.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
៛2,278.42
|
$0.94
€0.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
៛5,888.90
|
$1.22
€1.07
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
៛2,731.15
|
$1.40
€1.23
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
៛2,541.78
|
$0.82
€0.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
៛2,261.50
|
$1.04
€0.91
|
|
pay 41.2% more for transportation
|
Cambodia
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.55
៛18,506.52
|
$7.91
€6.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$43.50
៛177,045.01
|
$49.29
€43.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$52,250.00
៛212,657,506.27
|
$24,317.30
€21,323.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.24
៛29,466.80
|
$16.72
€14.66
|
|
pay 75.5% more for housing
|
Cambodia
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.71
៛153,487.69
|
$28.65
€25.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$369.44
៛1,503,604.15
|
$705.48
€618.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.85
៛866,282.48
|
$568.84
€498.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.64
៛287,486.32
|
$118.36
€103.79
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Cambodia
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.97
៛736,561.49
|
$733.34
€643.06
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,892.86
៛32,123,929.52
|
$9,235.26
€8,098.41
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Cambodia
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.88
៛3,561.25
|
$5.55
€4.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
៛8,385.51
|
$2.80
€2.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.54
៛6,288.15
|
$10.30
€9.04
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.77
៛202,550.34
|
$35.94
€31.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.56
៛18,569.38
|
$10.50
€9.21
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Cambodia
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.87
៛93,064.91
|
$80.49
€70.59
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.49
៛91,538.66
|
$35.46
€31.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.15
៛236,681.81
|
$85.42
€74.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.59
៛152,988.40
|
$117.33
€102.88
|
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