Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 2.8 times more expensive than Cambodia.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Cambodia, you would:
pay 78.7% more for restaurants
Cambodia
|
Hong Kong
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.38
KHR13,711.42
|
$7.64
HK$59.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
KHR23,766.46
|
$5.73
HK$44.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
KHR3,310.38
|
$1.23
HK$9.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
KHR1,875.03
|
$1.11
HK$8.65
|
|
pay 87.6% more for groceries
Cambodia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
KHR6,397.28
|
$2.29
HK$17.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.44
KHR26,175.03
|
$12.63
HK$98.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.76
KHR31,534.19
|
$11.66
HK$91.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
KHR7,401.12
|
$3.47
HK$27.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
KHR7,948.55
|
$4.48
HK$35.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
KHR5,866.20
|
$2.03
HK$15.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
KHR2,157.29
|
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
KHR5,760.55
|
$1.75
HK$13.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
KHR2,464.73
|
$1.35
HK$10.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
KHR2,270.72
|
$1.21
HK$9.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
KHR2,014.78
|
$1.18
HK$9.21
|
|
pay 54.6% more for transportation
Cambodia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
KHR18,862.43
|
$10.64
HK$83.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.81
KHR173,931.91
|
$63.70
HK$498.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR199,069,517.78
|
$33,122.07
HK$259,198.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.59
KHR30,835.46
|
$13.12
HK$102.68
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Cambodia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.00
KHR125,945.40
|
$23.34
HK$182.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.56
KHR1,318,553.43
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,908.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.52
KHR851,203.47
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,744.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.18
KHR268,867.10
|
$157.03
HK$1,228.89
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Cambodia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.97
KHR865,207.58
|
$771.50
HK$6,037.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,508.57
KHR26,442,003.59
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,599.25
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Cambodia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
KHR3,656.38
|
$6.37
HK$49.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
KHR8,921.34
|
$5.02
HK$39.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.53
KHR6,215.84
|
$8.28
HK$64.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
KHR178,062.27
|
$79.37
HK$621.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
KHR22,344.54
|
$12.74
HK$99.69
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Cambodia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.98
KHR93,350.51
|
$80.90
HK$633.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.07
KHR73,398.42
|
$39.86
HK$311.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.01
KHR280,370.75
|
$88.35
HK$691.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.05
KHR134,260.69
|
$129.40
HK$1,012.63
|
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