Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 2.7 times more expensive than Cambodia.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Cambodia, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
|
Cambodia
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.10
៛12,628.14
|
$15.00
kr2,051
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.19
៛25,205.36
|
$12.33
kr1,686
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
៛3,331.62
|
$2.20
kr301
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
៛1,923.15
|
$2.00
kr274
|
|
pay 66.3% more for groceries
|
Cambodia
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
៛6,900.40
|
$3.14
kr430
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
៛27,454.32
|
$5.86
kr801
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.89
៛32,151.18
|
$5.16
kr706
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
៛6,947.92
|
$5.51
kr754
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.48
៛10,107.54
|
$7.10
kr971
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.59
៛6,482.53
|
$1.19
kr163
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
៛2,280.43
|
$1.08
kr148
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
៛5,894.10
|
$1.13
kr155
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
៛2,733.56
|
$1.70
kr233
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
៛2,544.02
|
$1.01
kr139
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
៛2,263.50
|
$0.66
kr91
|
|
pay 75.6% more for transportation
|
Cambodia
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.55
៛18,522.85
|
$7.21
kr986
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$43.50
៛177,201.28
|
$85.09
kr11,636
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$52,250.00
៛212,845,220.30
|
$27,857.83
kr3,809,558
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.24
៛29,492.81
|
$21.37
kr2,922
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Cambodia
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.71
៛153,623.18
|
$66.89
kr9,148
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$369.44
៛1,504,931.39
|
$1,349.42
kr184,533
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.85
៛867,047.16
|
$1,143.63
kr156,391
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.64
៛287,740.09
|
$70.86
kr9,690
|
|
pay 5.5% less for childcare
|
Cambodia
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.97
៛737,211.66
|
$277.52
kr37,951
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,892.86
៛32,152,285.50
|
$2,822.44
kr385,968
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Cambodia
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.88
៛3,564.39
|
$7.85
kr1,074
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
៛8,392.91
|
$4.10
kr561
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.54
៛6,293.70
|
$11.37
kr1,555
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.77
៛202,729.13
|
$63.31
kr8,658
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.56
៛18,585.77
|
$11.69
kr1,599
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for clothing
|
Cambodia
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.87
៛93,147.06
|
$117.41
kr16,056
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.49
៛91,619.47
|
$55.13
kr7,539
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.15
៛236,890.73
|
$156.49
kr21,401
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.59
៛153,123.44
|
$191.54
kr26,193
|
|
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