Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 2.8 times more expensive than Cambodia.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Cambodia, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Cambodia
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.38
៛13,716.82
|
$17.84
kr2,519
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
៛23,775.82
|
$14.27
kr2,015
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
៛3,311.68
|
$2.32
kr327
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
៛1,875.77
|
$2.12
kr300
|
|
pay 79.7% more for groceries
Cambodia
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
៛6,399.80
|
$3.42
kr484
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.44
៛26,185.34
|
$5.98
kr845
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.76
៛31,546.61
|
$5.33
kr752
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
៛7,404.03
|
$5.66
kr799
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
៛7,951.68
|
$7.09
kr1,002
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
៛5,868.51
|
$1.16
kr164
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
៛2,158.14
|
$0.98
kr139
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
៛5,762.82
|
$1.17
kr166
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
៛2,465.70
|
$1.84
kr259
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
៛2,271.62
|
$0.96
kr135
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
៛2,015.57
|
$0.51
kr72
|
|
pay 82.6% more for transportation
Cambodia
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
៛18,869.86
|
$8.03
kr1,135
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.81
៛174,000.40
|
$77.40
kr10,932
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
៛199,147,908.18
|
$29,836.83
kr4,214,452
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.59
៛30,847.60
|
$23.97
kr3,385
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Cambodia
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.00
៛125,994.99
|
$62.40
kr8,814
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.56
៛1,319,072.65
|
$1,437.14
kr202,996
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.52
៛851,538.66
|
$1,215.63
kr171,707
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.18
៛268,972.98
|
$68.63
kr9,694
|
|
pay 18.0% less for childcare
Cambodia
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.97
៛865,548.29
|
$259.34
kr36,632
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,508.57
៛26,452,416.03
|
$2,750.10
kr388,451
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Cambodia
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
៛3,657.82
|
$8.52
kr1,204
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
៛8,924.86
|
$4.15
kr587
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.53
៛6,218.29
|
$10.64
kr1,502
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
៛178,132.38
|
$56.90
kr8,037
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
៛22,353.34
|
$12.27
kr1,734
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for clothing
Cambodia
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.98
៛93,387.27
|
$118.08
kr16,678
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.07
៛73,427.32
|
$50.39
kr7,117
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.01
៛280,481.15
|
$151.12
kr21,345
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.05
៛134,313.56
|
$175.20
kr24,747
|
|
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