Cost of living comparison
Illinois is 2.7 times more expensive than Cambodia.
If you lived in Illinois instead of Cambodia, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Cambodia
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.38
៛13,716.82
|
$16.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
៛23,775.82
|
$8.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
៛3,311.68
|
$2.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
៛1,875.77
|
$1.64
|
|
pay 70.9% more for groceries
Cambodia
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
៛6,399.80
|
$2.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.44
៛26,185.34
|
$4.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.76
៛31,546.61
|
$3.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
៛7,404.03
|
$3.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
៛7,951.68
|
$4.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
៛5,868.51
|
$1.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
៛2,158.14
|
$0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
៛5,762.82
|
$1.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
៛2,465.70
|
$1.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
៛2,271.62
|
$1.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
៛2,015.57
|
$1.27
|
|
pay 36.5% more for transportation
Cambodia
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
៛18,869.86
|
$3.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.81
៛174,000.40
|
$85.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
៛199,147,908.18
|
$25,072.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.59
៛30,847.60
|
$16.37
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Cambodia
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.00
៛125,994.99
|
$63.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.56
៛1,319,072.65
|
$1,273.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.52
៛851,538.66
|
$1,019.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.18
៛268,972.98
|
$127.01
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
Cambodia
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.97
៛865,548.29
|
$1,216.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,508.57
៛26,452,416.03
|
$13,033.13
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Cambodia
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
៛3,657.82
|
$4.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
៛8,924.86
|
$3.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.53
៛6,218.29
|
$9.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
៛178,132.38
|
$39.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
៛22,353.34
|
$11.22
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Cambodia
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.98
៛93,387.27
|
$45.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.07
៛73,427.32
|
$33.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.01
៛280,481.15
|
$75.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.05
៛134,313.56
|
$105.59
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Illinois or Cambodia. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.