Cost of living comparison
Iowa is 2.4 times more expensive than Cambodia.
If you lived in Iowa instead of Cambodia, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Cambodia
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.38
៛13,744.08
|
$14.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
៛23,823.08
|
$8.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
៛3,318.27
|
$2.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
៛1,879.49
|
$1.50
|
|
pay 90.1% more for groceries
Cambodia
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
៛6,412.52
|
$1.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.44
៛26,237.38
|
$5.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.76
៛31,609.31
|
$3.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
៛7,418.75
|
$3.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
៛7,967.49
|
$5.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
៛5,880.18
|
$2.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
៛2,162.43
|
$0.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
៛5,774.27
|
$2.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
៛2,470.60
|
$2.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
៛2,276.13
|
$1.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
៛2,019.58
|
$1.31
|
|
pay 2.6% more for transportation
Cambodia
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
៛18,907.37
|
$3.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.81
៛174,346.24
|
$41.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
៛199,543,730.27
|
$24,180.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.59
៛30,908.92
|
$14.77
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Cambodia
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.00
៛126,245.42
|
$71.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.56
៛1,321,694.41
|
$970.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.52
៛853,231.16
|
$657.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.18
៛269,507.58
|
$140.85
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Cambodia
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.97
៛867,268.63
|
$907.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,508.57
៛26,504,992.28
|
$16,239.17
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Cambodia
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
៛3,665.09
|
$4.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
៛8,942.60
|
$4.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.53
៛6,230.65
|
$7.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
៛178,486.44
|
$38.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
៛22,397.77
|
$10.60
|
|
pay 91.2% more for clothing
Cambodia
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.98
៛93,572.89
|
$43.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.07
៛73,573.27
|
$41.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.01
៛281,038.63
|
$77.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.05
៛134,580.51
|
$77.28
|
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