Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 58.3% more expensive than Cambodia.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Cambodia, you would:
pay 96.2% more for restaurants
Cambodia
|
Mexico
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.59
KHR14,595.40
|
$10.14
MX$201.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.90
KHR23,965.80
|
$8.52
MX$169.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
KHR3,265.92
|
$1.35
MX$26.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
KHR2,175.88
|
$1.02
MX$20.28
|
|
pay 12.9% more for groceries
Cambodia
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.84
KHR7,457.49
|
$2.68
MX$53.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.21
KHR25,242.43
|
$4.17
MX$82.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
KHR31,367.75
|
$5.88
MX$116.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
KHR7,822.76
|
$2.68
MX$53.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
KHR8,546.44
|
$3.49
MX$69.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
KHR6,381.94
|
$1.32
MX$26.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
KHR2,669.31
|
$0.63
MX$12.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.49
KHR6,064.88
|
$0.79
MX$15.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
KHR2,545.27
|
$0.77
MX$15.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
KHR2,559.53
|
$0.90
MX$17.98
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
KHR2,127.64
|
$0.78
MX$15.42
|
|
pay 63.9% more for transportation
Cambodia
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
KHR18,586.15
|
$5.33
MX$105.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.60
KHR43,057.20
|
$28.94
MX$575.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR199,038,000.00
|
$22,778.21
MX$452,921.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.92
KHR32,182.14
|
$17.39
MX$345.79
|
|
pay 47.8% more for housing
Cambodia
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.71
KHR116,633.56
|
$33.11
MX$658.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$323.25
KHR1,313,023.68
|
$599.68
MX$11,924.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.58
KHR843,203.50
|
$424.66
MX$8,444.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.07
KHR260,259.67
|
$54.94
MX$1,092.39
|
|
pay 18.0% less for childcare
Cambodia
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$244.83
KHR994,513.00
|
$230.47
MX$4,582.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,894.95
KHR28,007,278.44
|
$4,822.04
MX$95,881.42
|
|
pay 79.0% more for entertainment and sports
Cambodia
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
KHR3,858.90
|
$2.57
MX$51.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
KHR8,550.85
|
$3.35
MX$66.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
KHR6,499.20
|
$4.34
MX$86.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.21
KHR167,388.25
|
$38.86
MX$772.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.25
KHR21,325.50
|
$5.22
MX$103.82
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Cambodia
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.12
KHR81,747.75
|
$54.74
MX$1,088.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.11
KHR81,675.21
|
$42.64
MX$847.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.94
KHR267,838.12
|
$96.11
MX$1,911.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.98
KHR133,973.46
|
$90.93
MX$1,807.96
|
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