Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 0.4% more expensive than Cambodia.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Cambodia, you would:
pay 6.8% less for restaurants
Cambodia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.38
KHR13,687.26
|
$4.00
SOS2,280
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
KHR23,724.58
|
$5.00
SOS2,850
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
KHR3,304.55
|
$0.62
SOS356
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
KHR1,871.72
|
$0.43
SOS242
|
|
pay 10.4% less for groceries
Cambodia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
KHR6,386.01
|
$1.16
SOS663
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.44
KHR26,128.90
|
$2.48
SOS1,413
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.76
KHR31,478.62
|
$5.32
SOS3,034
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
KHR7,388.08
|
$2.27
SOS1,292
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
KHR7,934.54
|
$1.89
SOS1,076
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
KHR5,855.87
|
$1.68
SOS959
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
KHR2,153.49
|
$0.67
SOS379
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
KHR5,750.40
|
$1.27
SOS724
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
KHR2,460.38
|
$0.42
SOS238
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
KHR2,266.72
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
KHR2,011.23
|
$0.48
SOS275
|
|
pay 18.6% less for transportation
Cambodia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
KHR18,829.19
|
$3.85
SOS2,193
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.81
KHR173,625.41
|
$42.50
SOS24,221
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR198,718,718.89
|
$8,375.00
SOS4,773,056
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.59
KHR30,781.12
|
$9.60
SOS5,471
|
|
pay 14.4% less for housing
Cambodia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.00
KHR125,723.46
|
$41.00
SOS23,367
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.56
KHR1,316,229.88
|
$197.57
SOS112,599
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.52
KHR849,703.49
|
$86.54
SOS49,322
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.18
KHR268,393.30
|
$71.50
SOS40,749
|
|
pay 80.5% less for childcare
Cambodia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.97
KHR863,682.92
|
$51.88
SOS29,564
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,508.57
KHR26,395,407.68
|
$950.00
SOS541,421
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Cambodia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
KHR3,649.94
|
$8.00
SOS4,559
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
KHR8,905.62
|
$1.12
SOS638
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.53
KHR6,204.89
|
$1.93
SOS1,097
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
KHR177,748.49
|
$25.62
SOS14,604
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
KHR22,305.16
|
$4.00
SOS2,280
|
|
pay 5.6% less for clothing
Cambodia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.98
KHR93,186.01
|
$18.04
SOS10,282
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.07
KHR73,269.08
|
$20.50
SOS11,683
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.01
KHR279,876.68
|
$21.33
SOS12,158
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.05
KHR134,024.09
|
$51.17
SOS29,161
|
|
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