Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 10.5% more expensive than Cambodia.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Cambodia, you would:
pay 36.1% more for restaurants
Cambodia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.38
៛13,716.82
|
$7.74
R149.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
៛23,775.82
|
$3.92
R75.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
៛3,311.68
|
$0.87
R16.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
៛1,875.77
|
$0.65
R12.56
|
|
pay 27.4% less for groceries
Cambodia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
៛6,399.80
|
$0.82
R15.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.44
៛26,185.34
|
$3.09
R59.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.76
៛31,546.61
|
$3.51
R67.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
៛7,404.03
|
$1.71
R33.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
៛7,951.68
|
$1.85
R35.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
៛5,868.51
|
$0.61
R11.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
៛2,158.14
|
$0.57
R10.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
៛5,762.82
|
$0.59
R11.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
៛2,465.70
|
$0.59
R11.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
៛2,271.62
|
$0.47
R9.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
៛2,015.57
|
$0.47
R8.97
|
|
pay 17.2% less for transportation
Cambodia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
៛18,869.86
|
$4.65
R89.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.81
៛174,000.40
|
$40.67
R784.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
៛199,147,908.18
|
$18,011.69
R347,532.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.59
៛30,847.60
|
$7.53
R145.35
|
|
pay 33.2% more for housing
Cambodia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.00
៛125,994.99
|
$48.06
R927.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.56
៛1,319,072.65
|
$341.02
R6,579.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.52
៛851,538.66
|
$317.79
R6,131.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.18
៛268,972.98
|
$80.15
R1,546.48
|
|
pay 39.4% less for childcare
Cambodia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.97
៛865,548.29
|
$157.19
R3,032.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,508.57
៛26,452,416.03
|
$3,082.89
R59,483.77
|
|
pay 20.1% more for entertainment and sports
Cambodia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
៛3,657.82
|
$1.70
R32.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
៛8,924.86
|
$1.67
R32.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.53
៛6,218.29
|
$2.56
R49.46
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
៛178,132.38
|
$30.74
R593.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
៛22,353.34
|
$5.40
R104.14
|
|
pay 67.9% more for clothing
Cambodia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.98
៛93,387.27
|
$43.19
R833.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.07
៛73,427.32
|
$26.96
R520.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.01
៛280,481.15
|
$80.72
R1,557.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.05
៛134,313.56
|
$71.81
R1,385.56
|
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