Cost of living comparison

Cambodia

compared to

Turkey

Turkey vs. Cambodia Cost of Living Summary

Turkey is 12.6% more expensive than Cambodia overall.

Restaurants: pay 54.0% more in Turkey
Groceries: pay 40.1% less in Turkey
Transportation: pay 37.9% more in Turkey
Housing: pay 11.3% more in Turkey
Childcare: pay 68.4% more in Turkey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.3% more in Turkey
Clothing: pay 64.5% more in Turkey

The cost of childcare, clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and housing in Turkey are more expensive than in Cambodia.

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Turkey vs. Cambodia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Turkey instead of Cambodia, you would:

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pay 54.0% more for restaurants

	Cambodia	Turkey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.38 KHR13,738.35	$7.80 TRY386.28	+131.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.88 KHR27,985.53	$8.25 TRY408.38	+20.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 KHR4,363.14	$1.28 TRY63.31	+19.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 KHR2,361.81	$0.44 TRY22.00	-23.4%
Average			+54.0%

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pay 40.1% less for groceries

	Cambodia	Turkey
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,717.92	$0.96 TRY47.63	-41.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.35 KHR29,907.76	$4.58 TRY226.89	-37.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.40 KHR34,176.45	$3.74 TRY185.39	-55.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 KHR7,093.06	$2.15 TRY106.63	+23.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.70 KHR6,906.92	$1.91 TRY94.53	+12.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 KHR7,202.01	$0.80 TRY39.56	-54.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 KHR2,534.96	$0.86 TRY42.40	+37.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.84 KHR7,504.61	$0.46 TRY22.93	-74.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,959.38	$0.55 TRY27.10	-24.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 KHR2,503.42	$0.23 TRY11.59	-62.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 KHR2,159.27	$0.19 TRY9.29	-64.6%
Average			-40.1%

Cambodia vs. Turkey - Cost of groceries

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pay 37.9% more for transportation

	Cambodia	Turkey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.99 KHR20,294.27	$5.08 TRY251.45	+1.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.30 KHR50,068.65	$32.35 TRY1,602.00	+163.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,666.67 KHR129M	$43,081.17 TRY2M	+36.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.04 KHR40,862.10	$8.30 TRY410.92	-17.3%
Average			+37.9%

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pay 11.3% more for housing

	Cambodia	Turkey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.97 KHR81,299.37	$13.65 TRY675.87	-31.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$399.26 KHR2M	$475.20 TRY23,529.06	+19.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$267.29 KHR1M	$347.61 TRY17,211.40	+30.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$70.60 KHR287K	$51.15 TRY2,532.59	-27.5%
Average			+11.3%

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pay 68.4% more for childcare

	Cambodia	Turkey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$425.04 KHR2M	$606.51 TRY30,030.78	+42.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,825.90 KHR28M	$13,566.63 TRY672K	+98.8%
Average			+68.4%

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pay 47.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Cambodia	Turkey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.09 KHR4,452.24	$3.02 TRY149.34	+175.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.17 KHR8,832.73	$3.43 TRY169.90	+58.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.59 KHR6,465.50	$2.16 TRY106.77	+35.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.12 KHR200K	$53.35 TRY2,641.36	+8.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 KHR20,353.11	$5.91 TRY292.72	+18.2%
Average			+47.3%

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pay 64.5% more for clothing

	Cambodia	Turkey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$27.42 KHR112K	$45.05 TRY2,230.83	+64.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.11 KHR77,794.11	$38.92 TRY1,927.26	+103.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.47 KHR340K	$90.74 TRY4,492.86	+8.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.28 KHR168K	$83.15 TRY4,117.06	+101.4%
Average			+64.5%

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