Cost of living comparison
Cambodia is 59.3% more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 18.0% more for restaurants
Colombia
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
$10,332
|
$3.38
៛13,617.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.26
$20,057
|
$5.85
៛23,602.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
$2,295
|
$0.81
៛3,287.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
$1,750
|
$0.46
៛1,862.12
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Colombia
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
$3,329
|
$1.57
៛6,353.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.61
$6,141
|
$6.44
៛25,994.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
$12,496
|
$7.76
៛31,317.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
$6,296
|
$1.82
៛7,350.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
$5,932
|
$1.96
៛7,893.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
$3,171
|
$1.44
៛5,825.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
$1,120
|
$0.53
៛2,142.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
$1,402
|
$1.42
៛5,720.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
$1,512
|
$0.61
៛2,447.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
$1,159
|
$0.56
៛2,255.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
$1,275
|
$0.50
៛2,000.91
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Colombia
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.04
$7,765
|
$4.64
៛18,732.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.61
$90,083
|
$42.81
៛172,734.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,617.95
$55,765,306
|
$49,000.00
៛197,698,914.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.28
$43,031
|
$7.59
៛30,623.16
|
|
pay 40.4% more for housing
Colombia
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.37
$81,539
|
$31.00
៛125,078.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.57
$795,660
|
$324.56
៛1,309,475.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$176.18
$672,111
|
$209.52
៛845,342.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.64
$177,924
|
$66.18
៛267,015.94
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Colombia
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.33
$398,021
|
$212.97
៛859,250.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,004.13
$11,460,298
|
$6,508.57
៛26,259,949.15
|
|
pay 58.2% more for entertainment and sports
Colombia
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
$3,417
|
$0.90
៛3,631.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
$4,599
|
$2.20
៛8,859.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
$7,237
|
$1.53
៛6,173.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.34
$69,968
|
$43.83
៛176,836.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.91
$11,113
|
$5.50
៛22,190.69
|
|
pay 22.4% less for clothing
Colombia
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.50
$154,493
|
$22.98
៛92,707.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.32
$104,238
|
$18.07
៛72,893.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.30
$230,022
|
$69.01
៛278,440.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.16
$172,272
|
$33.05
៛133,336.29
|
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