Cost of living comparison
Cambodia is 2.9 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.69
EGP128.81
|
$3.38
KHR13,687.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
EGP156.59
|
$5.85
KHR23,724.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP11.94
|
$0.81
KHR3,304.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
EGP6.73
|
$0.46
KHR1,871.72
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
EGP19.22
|
$1.57
KHR6,386.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.23
EGP58.79
|
$6.44
KHR26,128.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.42
EGP115.70
|
$7.76
KHR31,478.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
EGP53.62
|
$1.82
KHR7,388.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
EGP75.84
|
$1.96
KHR7,934.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
EGP19.33
|
$1.44
KHR5,855.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
EGP10.51
|
$0.53
KHR2,153.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.61
|
$1.42
KHR5,750.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
EGP6.03
|
$0.61
KHR2,460.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
EGP5.70
|
$0.56
KHR2,266.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.10
EGP4.81
|
$0.50
KHR2,011.23
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.02
EGP48.76
|
$4.64
KHR18,829.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
EGP381.81
|
$42.81
KHR173,625.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,876.53
EGP760,396.31
|
$49,000.00
KHR198,718,718.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.85
EGP88.37
|
$7.59
KHR30,781.12
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.98
EGP526.02
|
$31.00
KHR125,723.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$109.16
EGP5,228.35
|
$324.56
KHR1,316,229.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.02
EGP3,401.31
|
$209.52
KHR849,703.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.81
EGP805.26
|
$66.18
KHR268,393.30
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Egypt
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.30
EGP2,792.35
|
$212.97
KHR863,682.92
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,699.22
EGP81,382.85
|
$6,508.57
KHR26,395,407.68
|
|
pay 67.5% more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
EGP69.29
|
$0.90
KHR3,649.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
EGP49.33
|
$2.20
KHR8,905.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
EGP75.18
|
$1.53
KHR6,204.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.18
EGP727.00
|
$43.83
KHR177,748.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
EGP149.80
|
$5.50
KHR22,305.16
|
|
pay 5.2% more for clothing
Egypt
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.23
EGP825.00
|
$22.98
KHR93,186.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.02
EGP1,342.15
|
$18.07
KHR73,269.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.69
EGP3,050.35
|
$69.01
KHR279,876.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.91
EGP1,384.80
|
$33.05
KHR134,024.09
|
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