Cost of living comparison
Cambodia is 3.8% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Lima, you would:
pay 9.0% less for restaurants
Lima
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.01
PEN14.78
|
$3.38
៛13,617.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
PEN19.71
|
$5.85
៛23,602.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
PEN3.22
|
$0.81
៛3,287.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PEN2.20
|
$0.46
៛1,862.12
|
|
pay 46.8% more for groceries
Lima
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
PEN7.01
|
$1.57
៛6,353.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.58
PEN13.20
|
$6.44
៛25,994.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
PEN17.46
|
$7.76
៛31,317.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
PEN7.70
|
$1.82
៛7,350.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
PEN8.69
|
$1.96
៛7,893.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
PEN2.74
|
$1.44
៛5,825.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
$0.53
៛2,142.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.66
|
$1.42
៛5,720.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.70
|
$0.61
៛2,447.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.41
|
$0.56
៛2,255.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
$0.50
៛2,000.91
|
|
pay 54.3% more for transportation
Lima
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.56
PEN20.48
|
$4.64
៛18,732.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.75
PEN61.70
|
$42.81
៛172,734.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,401.64
PEN78,836.65
|
$49,000.00
៛197,698,914.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.52
PEN57.16
|
$7.59
៛30,623.16
|
|
pay 11.1% less for housing
Lima
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.39
PEN104.59
|
$31.00
៛125,078.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.74
PEN1,855.60
|
$324.56
៛1,309,475.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.82
PEN1,211.26
|
$209.52
៛845,342.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.84
PEN205.69
|
$66.18
៛267,015.94
|
|
pay 10.8% more for childcare
Lima
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.22
PEN737.53
|
$212.97
៛859,250.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,654.15
PEN20,828.04
|
$6,508.57
៛26,259,949.15
|
|
pay 29.6% less for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
PEN7.88
|
$0.90
៛3,631.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
PEN9.91
|
$2.20
៛8,859.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.35
PEN19.71
|
$1.53
៛6,173.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.28
PEN137.34
|
$43.83
៛176,836.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
PEN24.64
|
$5.50
៛22,190.69
|
|
pay 35.3% less for clothing
Lima
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.06
PEN154.95
|
$22.98
៛92,707.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.40
PEN104.61
|
$18.07
៛72,893.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.34
PEN266.48
|
$69.01
៛278,440.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.12
PEN269.36
|
$33.05
៛133,336.29
|
|
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