Cost of living comparison
Cambodia is 32.6% more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 20.4% more for restaurants
|
Madagascar
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.73
Ar5,522
|
$2.59
៛10,556.56
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.07
Ar16,142
|
$5.94
៛24,165.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
Ar1,890
|
$0.71
៛2,891.74
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
Ar1,262
|
$0.38
៛1,537.15
|
|
pay 97.1% more for groceries
|
Madagascar
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
Ar2,067
|
$1.43
៛5,818.59
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.07
Ar12,956
|
$7.18
៛29,210.73
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.19
Ar10,162
|
$7.60
៛30,917.57
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.60
Ar5,097
|
$1.58
៛6,421.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
Ar6,936
|
$1.89
៛7,691.59
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
Ar2,023
|
$1.61
៛6,535.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.23
Ar723
|
$0.57
៛2,317.42
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
Ar1,349
|
$1.21
៛4,938.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
Ar1,012
|
$0.60
៛2,446.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
Ar771
|
$0.58
៛2,350.26
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
Ar1,108
|
$0.45
៛1,832.66
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Madagascar
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
Ar13,668
|
$3.47
៛14,130.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.06
Ar19,292
|
$30.71
៛124,982.92
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,007.20
Ar86,017,933
|
$52,250.00
៛212,657,506.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.00
Ar38,230
|
$8.50
៛34,595.00
|
|
pay 21.8% more for housing
|
Madagascar
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.02
Ar242,125
|
$19.38
៛78,862.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$386.77
Ar1,231,862
|
$346.66
៛1,410,894.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$96.69
Ar307,965
|
$195.69
៛796,452.12
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.04
Ar114,774
|
$61.12
៛248,772.55
|
|
pay 14.1% more for childcare
|
Madagascar
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$564.60
Ar1,798,235
|
$218.67
៛889,973.36
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,307.82
Ar13,720,391
|
$8,160.71
៛33,214,108.12
|
|
pay 4.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Madagascar
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.80
Ar2,549
|
$0.79
៛3,230.56
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
Ar3,884
|
$2.26
៛9,178.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
Ar12,743
|
$1.43
៛5,825.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.35
Ar182,655
|
$45.95
៛187,008.03
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
Ar18,690
|
$4.56
៛18,569.38
|
|
pay 33.9% less for clothing
|
Madagascar
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.68
Ar186,903
|
$23.75
៛96,662.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.34
Ar67,965
|
$20.52
៛83,519.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$137.37
Ar437,523
|
$55.58
៛226,204.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.35
Ar169,912
|
$46.46
៛189,085.42
|
|
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