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Cambodia vs. Mecca Cost of Living Summary

Cambodia is 10.0% cheaper than Mecca.

Restaurants: pay 10.1% more in Cambodia
Groceries: pay 20.5% more in Cambodia
Transportation: pay 11.6% more in Cambodia
Housing: pay 21.6% less in Cambodia
Childcare: pay 16.8% less in Cambodia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.4% less in Cambodia
Clothing: pay 16.2% less in Cambodia

The cost of groceries, transportation, and restaurants in Cambodia are more expensive than in Mecca. Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, and clothing are lower in Cambodia.

Cambodia vs. Mecca Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 10.1% more for restaurants

	Mecca	Cambodia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.07 SAR19.00	$3.40 KHR13,637.40	-32.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.33 SAR35.00	$6.45 KHR25,870.95	-30.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 SAR2.92	$0.81 KHR3,241.05	+3.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 SAR1.17	$0.62 KHR2,500.83	+100.4%
Average			+10.1%

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pay 20.5% more for groceries

	Mecca	Cambodia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.87 SAR3.25	$1.69 KHR6,781.68	+95.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.49 SAR13.10	$6.70 KHR26,873.70	+91.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.39 SAR23.98	$7.90 KHR31,678.57	+23.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 SAR11.11	$1.78 KHR7,152.95	-39.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 SAR14.24	$2.04 KHR8,194.33	-46.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 SAR4.01	$1.46 KHR5,864.41	+36.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 SAR2.68	$0.66 KHR2,638.07	-8.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 SAR3.10	$1.59 KHR6,397.33	+93.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 SAR3.55	$0.66 KHR2,662.94	-29.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 SAR2.09	$0.65 KHR2,598.65	+16.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 SAR2.09	$0.51 KHR2,061.94	-7.6%
Average			+20.5%

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pay 11.6% more for transportation

	Mecca	Cambodia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.35 SAR8.82	$4.35 KHR17,457.98	+85.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$9.60 KHR38,505.60
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$49,000.00 KHR196,539,000.00
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.73 SAR89.00	$9.04 KHR36,257.86	-61.9%
Average			+11.6%

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pay 21.6% less for housing

	Mecca	Cambodia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$67.06 SAR251.51	$21.68 KHR86,962.61	-67.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$246.63 SAR925.03	$346.90 KHR1,391,431.15	+40.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$660.55 SAR2,477.51	$235.87 KHR946,062.49	-64.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.62 SAR219.86	$61.54 KHR246,819.65	+5.0%
Average			-21.6%

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pay 16.8% less for childcare

	Mecca	Cambodia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$399.94 SAR1,500.05	$213.00 KHR854,343.00	-46.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,666.01 SAR17,500.59	$5,277.08 KHR21,166,381.25	+13.1%
Average			-16.8%

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pay 57.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Mecca	Cambodia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.60 SAR6.00	$1.04 KHR4,178.03	-34.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.24 SAR12.14	$1.99 KHR7,964.56	-38.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.87 SAR29.50	$1.75 KHR7,019.25	-77.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.17 SAR323.21	$37.75 KHR151,415.25	-56.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.00 SAR67.50	$3.75 KHR15,041.25	-79.2%
Average			-57.4%

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pay 16.2% less for clothing

	Mecca	Cambodia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$22.66 SAR85.00	$24.31 KHR97,517.44	+7.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.66 SAR235.01	$21.25 KHR85,233.75	-66.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$59.55 SAR223.34	$69.00 KHR276,759.00	+15.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.66 SAR190.01	$39.55 KHR158,635.05	-21.9%
Average			-16.2%

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