Cost of living comparison
Cambodia is 30.5% more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 15.6% more for restaurants
Nairobi
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.49
KES589.06
|
$3.38
៛13,716.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.24
KES687.23
|
$5.85
៛23,775.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
KES65.43
|
$0.81
៛3,311.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
KES53.94
|
$0.46
៛1,875.77
|
|
pay 66.0% more for groceries
Nairobi
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KES62.34
|
$1.57
៛6,399.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
KES696.42
|
$6.44
៛26,185.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
KES446.07
|
$7.76
៛31,546.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.37
KES180.18
|
$1.82
៛7,404.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
KES342.29
|
$1.96
៛7,951.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
KES120.17
|
$1.44
៛5,868.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.79
|
$0.53
៛2,158.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
KES93.81
|
$1.42
៛5,762.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
KES50.67
|
$0.61
៛2,465.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.32
|
$0.56
៛2,271.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES50.42
|
$0.50
៛2,015.57
|
|
pay 54.6% more for transportation
Nairobi
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
KES618.75
|
$4.64
៛18,869.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.03
KES4,333.40
|
$42.81
៛174,000.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,338.57
KES2,012,607.45
|
$49,000.00
៛199,147,908.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
KES1,408.83
|
$7.59
៛30,847.60
|
|
pay 54.9% more for housing
Nairobi
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.12
KES5,919.98
|
$31.00
៛125,994.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.90
KES48,667.23
|
$324.56
៛1,319,072.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.44
KES22,889.03
|
$209.52
៛851,538.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$19.29
KES2,531.08
|
$66.18
៛268,972.98
|
|
pay 25.4% more for childcare
Nairobi
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.41
KES16,849.24
|
$212.97
៛865,548.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,645.08
KES1,003,127.44
|
$6,508.57
៛26,452,416.03
|
|
pay 19.3% less for entertainment and sports
Nairobi
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
KES245.44
|
$0.90
៛3,657.82
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KES279.33
|
$2.20
៛8,924.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.62
KES343.62
|
$1.53
៛6,218.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.98
KES5,639.55
|
$43.83
៛178,132.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.99
KES785.41
|
$5.50
៛22,353.34
|
|
pay 16.5% more for clothing
Nairobi
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.15
KES2,119.71
|
$22.98
៛93,387.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.44
KES3,076.18
|
$18.07
៛73,427.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.37
KES5,297.04
|
$69.01
៛280,481.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.70
KES5,734.37
|
$33.05
៛134,313.56
|
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