Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. New Zealand
  3. Cambodia
  4. Comparison
NZD
COMPARED TO
KHR

Cambodia is 43.2% cheaper than New Zealand.

If you lived in Cambodia instead of New Zealand, you would:
local_dining

pay 64.6% less for restaurants

  New Zealand help_outline Cambodia help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $13.24
NZ$18.08
$2.59
៛10,556.56
-80.4%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $8.29
NZ$11.31
$5.94
៛24,165.63
-28.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.31
NZ$3.15
$0.71
៛2,891.74
-69.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $1.94
NZ$2.64
$0.38
៛1,537.15
-80.5%
Average -64.6%
New Zealand vs. Cambodia - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 15.5% less for groceries

  New Zealand help_outline Cambodia help_outline  
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.64
NZ$2.24
$1.43
៛5,818.59
-12.7%
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.77
NZ$5.15
$7.18
៛29,210.73
+90.2%
Milk (1 gallon) $7.05
NZ$9.63
$7.60
៛30,917.57
+7.7%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $3.77
NZ$5.15
$1.58
៛6,421.67
-58.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $4.11
NZ$5.61
$1.89
៛7,691.59
-54.0%
Apples (1 lb) $1.19
NZ$1.63
$1.61
៛6,535.28
+34.7%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.95
NZ$1.30
$0.57
៛2,317.42
-40.3%
Oranges (1 lb) $1.19
NZ$1.63
$1.21
៛4,938.81
+1.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $1.20
NZ$1.64
$0.60
៛2,446.11
-50.0%
Potatoes (1 lb) $1.03
NZ$1.41
$0.58
៛2,350.26
-44.0%
Onions (1 lb) $0.83
NZ$1.13
$0.45
៛1,832.66
-45.7%
Average -15.5%
New Zealand vs. Cambodia - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 12.7% less for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.62
NZ$7.67
$3.47
៛14,130.85
-38.2%
Monthly public transit pass $97.79
NZ$133.49
$30.71
៛124,982.92
-68.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,226.34
NZ$33,071.48
$52,250.00
៛212,657,506.27
+115.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $21.10
NZ$28.81
$8.50
៛34,595.00
-59.7%
Average -12.7%
New Zealand vs. Cambodia - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 61.1% less for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $59.79
NZ$81.62
$19.38
៛78,862.75
-67.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $930.14
NZ$1,269.74
$346.66
៛1,410,894.83
-62.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $724.43
NZ$988.92
$195.69
៛796,452.12
-73.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $103.47
NZ$141.25
$61.12
៛248,772.55
-40.9%
Average -61.1%
New Zealand vs. Cambodia - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 39.0% less for childcare

  New Zealand help_outline Cambodia help_outline  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $668.60
NZ$912.70
$218.67
៛889,973.36
-67.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,146.48
NZ$12,485.90
$8,160.71
៛33,214,108.12
-10.8%
Average -39.0%
New Zealand vs. Cambodia - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 52.8% less for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.12
NZ$8.36
$0.79
៛3,230.56
-87.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.28
NZ$4.48
$2.26
៛9,178.70
-31.3%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $21.67
NZ$29.58
$1.43
៛5,825.19
-93.4%
Monthly membership at local gym $43.18
NZ$58.94
$45.95
៛187,008.03
+6.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $11.00
NZ$15.01
$4.56
៛18,569.38
-58.5%
Average -52.8%
New Zealand vs. Cambodia - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 56.6% less for clothing

  New Zealand help_outline Cambodia help_outline  
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $74.39
NZ$101.54
$23.75
៛96,662.50
-68.1%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $43.10
NZ$58.83
$20.52
៛83,519.79
-52.4%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $102.13
NZ$139.42
$55.58
៛226,204.50
-45.6%
Men's business shoes (leather) $116.98
NZ$159.69
$46.46
៛189,085.42
-60.3%
Average -56.6%
New Zealand vs. Cambodia - Cost of clothing
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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: October 2021
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