Cost of living comparison

Nicaragua

compared to

Cambodia

Cambodia vs. Nicaragua Cost of Living Summary

Cambodia is 0.9% cheaper than Nicaragua overall.

Restaurants: pay 27.5% less in Cambodia
Groceries: pay 0.8% more in Cambodia
Transportation: pay 27.3% more in Cambodia
Housing: pay 14.1% more in Cambodia
Childcare: pay 42.5% more in Cambodia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.8% less in Cambodia
Clothing: pay 59.8% less in Cambodia

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

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Cambodia vs. Nicaragua Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.5% less for restaurants

	Nicaragua	Cambodia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.07 NIO260.69	$3.38 KHR13,777.77	-52.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.94 NIO256.05	$6.88 KHR28,065.83	-1.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 NIO31.78	$1.07 KHR4,375.66	+24.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 NIO22.90	$0.58 KHR2,368.59	-6.6%
Average			-27.5%

Nicaragua vs. Cambodia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.8% more for groceries

	Nicaragua	Cambodia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 NIO62.97	$1.65 KHR6,737.20	-3.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.70 NIO136.34	$7.35 KHR29,993.58	+98.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.65 NIO171.37	$8.40 KHR34,274.52	+80.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.34 NIO86.43	$1.74 KHR7,113.41	-25.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 NIO94.04	$1.70 KHR6,926.74	-33.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.82 NIO67.12	$1.77 KHR7,222.67	-2.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.27 NIO10.04	$0.62 KHR2,542.23	+128.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 NIO30.11	$1.84 KHR7,526.15	+125.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 NIO40.75	$0.73 KHR2,967.87	-34.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.68 NIO61.81	$0.61 KHR2,510.60	-63.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.01 NIO37.15	$0.53 KHR2,165.46	-47.4%
Average			+0.8%

Nicaragua vs. Cambodia - Cost of groceries

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pay 27.3% more for transportation

	Nicaragua	Cambodia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.05 NIO186.28	$4.99 KHR20,352.50	-1.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.01 NIO221.55	$12.30 KHR50,212.32	+104.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,973.64 NIO847K	$31,666.67 KHR129M	+37.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.49 NIO497.59	$10.04 KHR40,979.35	-25.6%
Average			+27.3%

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pay 14.1% more for housing

	Nicaragua	Cambodia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.47 NIO1,197.31	$19.97 KHR81,532.65	-38.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$293.80 NIO10,834.54	$399.26 KHR2M	+35.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$247.83 NIO9,139.42	$267.29 KHR1M	+7.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.20 NIO2,551.80	$70.60 KHR288K	+2.0%
Average			+14.1%

Nicaragua vs. Cambodia - Cost of housing

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pay 42.5% more for childcare

	Nicaragua	Cambodia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$235.82 NIO8,696.30	$425.04 KHR2M	+80.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,060.00 NIO223K	$6,825.90 KHR28M	+12.6%
Average			+42.5%

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pay 16.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Nicaragua	Cambodia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.40 NIO51.63	$1.09 KHR4,465.02	-21.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.60 NIO95.88	$2.17 KHR8,858.07	-16.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.73 NIO100.57	$1.59 KHR6,484.06	-41.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.54 NIO1,200.05	$49.12 KHR201K	+50.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.00 NIO331.90	$5.00 KHR20,411.51	-44.4%
Average			-16.8%

Nicaragua vs. Cambodia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 59.8% less for clothing

	Nicaragua	Cambodia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.88 NIO2,208.26	$27.42 KHR112K	-54.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$65.00 NIO2,397.02	$19.11 KHR78,017.34	-70.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.64 NIO4,522.78	$83.47 KHR341K	-31.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$144.83 NIO5,340.78	$41.28 KHR169K	-71.5%
Average			-59.8%

Nicaragua vs. Cambodia - Cost of clothing

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