Cost of living comparison

North Korea

compared to

Cambodia

Cambodia vs. North Korea Cost of Living Summary

Cambodia is 61.5% more expensive than North Korea overall.

Restaurants: pay 50.6% less in Cambodia
Groceries: pay 13.9% more in Cambodia
Housing: pay 3.6 times more in Cambodia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.9% less in Cambodia

The cost of housing and groceries in Cambodia are more expensive than in North Korea. Expenses including entertainment and sports and restaurants are lower in Cambodia. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Cambodia.

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Cambodia vs. North Korea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cambodia instead of North Korea, you would:

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pay 50.6% less for restaurants

	North Korea	Cambodia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.81 KPW4,327	$3.38 KHR13,738.35	-29.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$21.26 KPW19,136	$6.88 KHR27,985.53	-67.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.21 KPW1,985	$1.07 KHR4,363.14	-51.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.28 KPW1,153	$0.58 KHR2,361.81	-54.7%
Average			-50.6%

North Korea vs. Cambodia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.9% more for groceries

	North Korea	Cambodia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.30 KPW2,071	$1.65 KHR6,717.92	-28.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$7.35 KHR29,907.76
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.55 KPW3,195	$8.40 KHR34,176.45	+136.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.00 KPW1,798	$1.74 KHR7,093.06	-12.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$1.70 KHR6,906.92
Apples (1 lb)	??	$1.77 KHR7,202.01
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.62 KHR2,534.96
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$1.84 KHR7,504.61
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.73 KHR2,959.38
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.61 KHR2,503.42
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.53 KHR2,159.27
Average			+13.9%

North Korea vs. Cambodia - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	North Korea	Cambodia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$4.99 KHR20,294.27
Monthly public transit pass	??	$12.30 KHR50,068.65
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$31,666.67 KHR129M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$10.04 KHR40,862.10

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pay 3.6 times more for housing

	North Korea	Cambodia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$19.97 KHR81,299.37
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$89.58 KPW80,621	$399.26 KHR2M	+345.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$89.58 KPW80,621	$267.29 KHR1M	+198.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$70.60 KHR287K
Average			+264.7%

North Korea vs. Cambodia - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	North Korea	Cambodia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$425.04 KHR2M
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$6,825.90 KHR28M

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pay 51.9% less for entertainment and sports

	North Korea	Cambodia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$13.44 KPW12,093	$1.09 KHR4,452.24	-91.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.12 KPW1,008	$2.17 KHR8,832.73	+93.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$1.59 KHR6,465.50
Monthly membership at local gym	$75.02 KPW67,520	$49.12 KHR200K	-34.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$5.00 KHR20,353.11
Average			-51.9%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	North Korea	Cambodia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$27.42 KHR112K
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$19.11 KHR77,794.11
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$83.47 KHR340K
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$41.28 KHR168K

North Korea vs. Cambodia - Cost of clothing

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