Cost of living comparison
compared to
Cambodia vs. Samoa Cost of Living Summary
Cambodia is 16.9% more expensive than Samoa overall.
Cambodia vs. Samoa Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Samoa, you would:
pay 79.6% less for restaurants
|
Samoa
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$47.26
WST130.00
|
$3.38
KHR13,777.77
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.54
WST40.00
|
$6.88
KHR28,065.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
WST5.00
|
$1.07
KHR4,375.66
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
WST3.75
|
$0.58
KHR2,368.59
|
|
Samoa vs. Cambodia - Cost of restaurants
pay 11.1% more for groceries
|
Samoa
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
WST2.25
|
$1.65
KHR6,737.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$0.45
WST1.25
|
$7.35
KHR29,993.58
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.88
WST18.93
|
$8.40
KHR34,274.52
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.27
WST11.76
|
$1.74
KHR7,113.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.65
WST4.54
|
$1.70
KHR6,926.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.31
WST6.35
|
$1.77
KHR7,222.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
WST2.27
|
$0.62
KHR2,542.23
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
WST2.27
|
$1.84
KHR7,526.15
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
WST5.44
|
$0.73
KHR2,967.87
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
WST4.54
|
$0.61
KHR2,510.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
WST1.36
|
$0.53
KHR2,165.46
|
|
Samoa vs. Cambodia - Cost of groceries
pay 18.6% less for transportation
|
Samoa
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.13
WST11.36
|
$4.99
KHR20,352.50
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$12.30
KHR50,212.32
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,666.67
KHR129M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$49.07
WST135.00
|
$10.04
KHR40,979.35
|
|
Samoa vs. Cambodia - Cost of transportation
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Samoa
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.35
WST100.00
|
$19.97
KHR81,532.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$399.26
KHR2M
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$267.29
KHR1M
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.90
WST38.24
|
$70.60
KHR288K
|
|
Samoa vs. Cambodia - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Samoa
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$425.04
KHR2M
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,825.90
KHR28M
|
Samoa vs. Cambodia - Cost of childcare
pay 57.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Samoa
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.45
WST9.50
|
$1.09
KHR4,465.02
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.91
WST8.00
|
$2.17
KHR8,858.07
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.18
WST17.00
|
$1.59
KHR6,484.06
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$49.12
KHR201K
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.00
KHR20,411.51
|
|
Samoa vs. Cambodia - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Samoa
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$27.42
KHR112K
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$19.11
KHR78,017.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$83.47
KHR341K
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$41.28
KHR169K
|
Samoa vs. Cambodia - Cost of clothing
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