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Cambodia vs. Sao Tome and Principe Cost of Living Summary

Cambodia is 10.6% cheaper than Sao Tome and Principe overall.

Restaurants: pay 59.4% less in Cambodia
Groceries: pay 23.5% less in Cambodia
Transportation: pay 32.0% less in Cambodia
Housing: pay 23.4% less in Cambodia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.8% less in Cambodia
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Cambodia

Expenses including restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and housing are lower in Cambodia. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Cambodia.

Cambodia vs. Sao Tome and Principe Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cambodia instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:

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pay 59.4% less for restaurants

	Sao Tome and Principe	Cambodia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$29.20 STD650,623	$3.40 KHR13,617.00	-88.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 STD260,249	$6.45 KHR25,832.25	-44.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 STD42,768	$0.81 KHR3,236.20	-57.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.17 STD26,025	$0.62 KHR2,497.09	-46.6%
Average			-59.4%

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pay 23.5% less for groceries

	Sao Tome and Principe	Cambodia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 STD24,088	$1.69 KHR6,771.54	+56.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.22 STD227,718	$6.70 KHR26,833.50	-34.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.97 STD132,995	$7.90 KHR31,631.18	+32.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.09 STD113,503	$1.78 KHR7,142.25	-65.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.27 STD206,583	$2.04 KHR8,182.07	-78.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.12 STD47,219	$1.46 KHR5,855.63	-31.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.53 STD11,805	$0.66 KHR2,634.13	+24.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.85 STD41,316	$1.59 KHR6,387.76	-14.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.59 STD35,414	$0.66 KHR2,658.95	-58.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 STD26,561	$0.65 KHR2,594.77	-45.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 STD20,658	$0.51 KHR2,058.86	-44.6%
Average			-23.5%

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pay 32.0% less for transportation

	Sao Tome and Principe	Cambodia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.40 STD142,518	$4.35 KHR17,431.86	-32.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$9.60 KHR38,448.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$49,000.00 KHR196,245,000.00
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$9.04 KHR36,203.62
Average			-32.0%

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pay 23.4% less for housing

	Sao Tome and Principe	Cambodia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$72.42 STD1,613,544	$21.68 KHR86,832.53	-70.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$350.40 STD7,807,473	$346.90 KHR1,389,349.72	-1.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$233.60 STD5,204,982	$235.87 KHR944,647.28	+1.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$61.54 KHR246,450.43
Average			-23.4%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sao Tome and Principe	Cambodia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$213.00 KHR853,065.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$5,277.08 KHR21,134,718.75

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pay 31.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Sao Tome and Principe	Cambodia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 STD37,216	$1.04 KHR4,171.78	-37.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.34 STD52,050	$1.99 KHR7,952.65	-15.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.34 STD52,050	$1.75 KHR7,008.75	-25.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.38 STD832,797	$37.75 KHR151,188.75	+1.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$21.02 STD468,448	$3.75 KHR15,018.75	-82.2%
Average			-31.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Sao Tome and Principe	Cambodia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$24.31 KHR97,371.56
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$21.25 KHR85,106.25
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$69.00 KHR276,345.00
Men's business shoes (leather)	$19.16 STD426,809	$39.55 KHR158,397.75	+106.5%
Average			+106.5%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Cambodia - Cost of clothing

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