Cost of living comparison
Cambodia is 16.1% cheaper than Solomon Islands.
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Solomon Islands, you would:
pay 56.7% less for restaurants
Solomon Islands
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.43
$45.79
|
$3.38
៛13,716.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.07
$127.20
|
$5.85
៛23,775.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
$20.35
|
$0.81
៛3,311.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
$10.18
|
$0.46
៛1,875.77
|
|
pay 39.4% less for groceries
Solomon Islands
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
$12.08
|
$1.57
៛6,399.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.62
$72.76
|
$6.44
៛26,185.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.04
$84.75
|
$7.76
៛31,546.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
$39.69
|
$1.82
៛7,404.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
$36.00
|
$1.96
៛7,951.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
$16.77
|
$1.44
៛5,868.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
$4.62
|
$0.53
៛2,158.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.73
$23.08
|
$1.42
៛5,762.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
$15.26
|
$0.61
៛2,465.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
$17.08
|
$0.56
៛2,271.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
$11.31
|
$0.50
៛2,015.57
|
|
pay 1.2% more for transportation
Solomon Islands
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
$38.73
|
$4.64
៛18,869.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$42.81
៛174,000.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$49,000.00
៛199,147,908.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.59
៛30,847.60
|
|
pay 70.9% less for housing
Solomon Islands
|
Cambodia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$482,280.24
$4,070,527.70
|
$31.00
៛125,994.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.76
$4,918.55
|
$324.56
៛1,319,072.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$663.14
$5,596.98
|
$209.52
៛851,538.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$66.18
៛268,972.98
|
|
pay 78.2% more for childcare
Solomon Islands
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.57
$1,017.63
|
$212.97
៛865,548.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,617.10
$30,528.96
|
$6,508.57
៛26,452,416.03
|
|
pay 36.6% less for entertainment and sports
Solomon Islands
|
Cambodia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
$38.16
|
$0.90
៛3,657.82
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
$33.92
|
$2.20
៛8,924.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
$32.56
|
$1.53
៛6,218.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.29
$508.82
|
$43.83
៛178,132.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.22
$35.62
|
$5.50
៛22,353.34
|
|
pay 11.6% more for clothing
Solomon Islands
|
Cambodia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.10
$178.09
|
$22.98
៛93,387.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$7.23
$61.06
|
$18.07
៛73,427.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.54
$966.75
|
$69.01
៛280,481.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
$1,017.63
|
$33.05
៛134,313.56
|
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