Cost of living comparison
Cambodia is 14.6% more expensive than South Africa.
If you lived in Cambodia instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 10.7% less for restaurants
|
South Africa
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
R152.21
|
$3.38
៛13,878.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
R77.14
|
$5.85
៛24,055.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
R17.09
|
$0.81
៛3,350.60
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
R12.80
|
$0.46
៛1,897.81
|
|
pay 57.6% more for groceries
|
South Africa
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
R16.09
|
$1.57
៛6,475.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.09
R60.84
|
$6.44
៛26,493.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
R69.01
|
$7.76
៛31,917.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
R33.70
|
$1.82
៛7,491.04
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
R36.33
|
$1.96
៛8,045.12
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
R12.02
|
$1.44
៛5,937.47
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
R11.19
|
$0.53
៛2,183.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
R11.63
|
$1.42
៛5,830.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
R11.51
|
$0.61
៛2,494.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
R9.17
|
$0.56
៛2,298.31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
R9.14
|
$0.50
៛2,039.26
|
|
pay 44.5% more for transportation
|
South Africa
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
R91.40
|
$4.64
៛19,091.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.67
R799.58
|
$42.81
៛176,045.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,011.69
R354,107.81
|
$49,000.00
៛201,488,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.53
R148.10
|
$7.59
៛31,210.08
|
|
pay 23.0% less for housing
|
South Africa
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
R944.79
|
$31.00
៛127,475.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.02
R6,704.49
|
$324.56
៛1,334,572.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$317.79
R6,247.74
|
$209.52
៛861,544.69
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.15
R1,575.74
|
$66.18
៛272,133.55
|
|
pay 73.3% more for childcare
|
South Africa
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.19
R3,090.28
|
$212.97
៛875,718.93
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,082.89
R60,609.24
|
$6,508.57
៛26,763,245.71
|
|
pay 2.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
South Africa
|
Cambodia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
R33.34
|
$0.90
៛3,700.80
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
R32.91
|
$2.20
៛9,029.73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
R50.40
|
$1.53
៛6,291.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.74
R604.29
|
$43.83
៛180,225.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.40
R106.11
|
$5.50
៛22,616.00
|
|
pay 37.1% less for clothing
|
South Africa
|
Cambodia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.19
R849.05
|
$22.98
៛94,484.62
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
R529.97
|
$18.07
៛74,290.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.72
R1,586.88
|
$69.01
៛283,776.95
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.81
R1,411.78
|
$33.05
៛135,891.81
|
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