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
R145.36
|
$3.38
៛13,666.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
R73.67
|
$5.85
៛23,689.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
R16.32
|
$0.81
៛3,299.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
R12.22
|
$0.46
៛1,868.92
|
|
pay 57.6% more for groceries
South Africa
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
R15.37
|
$1.57
៛6,376.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.09
R58.10
|
$6.44
៛26,089.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
R65.91
|
$7.76
៛31,431.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
R32.18
|
$1.82
៛7,377.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
R34.70
|
$1.96
៛7,922.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
R11.48
|
$1.44
៛5,847.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
R10.69
|
$0.53
៛2,150.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
R11.11
|
$1.42
៛5,741.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
R10.99
|
$0.61
៛2,456.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
R8.76
|
$0.56
៛2,263.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
R8.73
|
$0.50
៛2,008.22
|
|
pay 44.5% more for transportation
South Africa
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
R87.29
|
$4.64
៛18,801.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.67
R763.60
|
$42.81
៛173,365.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,011.69
R338,173.41
|
$49,000.00
៛198,421,551.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.53
R141.44
|
$7.59
៛30,735.09
|
|
pay 23.0% less for housing
South Africa
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
R902.27
|
$31.00
៛125,535.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.02
R6,402.80
|
$324.56
៛1,314,261.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$317.79
R5,966.60
|
$209.52
៛848,432.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.15
R1,504.83
|
$66.18
៛267,991.94
|
|
pay 73.3% more for childcare
South Africa
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.19
R2,951.22
|
$212.97
៛862,391.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,082.89
R57,881.90
|
$6,508.57
៛26,355,935.57
|
|
pay 2.3% less for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
R31.84
|
$0.90
៛3,644.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
R31.43
|
$2.20
៛8,892.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
R48.13
|
$1.53
៛6,195.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.74
R577.10
|
$43.83
៛177,482.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.40
R101.34
|
$5.50
៛22,271.81
|
|
pay 37.1% less for clothing
South Africa
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.19
R810.84
|
$22.98
៛93,046.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
R506.12
|
$18.07
៛73,159.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.72
R1,515.47
|
$69.01
៛279,458.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.81
R1,348.25
|
$33.05
៛133,823.67
|
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