Cost of living comparison
Cambodia is 80.0% more expensive than Syria.
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Syria, you would:
pay 6.9% more for restaurants
Syria
|
Cambodia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.10
SYP10,300
|
$3.38
KHR13,687.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
SYP11,039
|
$5.85
KHR23,724.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SYP2,042
|
$0.81
KHR3,304.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
SYP1,035
|
$0.46
KHR1,871.72
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Syria
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SYP1,838
|
$1.57
KHR6,386.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.86
SYP4,664
|
$6.44
KHR26,128.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.90
SYP7,283
|
$7.76
KHR31,478.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
SYP3,947
|
$1.82
KHR7,388.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.02
SYP5,065
|
$1.96
KHR7,934.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
SYP1,003
|
$1.44
KHR5,855.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
SYP1,763
|
$0.53
KHR2,153.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.20
SYP508
|
$1.42
KHR5,750.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
SYP819
|
$0.61
KHR2,460.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
SYP555
|
$0.56
KHR2,266.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
SYP447
|
$0.50
KHR2,011.23
|
|
pay 83.1% more for transportation
Syria
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
SYP9,949
|
$4.64
KHR18,829.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.68
SYP29,338
|
$42.81
KHR173,625.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,961.78
SYP77,792,410
|
$49,000.00
KHR198,718,718.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
SYP21,178
|
$7.59
KHR30,781.12
|
|
pay 74.0% more for housing
Syria
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.65
SYP92,086
|
$31.00
KHR125,723.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$149.93
SYP376,707
|
$324.56
KHR1,316,229.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.14
SYP216,422
|
$209.52
KHR849,703.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.68
SYP109,738
|
$66.18
KHR268,393.30
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Syria
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.88
SYP160,498
|
$212.97
KHR863,682.92
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,887.73
SYP7,255,516
|
$6,508.57
KHR26,395,407.68
|
|
pay 76.7% more for entertainment and sports
Syria
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
SYP4,166
|
$0.90
KHR3,649.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.98
SYP2,460
|
$2.20
KHR8,905.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.08
SYP5,238
|
$1.53
KHR6,204.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.47
SYP33,842
|
$43.83
KHR177,748.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.67
SYP6,700
|
$5.50
KHR22,305.16
|
|
pay 23.9% less for clothing
Syria
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.67
SYP54,441
|
$22.98
KHR93,186.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.71
SYP54,557
|
$18.07
KHR73,269.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.97
SYP276,294
|
$69.01
KHR279,876.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.29
SYP159,007
|
$33.05
KHR134,024.09
|
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