Cost of living comparison
Cambodia is 28.1% cheaper than United Arab Emirates.
If you lived in Cambodia instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:
pay 24.0% less for restaurants
United Arab Emirates
|
Cambodia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.94
AED25.50
|
$3.38
៛13,617.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.49
AED27.50
|
$5.85
៛23,602.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
AED3.47
|
$0.81
៛3,287.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$0.46
៛1,862.12
|
|
pay 10.7% more for groceries
United Arab Emirates
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
AED4.64
|
$1.57
៛6,353.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
AED16.75
|
$6.44
៛25,994.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
AED24.91
|
$7.76
៛31,317.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
AED9.50
|
$1.82
៛7,350.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
AED11.92
|
$1.96
៛7,893.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
AED3.58
|
$1.44
៛5,825.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
AED2.65
|
$0.53
៛2,142.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
AED3.24
|
$1.42
៛5,720.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
AED2.13
|
$0.61
៛2,447.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$0.56
៛2,255.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.67
|
$0.50
៛2,000.91
|
|
pay 24.1% more for transportation
United Arab Emirates
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AED12.50
|
$4.64
៛18,732.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.17
AED265.03
|
$42.81
៛172,734.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,194.32
AED81,504.43
|
$49,000.00
៛197,698,914.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.50
AED34.89
|
$7.59
៛30,623.16
|
|
pay 67.0% less for housing
United Arab Emirates
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$94.07
AED345.46
|
$31.00
៛125,078.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,372.29
AED5,039.46
|
$324.56
៛1,309,475.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,058.72
AED3,887.94
|
$209.52
៛845,342.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.25
AED437.92
|
$66.18
៛267,015.94
|
|
pay 30.4% less for childcare
United Arab Emirates
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$504.83
AED1,853.89
|
$212.97
៛859,250.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,720.09
AED24,678.25
|
$6,508.57
៛26,259,949.15
|
|
pay 60.1% less for entertainment and sports
United Arab Emirates
|
Cambodia
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.51
AED34.92
|
$0.90
៛3,631.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
AED17.08
|
$2.20
៛8,859.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.01
AED22.08
|
$1.53
៛6,173.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.87
AED234.56
|
$43.83
៛176,836.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.25
AED41.33
|
$5.50
៛22,190.69
|
|
pay 50.2% less for clothing
United Arab Emirates
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.99
AED183.59
|
$22.98
៛92,707.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.06
AED180.16
|
$18.07
៛72,893.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.85
AED307.94
|
$69.01
៛278,440.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.09
AED356.54
|
$33.05
៛133,336.29
|
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