Cost of living comparison
Cambodia is 45.8% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 67.9% less for restaurants
Belgium
|
Cambodia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.24
€15.85
|
$3.59
KHR14,576.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.42
€9.58
|
$5.90
KHR23,934.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.57
|
$0.80
KHR3,261.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.42
€2.22
|
$0.54
KHR2,173.05
|
|
pay 7.7% less for groceries
Belgium
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.22
€2.04
|
$1.84
KHR7,447.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.64
€6.11
|
$6.21
KHR25,209.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.35
€4.00
|
$7.72
KHR31,327.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.16
€2.91
|
$1.93
KHR7,812.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.78
€4.39
|
$2.10
KHR8,535.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.01
|
$1.57
KHR6,373.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.66
KHR2,665.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$1.49
KHR6,057.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.10
|
$0.63
KHR2,541.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.74
|
$0.63
KHR2,556.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.62
|
$0.52
KHR2,124.88
|
|
pay 24.8% less for transportation
Belgium
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.49
|
$4.58
KHR18,562.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.71
€46.61
|
$10.60
KHR43,001.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,786.12
€24,620.46
|
$49,000.00
KHR198,779,624.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.68
€22.68
|
$7.92
KHR32,140.36
|
|
pay 58.8% less for housing
Belgium
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.54
€46.46
|
$28.71
KHR116,482.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$808.25
€742.90
|
$323.25
KHR1,311,319.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$687.98
€632.36
|
$207.58
KHR842,108.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$168.59
€154.96
|
$64.07
KHR259,921.83
|
|
pay 57.6% less for childcare
Belgium
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$588.37
€540.80
|
$244.83
KHR993,222.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,983.72
€14,691.44
|
$6,894.95
KHR27,970,921.63
|
|
pay 46.3% less for entertainment and sports
Belgium
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.27
€3.93
|
$0.95
KHR3,853.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
€3.16
|
$2.11
KHR8,539.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.49
€7.81
|
$1.60
KHR6,490.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.63
€30.91
|
$41.21
KHR167,170.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
€11.01
|
$5.25
KHR21,297.82
|
|
pay 57.2% less for clothing
Belgium
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.98
€85.46
|
$20.12
KHR81,641.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.35
€38.01
|
$20.11
KHR81,569.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.07
€80.03
|
$65.94
KHR267,490.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.15
€119.63
|
$32.98
KHR133,799.55
|
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