Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 25.5% more expensive than Cambodia.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Cambodia, you would:
pay 17.8% more for restaurants
Cambodia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.59
KHR14,696.86
|
$4.22
NIO155.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.90
KHR24,132.40
|
$5.54
NIO203.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
KHR3,288.62
|
$0.91
NIO33.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
KHR2,191.00
|
$0.79
NIO28.93
|
|
pay 6.8% more for groceries
Cambodia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.84
KHR7,509.34
|
$1.26
NIO46.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.21
KHR25,417.91
|
$3.29
NIO120.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
KHR31,585.81
|
$4.46
NIO163.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
KHR7,877.14
|
$1.84
NIO67.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
KHR8,605.85
|
$2.56
NIO94.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
KHR6,426.31
|
$2.61
NIO96.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
KHR2,687.87
|
$0.65
NIO23.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.49
KHR6,107.04
|
$1.67
NIO61.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
KHR2,562.97
|
$0.58
NIO21.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
KHR2,577.32
|
$1.13
NIO41.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
KHR2,142.43
|
$0.68
NIO25.00
|
|
pay 18.7% less for transportation
Cambodia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
KHR18,715.35
|
$4.88
NIO179.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.60
KHR43,356.52
|
$7.00
NIO257.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR200,421,659.60
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.92
KHR32,405.86
|
$5.64
NIO207.41
|
|
pay 35.9% more for housing
Cambodia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.71
KHR117,444.37
|
$59.16
NIO2,176.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$323.25
KHR1,322,151.48
|
$377.78
NIO13,896.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.58
KHR849,065.23
|
$266.67
NIO9,809.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.07
KHR262,068.93
|
$58.96
NIO2,169.04
|
|
pay 2.2% less for childcare
Cambodia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$244.83
KHR1,001,426.59
|
$125.56
NIO4,618.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,894.95
KHR28,201,977.64
|
$9,950.00
NIO366,017.03
|
|
pay 42.7% more for entertainment and sports
Cambodia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
KHR3,885.73
|
$1.84
NIO67.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
KHR8,610.29
|
$2.33
NIO85.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
KHR6,544.38
|
$3.03
NIO111.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.21
KHR168,551.89
|
$37.38
NIO1,375.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.25
KHR21,473.75
|
$6.80
NIO250.04
|
|
pay 96.2% more for clothing
Cambodia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.12
KHR82,316.04
|
$41.25
NIO1,517.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.11
KHR82,243.00
|
$40.83
NIO1,502.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.94
KHR269,700.06
|
$90.83
NIO3,341.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.98
KHR134,904.81
|
$78.88
NIO2,901.47
|
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