Cost of living comparison
Cambodia is 3.0% cheaper than Romania.
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Romania, you would:
pay 45.3% less for restaurants
Romania
|
Cambodia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.50
RON39.01
|
$3.59
KHR14,696.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.39
RON29.32
|
$5.90
KHR24,132.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
RON7.92
|
$0.80
KHR3,288.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.42
RON6.53
|
$0.54
KHR2,191.00
|
|
pay 49.8% more for groceries
Romania
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
RON4.99
|
$1.84
KHR7,509.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
RON17.27
|
$6.21
KHR25,417.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
RON25.56
|
$7.72
KHR31,585.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
RON13.67
|
$1.93
KHR7,877.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
RON12.55
|
$2.10
KHR8,605.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.17
|
$1.57
KHR6,426.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RON3.08
|
$0.66
KHR2,687.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RON2.93
|
$1.49
KHR6,107.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
RON3.86
|
$0.63
KHR2,562.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
RON1.72
|
$0.63
KHR2,577.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.90
|
$0.52
KHR2,142.43
|
|
pay 13.5% more for transportation
Romania
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
RON26.07
|
$4.58
KHR18,715.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
RON90.90
|
$10.60
KHR43,356.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,308.53
RON116,176.27
|
$49,000.00
KHR200,421,659.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.26
RON28.75
|
$7.92
KHR32,405.86
|
|
pay 38.8% more for housing
Romania
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.81
RON40.43
|
$28.71
KHR117,444.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.46
RON1,700.56
|
$323.25
KHR1,322,151.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$263.66
RON1,210.30
|
$207.58
KHR849,065.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.60
RON466.39
|
$64.07
KHR262,068.93
|
|
pay 8.5% less for childcare
Romania
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$363.62
RON1,669.17
|
$244.83
KHR1,001,426.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,956.82
RON27,344.17
|
$6,894.95
KHR28,201,977.64
|
|
pay 26.1% less for entertainment and sports
Romania
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.02
RON9.26
|
$0.95
KHR3,885.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
RON9.95
|
$2.11
KHR8,610.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
RON24.24
|
$1.60
KHR6,544.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.57
RON172.47
|
$41.21
KHR168,551.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.14
RON28.20
|
$5.25
KHR21,473.75
|
|
pay 43.1% less for clothing
Romania
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.54
RON273.33
|
$20.12
KHR82,316.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.40
RON157.91
|
$20.11
KHR82,243.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.71
RON320.00
|
$65.94
KHR269,700.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.78
RON370.80
|
$32.98
KHR134,904.81
|
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