Cost of living comparison
Cambodia is 32.8% cheaper than South Korea.
If you lived in Cambodia instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 26.5% less for restaurants
South Korea
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
₩8,914
|
$3.59
KHR14,696.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.49
₩7,588
|
$5.90
KHR24,132.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
₩1,922
|
$0.80
KHR3,288.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
₩1,020
|
$0.54
KHR2,191.00
|
|
pay 38.1% less for groceries
South Korea
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.87
₩3,968
|
$1.84
KHR7,509.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₩8,325
|
$6.21
KHR25,417.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.79
₩10,777
|
$7.72
KHR31,585.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
₩4,442
|
$1.93
KHR7,877.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
₩3,915
|
$2.10
KHR8,605.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
₩3,821
|
$1.57
KHR6,426.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
₩1,922
|
$0.66
KHR2,687.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.49
₩3,443
|
$1.49
KHR6,107.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.03
₩2,808
|
$0.63
KHR2,562.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.69
₩2,337
|
$0.63
KHR2,577.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
₩1,520
|
$0.52
KHR2,142.43
|
|
pay 4.1% less for transportation
South Korea
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
₩6,329
|
$4.58
KHR18,715.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.21
₩66,685
|
$10.60
KHR43,356.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,876.80
₩38,556,128
|
$49,000.00
KHR200,421,659.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.80
₩12,170
|
$7.92
KHR32,405.86
|
|
pay 17.4% less for housing
South Korea
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.28
₩28,044
|
$28.71
KHR117,444.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.68
₩583,220
|
$323.25
KHR1,322,151.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$330.55
₩457,187
|
$207.58
KHR849,065.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$129.93
₩179,700
|
$64.07
KHR262,068.93
|
|
pay 50.1% less for childcare
South Korea
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$386.50
₩534,566
|
$244.83
KHR1,001,426.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,893.14
₩26,130,912
|
$6,894.95
KHR28,201,977.64
|
|
pay 44.2% less for entertainment and sports
South Korea
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.93
₩4,046
|
$0.95
KHR3,885.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.45
₩4,775
|
$2.11
KHR8,610.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.33
₩4,611
|
$1.60
KHR6,544.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.95
₩67,702
|
$41.21
KHR168,551.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.82
₩13,588
|
$5.25
KHR21,473.75
|
|
pay 49.2% less for clothing
South Korea
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.63
₩86,629
|
$20.12
KHR82,316.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.35
₩59,952
|
$20.11
KHR82,243.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.22
₩99,886
|
$65.94
KHR269,700.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.82
₩136,671
|
$32.98
KHR134,904.81
|
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