Cost of living comparison
Cambodia is 46.4% cheaper than Aruba.
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 60.0% less for restaurants
Aruba
|
Cambodia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.00
AWG28.84
|
$3.40
KHR13,776.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.14
AWG18.27
|
$5.95
KHR24,109.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
$0.83
KHR3,368.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
$0.61
KHR2,484.05
|
|
pay 45.8% less for groceries
Aruba
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
AWG6.21
|
$1.79
KHR7,268.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
$6.08
KHR24,649.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
AWG13.79
|
$7.67
KHR31,073.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.24
AWG9.45
|
$1.85
KHR7,499.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.10
AWG7.39
|
$2.00
KHR8,096.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
$1.56
KHR6,337.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
$0.67
KHR2,708.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.49
AWG4.50
|
$1.61
KHR6,533.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
$0.64
KHR2,582.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
$0.66
KHR2,683.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
$0.57
KHR2,291.30
|
|
pay 33.3% less for transportation
Aruba
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
AWG9.87
|
$4.54
KHR18,389.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
AWG72.10
|
$10.60
KHR42,950.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
AWG63,087.50
|
$49,000.00
KHR198,545,944.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.10
AWG92.10
|
$8.94
KHR36,214.38
|
|
pay 64.0% less for housing
Aruba
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.65
AWG143.57
|
$23.61
KHR95,677.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.36
AWG1,271.42
|
$334.99
KHR1,357,375.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.25
AWG1,181.08
|
$224.97
KHR911,573.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.10
AWG328.23
|
$59.35
KHR240,502.35
|
|
pay 0.3% more for childcare
Aruba
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.00
AWG405.56
|
$239.67
KHR971,119.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
$6,966.88
KHR28,229,485.20
|
|
pay 63.4% less for entertainment and sports
Aruba
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
$1.05
KHR4,254.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
AWG7.65
|
$2.13
KHR8,610.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.75
AWG24.78
|
$1.85
KHR7,496.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.72
AWG172.54
|
$40.58
KHR164,441.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
AWG20.73
|
$5.50
KHR22,285.77
|
|
pay 58.5% less for clothing
Aruba
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
AWG117.16
|
$23.50
KHR95,221.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.37
AWG103.42
|
$19.98
KHR80,971.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.59
AWG210.15
|
$65.88
KHR266,922.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.90
AWG185.47
|
$39.83
KHR161,403.00
|
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