Cost of living comparison
Cambodia is 45.3% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 68.1% less for restaurants
|
Belgium
|
Cambodia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.07
€18.09
|
$3.40
KHR13,776.66
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.84
€10.28
|
$5.95
KHR24,109.15
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
€2.63
|
$0.83
KHR3,368.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.33
|
$0.61
KHR2,484.05
|
|
pay 7.5% less for groceries
|
Belgium
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.28
€2.16
|
$1.79
KHR7,268.38
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.35
|
$6.08
KHR24,649.41
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
€4.21
|
$7.67
KHR31,073.42
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
€3.25
|
$1.85
KHR7,499.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.78
€4.53
|
$2.00
KHR8,096.46
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.05
|
$1.56
KHR6,337.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.85
|
$0.67
KHR2,708.07
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.02
|
$1.61
KHR6,533.87
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.10
|
$0.64
KHR2,582.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$0.66
KHR2,683.39
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.69
|
$0.57
KHR2,291.30
|
|
pay 24.8% less for transportation
|
Belgium
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.91
€6.56
|
$4.54
KHR18,389.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.41
€43.07
|
$10.60
KHR42,950.76
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,628.35
€26,201.68
|
$49,000.00
KHR198,545,944.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.01
€24.67
|
$8.94
KHR36,214.38
|
|
pay 60.2% less for housing
|
Belgium
|
Cambodia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.35
€46.80
|
$23.61
KHR95,677.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$815.11
€773.02
|
$334.99
KHR1,357,375.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$705.09
€668.68
|
$224.97
KHR911,573.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$154.10
€146.15
|
$59.35
KHR240,502.35
|
|
pay 53.1% less for childcare
|
Belgium
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$557.50
€528.71
|
$239.67
KHR971,119.28
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,740.85
€13,031.30
|
$6,966.88
KHR28,229,485.20
|
|
pay 47.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Belgium
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.34
€4.11
|
$1.05
KHR4,254.56
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.33
|
$2.13
KHR8,610.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.08
€8.61
|
$1.85
KHR7,496.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.02
€34.16
|
$40.58
KHR164,441.96
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.48
€11.83
|
$5.50
KHR22,285.77
|
|
pay 56.0% less for clothing
|
Belgium
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.82
€88.03
|
$23.50
KHR95,221.01
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.31
€41.07
|
$19.98
KHR80,971.63
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.40
€85.73
|
$65.88
KHR266,922.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.11
€118.65
|
$39.83
KHR161,403.00
|
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