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
€17.79
|
$3.40
KHR13,884.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.84
€10.11
|
$5.95
KHR24,297.02
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
€2.59
|
$0.83
KHR3,394.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.29
|
$0.61
KHR2,503.41
|
|
pay 7.5% less for groceries
|
Belgium
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.28
€2.13
|
$1.79
KHR7,325.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.25
|
$6.08
KHR24,841.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
€4.14
|
$7.67
KHR31,315.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
€3.20
|
$1.85
KHR7,558.25
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.78
€4.46
|
$2.00
KHR8,159.55
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.03
|
$1.56
KHR6,387.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.83
|
$0.67
KHR2,729.18
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$1.61
KHR6,584.79
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$0.64
KHR2,602.76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.66
KHR2,704.30
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.57
KHR2,309.15
|
|
pay 24.8% less for transportation
|
Belgium
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.91
€6.45
|
$4.54
KHR18,533.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.41
€42.37
|
$10.60
KHR43,285.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,628.35
€25,776.31
|
$49,000.00
KHR200,093,139.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.01
€24.27
|
$8.94
KHR36,496.58
|
|
pay 60.2% less for housing
|
Belgium
|
Cambodia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.35
€46.04
|
$23.61
KHR96,423.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$815.11
€760.47
|
$334.99
KHR1,367,953.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$705.09
€657.82
|
$224.97
KHR918,677.24
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$154.10
€143.77
|
$59.35
KHR242,376.50
|
|
pay 53.1% less for childcare
|
Belgium
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$557.50
€520.12
|
$239.67
KHR978,686.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,740.85
€12,819.75
|
$6,966.88
KHR28,449,467.21
|
|
pay 47.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Belgium
|
Cambodia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.34
€4.05
|
$1.05
KHR4,287.71
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.27
|
$2.13
KHR8,677.92
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.08
€8.47
|
$1.85
KHR7,554.54
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.02
€33.61
|
$40.58
KHR165,723.40
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.48
€11.64
|
$5.50
KHR22,459.43
|
|
pay 56.0% less for clothing
|
Belgium
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.82
€86.60
|
$23.50
KHR95,963.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.31
€40.40
|
$19.98
KHR81,602.61
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.40
€84.34
|
$65.88
KHR269,002.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.11
€116.72
|
$39.83
KHR162,660.75
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