Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 2.5 times more expensive than Cambodia.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Cambodia, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Cambodia
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.40
KHR13,685.49
|
$16.00
AWG28.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
KHR23,949.60
|
$10.14
AWG18.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
KHR3,346.24
|
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
KHR2,467.61
|
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Cambodia
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
KHR7,220.28
|
$3.44
AWG6.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.08
KHR24,486.29
|
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
KHR30,867.78
|
$7.65
AWG13.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.85
KHR7,450.17
|
$5.24
AWG9.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
KHR8,042.88
|
$4.10
AWG7.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
KHR6,295.89
|
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
KHR2,690.15
|
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
KHR6,490.63
|
$2.49
AWG4.50
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
KHR2,565.54
|
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
KHR2,665.63
|
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
KHR2,276.13
|
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
|
Cambodia
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.54
KHR18,268.00
|
$5.48
AWG9.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.60
KHR42,666.51
|
$40.00
AWG72.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR197,231,998.03
|
$35,000.00
AWG63,087.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.94
KHR35,974.71
|
$51.10
AWG92.10
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Cambodia
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.61
KHR95,044.25
|
$79.65
AWG143.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$334.99
KHR1,348,392.58
|
$705.36
AWG1,271.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$224.97
KHR905,541.02
|
$655.25
AWG1,181.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.35
KHR238,910.74
|
$182.10
AWG328.23
|
|
pay 0.1% more for childcare
|
Cambodia
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$239.67
KHR964,692.56
|
$225.00
AWG405.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,966.88
KHR28,042,666.86
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Cambodia
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.05
KHR4,226.40
|
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KHR8,553.83
|
$4.24
AWG7.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
KHR7,446.51
|
$13.75
AWG24.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.58
KHR163,353.71
|
$95.72
AWG172.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
KHR22,138.29
|
$11.50
AWG20.73
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Cambodia
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.50
KHR94,590.86
|
$65.00
AWG117.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.98
KHR80,435.77
|
$57.37
AWG103.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.88
KHR265,156.28
|
$116.59
AWG210.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.83
KHR160,334.86
|
$102.90
AWG185.47
|
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