Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 7.5% more expensive than Cambodia.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Cambodia, you would:
pay 6.6% more for restaurants
|
Cambodia
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.40
KHR13,884.01
|
$4.20
COP18,187.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
KHR24,297.02
|
$6.62
COP28,657.14
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
KHR3,394.78
|
$0.78
COP3,395.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
KHR2,503.41
|
$0.60
COP2,577.36
|
|
pay 29.6% less for groceries
|
Cambodia
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
KHR7,325.02
|
$1.27
COP5,504.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.08
KHR24,841.50
|
$2.16
COP9,368.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
KHR31,315.56
|
$3.88
COP16,797.73
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.85
KHR7,558.25
|
$2.02
COP8,746.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
KHR8,159.55
|
$2.19
COP9,473.86
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
KHR6,387.22
|
$1.07
COP4,637.78
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
KHR2,729.18
|
$0.45
COP1,968.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
KHR6,584.79
|
$0.55
COP2,388.56
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
KHR2,602.76
|
$0.46
COP1,979.92
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
KHR2,704.30
|
$0.50
COP2,166.20
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
KHR2,309.15
|
$0.45
COP1,960.39
|
|
pay 46.2% more for transportation
|
Cambodia
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.54
KHR18,533.01
|
$3.05
COP13,218.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.60
KHR43,285.45
|
$34.31
COP148,496.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR200,093,139.78
|
$17,642.99
COP76,361,651.71
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.94
KHR36,496.58
|
$14.10
COP61,018.82
|
|
pay 1.3% less for housing
|
Cambodia
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.61
KHR96,423.00
|
$22.88
COP99,013.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$334.99
KHR1,367,953.01
|
$272.41
COP1,179,045.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$224.97
KHR918,677.24
|
$235.87
COP1,020,885.12
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.35
KHR242,376.50
|
$66.40
COP287,401.78
|
|
pay 28.9% less for childcare
|
Cambodia
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$239.67
KHR978,686.85
|
$190.65
COP825,182.36
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,966.88
KHR28,449,467.21
|
$4,364.51
COP18,890,306.79
|
|
pay 17.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Cambodia
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.05
KHR4,287.71
|
$1.15
COP4,994.20
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KHR8,677.92
|
$1.40
COP6,077.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
KHR7,554.54
|
$2.09
COP9,057.32
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.58
KHR165,723.40
|
$22.45
COP97,187.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
KHR22,459.43
|
$3.65
COP15,814.49
|
|
pay 77.5% more for clothing
|
Cambodia
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.50
KHR95,963.04
|
$52.02
COP225,152.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.98
KHR81,602.61
|
$38.22
COP165,443.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.88
KHR269,002.77
|
$81.60
COP353,198.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.83
KHR162,660.75
|
$69.09
COP299,015.42
|
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