Cost of living comparison
Samoa is 2.9 times more expensive than Cambodia.
If you lived in Samoa instead of Cambodia, you would:
pay 6.1 times more for restaurants
|
Cambodia
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.40
KHR13,776.66
|
$59.13
WST165.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
KHR24,109.15
|
$10.72
WST30.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
KHR3,368.53
|
$2.14
WST6.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
KHR2,484.05
|
$1.52
WST4.26
|
|
pay 36.5% less for groceries
|
Cambodia
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
KHR7,268.38
|
$0.71
WST1.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.08
KHR24,649.41
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
KHR31,073.42
|
$6.70
WST18.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.85
KHR7,499.81
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
KHR8,096.46
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
KHR6,337.83
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
KHR2,708.07
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
KHR6,533.87
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
KHR2,582.63
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
KHR2,683.39
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
KHR2,291.30
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Cambodia
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.54
KHR18,389.70
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.60
KHR42,950.76
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR198,545,944.20
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.94
KHR36,214.38
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Cambodia
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.61
KHR95,677.42
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$334.99
KHR1,357,375.48
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$224.97
KHR911,573.68
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.35
KHR240,502.35
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Cambodia
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$239.67
KHR971,119.28
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,966.88
KHR28,229,485.20
|
?? |
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Cambodia
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.05
KHR4,254.56
|
$5.36
WST15.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KHR8,610.82
|
$1.61
WST4.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
KHR7,496.12
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.58
KHR164,441.96
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
KHR22,285.77
|
?? | |
pay 77.2% more for clothing
|
Cambodia
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.50
KHR95,221.01
|
$45.56
WST127.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.98
KHR80,971.63
|
$36.45
WST102.05
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.88
KHR266,922.74
|
$68.34
WST191.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.83
KHR161,403.00
|
$91.11
WST255.12
|
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