Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 81.4% more expensive than Cambodia.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Cambodia, you would:
pay 75.4% more for restaurants
|
Cambodia
|
Yemen
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.40
KHR13,608.54
|
$7.60
YER1,900
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
KHR23,814.95
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
KHR3,327.42
|
$1.70
YER424
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
KHR2,453.74
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 65.0% more for groceries
|
Cambodia
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
KHR7,179.69
|
$1.53
YER382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.08
KHR24,348.62
|
$3.95
YER988
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
KHR30,694.24
|
$10.62
YER2,653
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.85
KHR7,408.29
|
$4.96
YER1,240
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
KHR7,997.66
|
$5.55
YER1,387
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
KHR6,260.49
|
$2.76
YER690
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
KHR2,675.03
|
$0.80
YER201
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
KHR6,454.14
|
$2.30
YER574
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
KHR2,551.12
|
$1.27
YER318
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
KHR2,650.65
|
$1.20
YER299
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
KHR2,263.34
|
$0.90
YER226
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Cambodia
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.54
KHR18,165.30
|
$10.93
YER2,732
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.60
KHR42,426.64
|
$51.28
YER12,811
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR196,123,142.78
|
$16,011.21
YER3,999,957
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.94
KHR35,772.46
|
$29.52
YER7,374
|
|
pay 40.4% more for housing
|
Cambodia
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.61
KHR94,509.90
|
$72.17
YER18,030
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$334.99
KHR1,340,811.80
|
$216.38
YER54,056
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$224.97
KHR900,449.99
|
$142.46
YER35,590
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.35
KHR237,567.57
|
$75.93
YER18,968
|
|
pay 57.9% less for childcare
|
Cambodia
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$239.67
KHR959,268.98
|
$86.27
YER21,552
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,966.88
KHR27,885,008.58
|
$3,364.07
YER840,420
|
|
pay 91.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cambodia
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.05
KHR4,202.64
|
$3.01
YER752
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KHR8,505.74
|
$3.72
YER930
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
KHR7,404.65
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.58
KHR162,435.32
|
$70.42
YER17,591
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
KHR22,013.82
|
$5.05
YER1,262
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
|
Cambodia
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.50
KHR94,059.06
|
$67.82
YER16,943
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.98
KHR79,983.55
|
$87.06
YER21,749
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.88
KHR263,665.55
|
$81.83
YER20,442
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.83
KHR159,433.44
|
$113.17
YER28,271
|
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