Cost of living comparison

Indonesia

compared to

Cambodia

Cambodia vs. Indonesia Cost of Living Summary

Cambodia is 32.4% more expensive than Indonesia overall.

Restaurants: pay 63.7% more in Cambodia
Groceries: pay 28.9% more in Cambodia
Transportation: pay 66.7% more in Cambodia
Housing: pay 17.4% more in Cambodia
Childcare: pay 64.2% more in Cambodia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.7% more in Cambodia
Clothing: pay 28.8% less in Cambodia

The cost of transportation, childcare, restaurants, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports in Cambodia are more expensive than in Indonesia.

Cambodia vs. Indonesia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cambodia instead of Indonesia, you would:

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pay 63.7% more for restaurants

	Indonesia	Cambodia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.78 IDR29,523.84	$3.40 KHR13,650.19	+90.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.24 IDR53,556.95	$5.95 KHR23,887.84	+83.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 IDR10,417.15	$0.83 KHR3,337.61	+32.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 IDR6,835.35	$0.61 KHR2,461.25	+48.4%
Average			+63.7%

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pay 28.9% more for groceries

	Indonesia	Cambodia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 IDR20,556.23	$1.79 KHR7,201.66	+44.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.54 IDR75,098.91	$6.08 KHR24,423.14	+34.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.19 IDR85,918.02	$7.67 KHR30,788.17	+47.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 IDR26,832.82	$1.85 KHR7,430.96	+14.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.41 IDR23,290.06	$2.00 KHR8,022.14	+41.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 IDR19,402.06	$1.56 KHR6,279.65	+33.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR10,254.46	$0.67 KHR2,683.21	+7.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 IDR13,435.02	$1.61 KHR6,473.90	+98.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 IDR8,990.06	$0.64 KHR2,558.93	+17.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 IDR9,298.99	$0.66 KHR2,658.76	+17.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.92 IDR15,285.82	$0.57 KHR2,270.26	-38.8%
Average			+28.9%

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pay 66.7% more for transportation

	Indonesia	Cambodia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.10 IDR51,290.43	$4.54 KHR18,220.89	+46.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.11 IDR200,328.76	$10.60 KHR42,556.48	-12.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,176.29 IDR399,991,817.03	$49,000.00 KHR196,723,348.93	+102.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.88 IDR64,264.31	$8.94 KHR35,881.94	+130.1%
Average			+66.7%

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pay 17.4% more for housing

	Indonesia	Cambodia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.66 IDR441,160.73	$23.61 KHR94,799.13	-11.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$279.33 IDR4,621,424.16	$334.99 KHR1,344,915.16	+19.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$164.17 IDR2,716,210.67	$224.97 KHR903,205.69	+37.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.78 IDR790,582.76	$59.35 KHR238,294.61	+24.2%
Average			+17.4%

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pay 64.2% more for childcare

	Indonesia	Cambodia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.28 IDR1,857,591.37	$239.67 KHR962,204.68	+113.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,061.21 IDR100,281,512.17	$6,966.88 KHR27,970,346.56	+14.9%
Average			+64.2%

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pay 14.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Indonesia	Cambodia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.74 IDR45,388.79	$1.05 KHR4,215.50	-61.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.71 IDR28,340.39	$2.13 KHR8,531.77	+24.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.18 IDR35,997.52	$1.85 KHR7,427.31	-15.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.72 IDR442,111.21	$40.58 KHR162,932.43	+51.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.16 IDR52,228.94	$5.50 KHR22,081.19	+74.2%
Average			+14.7%

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pay 28.8% less for clothing

	Indonesia	Cambodia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.98 IDR694,581.20	$23.50 KHR94,346.91	-44.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.98 IDR462,991.27	$19.98 KHR80,228.33	-28.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.38 IDR1,131,406.03	$65.88 KHR264,472.46	-3.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.14 IDR1,077,653.23	$39.83 KHR159,921.36	-38.8%
Average			-28.8%

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