Cost of living comparison
Cambodia is 3.6% cheaper than Romania.
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Romania, you would:
pay 43.7% less for restaurants
|
Romania
|
Cambodia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
RON39.73
|
$3.40
KHR13,884.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
RON29.37
|
$5.95
KHR24,297.02
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
RON7.96
|
$0.83
KHR3,394.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
RON6.63
|
$0.61
KHR2,503.41
|
|
pay 52.5% more for groceries
|
Romania
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.08
RON5.00
|
$1.79
KHR7,325.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
RON17.59
|
$6.08
KHR24,841.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
RON25.34
|
$7.67
KHR31,315.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.83
RON13.13
|
$1.85
KHR7,558.25
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
RON12.53
|
$2.00
KHR8,159.55
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.20
|
$1.56
KHR6,387.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
RON3.05
|
$0.67
KHR2,729.18
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
RON3.00
|
$1.61
KHR6,584.79
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
RON3.94
|
$0.64
KHR2,602.76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RON1.75
|
$0.66
KHR2,704.30
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.90
|
$0.57
KHR2,309.15
|
|
pay 16.5% more for transportation
|
Romania
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
RON26.20
|
$4.54
KHR18,533.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.73
RON96.22
|
$10.60
KHR43,285.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,159.13
RON116,781.14
|
$49,000.00
KHR200,093,139.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.39
RON29.68
|
$8.94
KHR36,496.58
|
|
pay 27.8% more for housing
|
Romania
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.45
RON39.21
|
$23.61
KHR96,423.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.94
RON1,689.30
|
$334.99
KHR1,367,953.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.85
RON1,238.65
|
$224.97
KHR918,677.24
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.36
RON498.36
|
$59.35
KHR242,376.50
|
|
pay 15.0% less for childcare
|
Romania
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.62
RON1,882.75
|
$239.67
KHR978,686.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,284.14
RON29,169.08
|
$6,966.88
KHR28,449,467.21
|
|
pay 23.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Romania
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
RON9.35
|
$1.05
KHR4,287.71
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
RON10.22
|
$2.13
KHR8,677.92
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
RON24.59
|
$1.85
KHR7,554.54
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.40
RON173.60
|
$40.58
KHR165,723.40
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
RON28.73
|
$5.50
KHR22,459.43
|
|
pay 39.5% less for clothing
|
Romania
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.67
RON267.69
|
$23.50
KHR95,963.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.90
RON162.00
|
$19.98
KHR81,602.61
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.76
RON323.79
|
$65.88
KHR269,002.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.53
RON373.80
|
$39.83
KHR162,660.75
|
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