Cost of living comparison
Cambodia is 0.9% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 56.5% less for restaurants
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Sao Tome and Principe
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Cambodia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.05
STD424,436
|
$3.59
KHR14,585.31
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
STD206,155
|
$5.90
KHR23,949.24
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
STD42,444
|
$0.80
KHR3,263.66
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
STD24,254
|
$0.54
KHR2,174.37
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pay 11.4% less for groceries
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Cambodia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
STD21,433
|
$1.84
KHR7,452.34
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.52
STD212,218
|
$6.21
KHR25,224.99
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.81
STD107,111
|
$7.72
KHR31,346.08
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.99
STD88,800
|
$1.93
KHR7,817.35
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.64
STD192,521
|
$2.10
KHR8,540.54
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$1.57
KHR6,377.53
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD11,001
|
$0.66
KHR2,667.47
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
STD38,504
|
$1.49
KHR6,060.69
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$0.63
KHR2,543.52
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
STD24,753
|
$0.63
KHR2,557.76
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
STD19,252
|
$0.52
KHR2,126.17
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pay 7.5% less for transportation
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Cambodia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.94
STD110,171
|
$4.58
KHR18,573.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.60
KHR43,027.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$49,000.00
KHR198,900,498.80
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.92
KHR32,159.90
|
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pay 2.8% less for housing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Cambodia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$28.71
KHR116,552.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$326.55
STD7,276,054
|
$323.25
KHR1,312,116.61
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.70
STD4,850,703
|
$207.58
KHR842,620.99
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$64.07
KHR260,079.88
|
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pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Cambodia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$244.83
KHR993,825.96
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,894.95
KHR27,987,930.20
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pay 1.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Cambodia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.65
STD14,552
|
$0.95
KHR3,856.23
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
STD36,380
|
$2.11
KHR8,544.94
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.18
STD48,507
|
$1.60
KHR6,494.71
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.83
STD776,112
|
$41.21
KHR167,272.61
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.59
STD436,563
|
$5.25
KHR21,310.77
|
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pay 84.8% more for clothing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Cambodia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$20.12
KHR81,691.28
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$20.11
KHR81,618.79
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$65.94
KHR267,653.09
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.85
STD397,758
|
$32.98
KHR133,880.91
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