Cost of living comparison
Cambodia is 80.4% more expensive than Syria.
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Syria, you would:
pay 10.7% more for restaurants
|
Syria
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
SYP47,674
|
$3.40
KHR13,608.54
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.17
SYP54,175
|
$5.95
KHR23,814.95
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
SYP13,813
|
$0.83
KHR3,327.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SYP6,174
|
$0.61
KHR2,453.74
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Syria
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SYP9,513
|
$1.79
KHR7,179.69
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.01
SYP26,081
|
$6.08
KHR24,348.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
SYP46,533
|
$7.67
KHR30,694.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
SYP27,171
|
$1.85
KHR7,408.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
SYP34,440
|
$2.00
KHR7,997.66
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
SYP5,407
|
$1.56
KHR6,260.49
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SYP10,030
|
$0.67
KHR2,675.03
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
SYP4,961
|
$1.61
KHR6,454.14
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
SYP4,153
|
$0.64
KHR2,551.12
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
SYP3,709
|
$0.66
KHR2,650.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
SYP3,307
|
$0.57
KHR2,263.34
|
|
pay 17.3% more for transportation
|
Syria
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
SYP102,772
|
$4.54
KHR18,165.30
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
SYP130,020
|
$10.60
KHR42,426.64
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,621.24
SYP281,119,375
|
$49,000.00
KHR196,123,142.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.27
SYP146,528
|
$8.94
KHR35,772.46
|
|
pay 44.7% more for housing
|
Syria
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.57
SYP657,477
|
$23.61
KHR94,509.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$202.90
SYP2,638,111
|
$334.99
KHR1,340,811.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$105.66
SYP1,373,848
|
$224.97
KHR900,449.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.53
SYP500,915
|
$59.35
KHR237,567.57
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
|
Syria
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$45.89
SYP596,722
|
$239.67
KHR959,268.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,149.32
SYP27,945,454
|
$6,966.88
KHR27,885,008.58
|
|
pay 61.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Syria
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.57
SYP46,439
|
$1.05
KHR4,202.64
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.00
SYP12,957
|
$2.13
KHR8,505.74
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
SYP33,588
|
$1.85
KHR7,404.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.23
SYP184,954
|
$40.58
KHR162,435.32
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.67
SYP34,672
|
$5.50
KHR22,013.82
|
|
pay 18.1% less for clothing
|
Syria
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.60
SYP280,836
|
$23.50
KHR94,059.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.17
SYP418,299
|
$19.98
KHR79,983.55
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.81
SYP868,683
|
$65.88
KHR263,665.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.69
SYP893,164
|
$39.83
KHR159,433.44
|
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