Cost of living comparison
Cambodia is 2.1 times more expensive than Syria.
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Syria, you would:
pay 12.4% more for restaurants
|
Syria
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.50
SYP8,794
|
$3.59
KHR14,585.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.38
SYP10,992
|
$5.90
KHR23,949.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
SYP2,048
|
$0.80
KHR3,263.66
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SYP1,189
|
$0.54
KHR2,174.37
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
|
Syria
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
SYP2,265
|
$1.84
KHR7,452.34
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.69
SYP4,248
|
$6.21
KHR25,224.99
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.92
SYP7,336
|
$7.72
KHR31,346.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
SYP4,396
|
$1.93
KHR7,817.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
SYP4,872
|
$2.10
KHR8,540.54
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.36
SYP913
|
$1.57
KHR6,377.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
SYP1,633
|
$0.66
KHR2,667.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.28
SYP716
|
$1.49
KHR6,060.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
SYP593
|
$0.63
KHR2,543.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
SYP509
|
$0.63
KHR2,557.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
SYP537
|
$0.52
KHR2,126.17
|
|
pay 28.5% more for transportation
|
Syria
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.24
SYP15,666
|
$4.58
KHR18,573.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
$10.60
KHR43,027.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,465.93
SYP51,421,265
|
$49,000.00
KHR198,900,498.80
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.34
SYP20,946
|
$7.92
KHR32,159.90
|
|
pay 53.1% more for housing
|
Syria
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.74
SYP117,441
|
$28.71
KHR116,552.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$176.15
SYP442,577
|
$323.25
KHR1,312,116.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.11
SYP251,534
|
$207.58
KHR842,620.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.98
SYP100,458
|
$64.07
KHR260,079.88
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
|
Syria
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$42.06
SYP105,683
|
$244.83
KHR993,825.96
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,608.98
SYP4,042,618
|
$6,894.95
KHR27,987,930.20
|
|
pay 77.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Syria
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.62
SYP4,083
|
$0.95
KHR3,856.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.04
SYP2,625
|
$2.11
KHR8,544.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
SYP5,496
|
$1.60
KHR6,494.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.59
SYP29,130
|
$41.21
KHR167,272.61
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
SYP6,595
|
$5.25
KHR21,310.77
|
|
pay 0.6% more for clothing
|
Syria
|
Cambodia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.57
SYP59,232
|
$20.12
KHR81,691.28
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.06
SYP55,435
|
$20.11
KHR81,618.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.21
SYP106,060
|
$65.94
KHR267,653.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$47.32
SYP118,897
|
$32.98
KHR133,880.91
|
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